Engineer

Description:

Aughinish Alumina Ltd, situated on a 1,300-acre site on the Shannon Estuary, is one of the leading industrial plants in Ireland. It is the largest Alumina Refinery in Europe, producing the primary raw material for the production of aluminium. The company also has a 160MW Combined Heat and Power Plant. Aughinish has a history of continuous improvement and innovation and is now considered to be a world leader in the industry.

The successful candidate will work as part of the Research and Development team. The department works closely with the laboratory team, in a state-of-the-art equipped industrial chemistry laboratory providing critical process and quality control information to the operating plant. As a member of a small team, the successful candidate would be involved in the day-to-day running of the department.

Requirements:

1.   Degree in chemistry or related science degree with minimum 5 years’ experience in research and development-based role. MSc or PhD will reduce the minimum experience.

Or

2.   Chemical Engineer

• 3 Years + experience in Mineral Processing or Heavy Industry
• Process Engineering, Control/Automation, Energy

Key Responsibilities:

•  Carry out and complete project work
• Conceive, invent, and utilise applicable technical innovations.
• Evaluate materials/processes and recommend/implement courses of action.
• Compile and analyse operational, test, and development data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified processes
• Create and maintain design-related technical notes building a complete design history file.
• Ensure that other project team members are aware of his/her role and function within that team and to communicate the results and findings of relevant work to the team in a clear and comprehensible manner.
• Act as an individual contributor translating and integrating technical ideas into tangible results.
• Carry out other work as required by permutations of the business.