Process Engineer

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Job title : Process Engineer / Process Technology – Tavaux

We are looking for:

Join the Process Technology team at the Tavaux site to contribute to the development and sustaining of the site’s production capacity, with a constant priority: people safety, environmental protection, and asset integrity. At the heart of operations, you will work at the interface of Production, Process Safety, HSE, R&I, and Project teams on a wide range of topics, some with significant industrial impact.

We count on you for: 

Depending on your experience and site needs, you will contribute across several areas:

Technical support to production

• Provide day-to-day process expertise to improve stability, performance, and quality.
• Analyze deviations and issues, lead investigations (root cause analysis), and drive action plans.
• Propose and implement improvements (operating conditions, operating procedures, standardization, lessons learned).

Process support to HSE and Process Safety teams

• Contribute to HSE and Process Safety activities (risk assessments, safety reviews, recommendations).
• Support risk control and ensure consistency/updating of process data and safety-related process documentation.

Support to R&I teams

• Support the industrial deployment of new products/processes and the improvement of existing processes.
• Participate in trials, industrialization activities, and the capture of lessons learned.

Capital investment projects

• Act as Process Engineer / Process Leader on capital projects: definition of needs, mass and energy balances, technical choices, P&IDs, specifications, etc.
• Depending on profile, take on the role of Project Leader: multi-discipline coordination, schedule/budget management, start-up preparation and commissioning

You will bring: 

Candidate profile

• Engineering degree or Master’s level (Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering / Industrial Chemistry or equivalent).
• Strong field mindset, rigor, strong safety culture, analytical skills and ability to prioritize.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and in teams (Production, HSE/Process Safety, R&I, Projects).
• Prior professional experience in process design and development is an advantage.

Skills

• Strong, naturally embedded safety culture, with constant attention to risk prevention.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task
• Expertise in process simulations and calculations on unit operations to prepare technical documentation, including heat and material balances, P&ID, equipment and instrument specifications
• Strong attention to details
• Understand key operational metrics and communicate across organization to achieve clear alignment and focus.
• Understanding processes to engage cross-functional teams to solve quality and process capability problems.
• Good communication and presentation skills (oral and written) General comfort level with IT applications
• Fluent English, written and spoken
• Knowledge of radical polymerization and fluorine organic chemistry is a plus

You will get:

• The annual base salary reasonably expected to be paid for this hire is between € 45000 to € 55000.  Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualification and internal equity and can ultimately be more or less than the posted salary range.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.