PROCESS ENGINEER :
1. Assessing processes for their relevance, and assessing the adequacy of engineering equipment;
2. Reviewing existing data (also lab analysis) to see if more research and information need to be collated;
3. Designing, installing and commissioning new production units, monitoring modifications and upgrades, and troubleshooting existing processes;
4. Applying the principles of mass, momentum and heat transfer to process and equipment design, including conceptual, scheme and detail design;
5. Conducting process development experiments to scale in a laboratory;
6. Preparing reports, flow diagrams and charts;
7. Assessing the availability of raw materials and the safety and environmental impact of the plant;
8. Managing the cost and time constraints of projects;
9. Selecting, managing and working with sub-contractors;
10. Supporting the conversion of small-scale processes into commercially viable large-scale operations;
11. Assuming responsibility for risk assessment, including hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies, for the health and safety of both company staff and the wider community;
12. Working closely with chemical engineers to monitor and improve the efficiency, output and safety of a plant;
13. Ensuring the process works at the optimum level, to the right rate and quality of output, in order to meet supply needs;
14. Making observations and taking measurements directly, as well as collecting and interpreting data from the other technical and operating staff involved;
15. Assuming responsibility for environmental monitoring and ongoing performance of processes and process plant;
16. Ensuring that all aspects of an operation or process meet specified regulations;
