Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.

Covia is looking for a Process Engineer who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at our Wedron, IL facility. The Process Engineer will be responsible for mineral processing analysis, design, and engineering at the plant level. Performing activities designed to safely drive improvements to process productivity, process efficiency and quality.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure EHS compliance and adherence to internal standards for safe and sustainable operations.
• Make observations of the plant processes to identify its areas of opportunity.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators for plant processes to drive improvements to process productivity and efficiency.
• Recommend improvements to those areas of opportunity found to increase productivity and efficiency of the process, reduce costs, or improve product quality.
• Advise by providing technical information of the process and material flow to various Corporate Departments for the preparation of capital projects.
• Conduct site testing with suppliers’ equipment to verify their technical specifications when deemed necessary.
• Review civil, mechanical, and electrical plans to verify their compliance with the requirements of site-specific projects.
• Review the design of the process control systems to be implemented in order to assure that it is adequate for the stability of the site processes.
• Recommend improvements to process control systems to improve data collection and measurements to increase productivity and efficiency of the processes.
• Monitor the plant’s quality data for possible trends or shifts and establish appropriate actions to conform to the plant’s Continuous Monitoring/Control System and Process Control Plan requirements

• Train operators in the new processes and equipment implemented to operate them according to the requirements of the new process.
• Prepare and modify process instruction sheets as needed
• Assist with startup activities for new equipment or processes.
• Coordinate process audit plans and its scope with Corporate Process Engineering. Participate in process sampling and analyzing data with guidance from Process Engineering.
• Perform other duties as assigned

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Management, Engineering, or Science from an accredited college or university, required

• Minimum 2-5 years of professional experience in either Lean Manufacturing, and/or mining experience focused in Production, Maintenance and Energy initiatives.
• Ability to communicate with technical specialists and to interpret technical drawings and specification documents
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well with others required including process operations, technical specialists, site operators, contractors, supply chain and other functions
• Demonstrated ability to perform essential functions of position required
• A passion for innovative concepts that can transform the business

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation + Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)