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AMCOL International Corporation

Employment Opportunities

Filtration Services Engineer
Process Engineer


Position Title: Filtration Services Engineer

Education: BS or higher level degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.

Basic Function: The engineer is responsible for supporting the Filtration Services Group (FSG). There are three primary areas of responsibility for this engineer, proposal writing, project management, and technical support to sales.

Proposal Writing The engineer must posses excellent written and verbal skills. Writing professional proposals is a key step in the FSG business cycle. The proposals must be clear, concise, and technically correct. The engineer must be able to effectively communicate directly with customers and sales personnel in order to assess the customer's needs and develop a proposal scope which meets those needs. The engineer must be able to quickly estimate project costs and work with appropriate Sales guidance to develop proposal pricing. Proposals must be completed in reasonable time while meeting customer and market expectations.

Project Management The engineer will typically manage multiple projects at a time. These may be a combination of large and small projects utilizing components manufactured by CETCO or produced by others. The engineer will have total project responsibility for the assigned jobs. Good project planning is a must for successful project management as the engineer is required to work with several groups, i.e. purchasing, fabrication, sales, customers, vendors, service technicians, etc... Projects are expected to be completed on time and on budget. Once a project is assigned the engineer is expected to complete project critical path plans, complete design, arrange for CAD resources, arrange for procurement, schedule fabrication, write or update operating manuals, start up system, and train clients personnel. At the completion of the job, the engineer will assure project files are complete, invoices are paid or accrued, cost accounting is in order, and supervise completion of "as built" drawings.
Technical Support The Engineer will frequently be called upon to provide technical support to sales and to customers. The engineer is expected to be expert in the core FSG technology and to have strong applications experience with multiple related technologies, especially in water treatment technologies. The engineer will participate in new product development. They will participate in the design and content of technical brochures, haz-op reviews on group projects, case histories and technical articles. A primary responsibility will be to help customers troubleshoot systems they have purchased from FSG and to scope out additional unit operations and equipment they may require to meet their treatment goals.

Please submit resume to:
CETCO
Attn: Morris Hoagland
P. O. Drawer 2389 Sulphur, LA 70664
or Fax: (318) 527-0087

Position Title: Process Engineer
Incumbent (s):Vacant
Reports to: Vice President

Basic Function:
To insure that CETCO has efficient processing capabilities for all manufactured products. This includes evaluating make or buy options, investigating new manufacturing processes, evaluating processes considered for acquisitions, and improving efficiencies of existing processes. The position will work closely with manufacturing, product development, and R&D to insure that CETCO develops and maintains a low cost manufacturing position in all manufactured products


Specific Responsibilities:
1
. Evaluate existing processes for cost reduction and efficiency improvements.

2. Evaluate make or buy options on products that CETCO presently purchases.

3.
Evaluate and define equipment and process requirements for new products and acquisition opportunities.

4.
Prepare capital proposals resulting from above items.

5. Analyze competitive products and processes.


Education: BS degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Experience: Five years experience in or knowledge of mechanical and chemical processing including mixing, plastic or clay extrusion, packaging, laminating, and associated mechanical and electrical equipment.

Travel: Estimated 30%

Location: Arlington Heights, IL


Please submit resume to:
CETCO
c/o Human Resources
1500 West Shure Drive
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Or fax: (847) 577-5582




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