Matias Rojas

Process Engineer (Three Forks Mill) @Magris Talc

Three Forks, MT, US

The primary functions include:• Investigate and implement ways to improve product throughput, recovery, and quality.• Actively investigate and implement ways to reduce costs in the milling & packaging processes. • Provide engineering support and guidance for Magris Talc operations.• Interact closely with operations, maintenance, procurement, Pilot Plant, assisting with execution of capital projects and other plant process changes.• Review and prepare controls standards.• Improve controls throughout the site to bring added value to the operations. These areas of expertise will ensure that our process technology is up to date, adequate to meet customer needs and economically viable.• Provide process troubleshooting support.• Maintain and develop process flowsheets for site operations• Developing/implementing capital projects.• Developing Business Improvement Ideas (BIP) & follow-through on their implementation.• Develop/generate reports summarizing plant performance.• Develop/pursue action items with regards to plant throughput, energy consumption, water use, chemical usage, recovery, and quality.• Actively update SOPs and isolation procedures to promote safety.• Work with operations and maintenance to improve planning, scheduling and execution of newly developed processes and provide the lead new process installation start-ups and assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment as needed. • Provide guidance, training, and support to operators.• Assist with the installation and commissioning of equipment.• Collaborate with maintenance planners and supervisors to implement process changes/improvements.• Assist the Production Coordinators, Supervisors, Sr. Engineers, Production Engineers and Superintendents as necessary.

Penn State University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering