#ThisisEngineeringDay: Engineering in chemical manufacturing

The UK is celebrating This is Engineering Day today. This initiative, led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, aims to change the public perception of engineers and engineering.

When we talk of engineers you may think of engineering in space, product design and technology. Engineering is crucial to most industries including radio broadcasting, agriculture and…chemical manufacturing.

Here at Robinson Brothers, engineering is a vital component of the business operations. Our team of civil, mechanical, chemical and electrical engineers work collectively to ensure chemical reactions can be carried safely and efficiently across our research & development laboratories and manufacturing plants. Engineering in chemical manufacturing can vary from designing a chemical plant, commissioning equipment and identifying methods to optimise the performance of an existing manufacturing plant.

Featured job vacancy: Instrument Project Engineer

A vacancy has arisen to join the Instrumentation Department reporting to the Instrument Development Engineer.  This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled installation, maintenance and calibration team within a lower tier COMAH facility. As an Instrument Project Engineer, you will be have experience of the following: 

• The full life-cycle management of chemical plant instrumentation projects from design through to commissioning involving all different types of instrumentation. E.g. level, flow, temperature, pressure and mass instrumentation, safety instrumented systems & intrinsic safety etc.
• The ability to manage the modification of instrumentation plant via a management of change system.
• The ability to create and use/understand CAD drawings including all types of Instrumentation drawings and P&ID’s.
• Have experience working within the chemical process or other similar regulated industries. E.g. Pharmaceutical, Petro-chem, Food, or Oil & Gas.
  Click here to view the job vacancy details

Robinson Brothers continues to support undergraduate placement programs. This is enabled through working partnerships with: University of Birmingham, University of Wolverhampton and Aston University. Robinson Brothers has supported such schemes to train young professionals within their Engineering and Science divisions to develop the next generation of workers.

About us
Robinson Brothers is an award-winning UK manufacturer of speciality organic chemicals. The company offers an extensive range of sophisticated chemistries and handling challenging reagents, such as: Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide, Hydrogen, Phosgene, Boron trifluoride. This experience has led to Robinson Brothers becoming a dependable supplier to industries across the world.

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Robinson Brothers Limited | West Midlands | B70 0AH UK
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External link: https://www.thisisengineering.org.uk