JOB DESCRIPTION
Full time, direct position. Reports to Engineering Manager. Smaller facility, and opportunity for the incumbent to work with multiple responsibilities.
DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
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Responsible for proposing, developing, and leading plant capital projects to improve HSE, quality, capacity, efficiency, reliability, cost position, or operability.
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Provide technical guidance for process improvement, maintenance of process technology, and to ensure the efficiency and quality of the production process.
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Responsible for complying with all HESQ policies & practices including ISO-9001 and ISO-45001; this includes compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. (For example, OSHA, EPA, TCEQ, etc.)
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Provides technical leadership for both long and short-term process improvements.
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Determines and assesses potential areas of process improvements, develop cost effective solutions, and communicate proposals to upper management.
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Apply state-of-the-art and innovative management techniques and engineering solutions, including information systems and process engineering approaches to resolve process technology issues, to achieve process improvement, and HES program objectives on schedule.
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Develop, implement, and maintain programs to improve quality, increase production rates, improve raw material yields, and reduce production costs while maintaining effective and safe operations.
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Provide Process Engineering support to all departments.
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Develop scope/proposals, and preliminary cost estimates, project economics (ROI), and schedules.
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Perform and/or manage front-end loading (FEL) design.
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Develop and conduct operator training, including writing of initial SOP’s, in support of projects and changes in operational techniques.
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Recommend, develop, and implement DCS and SIS control schemes, graphics, etc.
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Lead the commissioning and system startup for plant projects.
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Initiate, plan, and direct plant trials and write reports.
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Loss control responsibilities which include conducting inspections and audits related to the Loss Control program as assigned, participating in and/or leading when required, Hazard Reviews, Incident Investigations, Root Cause Analysis, Management of Change (MOC) or Pre-Startup Safety Review activities, recommending safety improvements, completion of safety action items as assigned, completing required regulatory training, and compliance with all applicable regulations.
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Initiate and follow MOC’s when assigned as the owner and provide technical resource for other MOC’s.
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Updating of plant Process Safety Information (PSI) documentation as required (P&ID’s, PFD’s, Heat and Material Balances, Process Descriptions, etc.).
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Maintain awareness of relevant technical and engineering practices/advances and of current and future safety and environmental legislation.
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Provide support on off-hours as part of the On-Call Rotation.
REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
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5 years’ experience in a Chemical/Petrochemical plant environment.
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Must possess excellent organizational skills and multi-tasking ability.
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Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
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Team player with a positive attitude.
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Ability to understand and use DCS, PLC logic, and SIS programming.
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Proven Process Engineering technical skill in sizing valves, pumps, flow meters, piping, etc.
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Ability to communicate and write effectively with both Management and Operators.
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Working knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations.
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Experience in specifying process equipment (pumps, filters, exchangers, etc.) and instrumentation (valves, flow meters, transmitters, etc.) is preferred.
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Working knowledge of federal, state, and local HES related laws and regulations as they affect the plant are preferred.