Engineer, Production Technology HNO

About the Role

The Production Engineer is a key role within the organization that will manage production support engineering for a specific product or group of products. The successful candidate will have visibility across many functional groups and will continuously drive to optimize efficiency, reliability, safety/environmental, and cost outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manages production support engineering for a specific product or group of products after transfer from design to high volume production.
• Interfaces with design, process, test, and reliability engineering to solve problems.
• Sustains products with cost reduction and yield improvements.
• Under general supervision, performs all conventional aspects of engineering work.
• Monitors daily operations, production rates, and product quality.
• In collaboration with Process Control, develops process control strategy, maintains DCS code, and ensures that DCS data is maintained.
• Networks with other Engineers internal and external to the company; leverages and shares plant improvement learnings.
• Identifies and evaluates EH&S risks.
• Performs incident investigations and root cause analysis teams.
• Assists with environmental compliance both air and water.
• Works with Operations personnel on operating procedures to ensure they are valid and up to date.
• Communicates technical information and issues to plant personnel.
• Conducts engineering studies.
• Evaluates feasibility and economics of proposed projects.
• Supports project managers for proper project execution in all phases.
• Drives the management of change to ensure all process safety risks are properly addressed.
• Participates in PHA teams and provides technical input for process safety information.
• Resolves existing or potential production problems which are relatively complex.
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
• Communicates with Production Planning to ensure the production plan can be achieved and any constraints are known.

Role Specific Knowledge

• A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.
• Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Demonstrates ability to drive projects and teams to maximum productivity and completion.
• Demonstrates excellence in troubleshooting operating and maintenance issues and formulating effective preventive strategies.
• Demonstrates ability to assimilate information and draw conclusions that are different from others and are likely to lead to operational success if implemented.
• Expertise and leadership in root cause failure analysis and preventive strategies.
• Demonstrates track record of mentoring and developing other people.
• Demonstrated support of business goals, company direction, and policy decisions.
• Sets the example for others in areas of technical knowledge, productivity, initiative, and leadership in core values such as safety, environmental compliance, ethics, and respectful treatment of people.
• Interest in process management as a career goal.

Requirements

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 7+ years of Petrochemical or Refining experience.
• Experience with Distillation is required.
• Experience with ASPEN and other modeling tools.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management is required.
• Willingness to provide after-hours support.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States continually without company sponsorship.