Process Engineer

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support within defined areas of accountability to achieve a safe, reliable, and optimal operation
• Review and/or develop process flow diagrams, piping and instrument diagrams, mass and heat balances, as well as plant design, including functional description
• Ensure compliance to company and regulatory standards and procedures
• Follow existing procedures to ensure compliance with company and regulatory directives, as well as sound contract management practices
• Provide input and recommendations to assist operations in prioritizing maintenance to ensure maximum commercial performance
• Recommend changes and provide guidance to Supervisors, Control Room and Operator employees for changes in operating conditions
• Optimize and troubleshoot issues regarding process technologies within the plant, escalating larger issues to the Sr. Process Engineer for assistance as needed
• Assists with establishing Key Processing “Best Practices” to improve profitability, including: operating conditions, feedstock processing, hardware change recommendations, monitoring process conditions, catalyst performance monitoring, and unit performance reporting/comparison (benchmarking)
• Troubleshoot plant processes (trends, communicating, hands-on field work and sampling)
• Lead management of change activity as required. Provide technical leadership during Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) reviews
• Lead or participate in root cause analyses and incident investigations
• Assist in writing and checking operating procedure reviews
• Perform plant trials and research for new reagents to reduce costs
• Work with multiple contract resources to execute process engineering strategies
• Other duties as assigned

  Minimum Qualifications

  • BS/BA in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering; other engineering degrees may be considered based on prior work experience
  • 3+ years engineering experience in petrochemical, metals, mineral or equivalent processing operations
  • 1+ years’ experience with process controls, statistics, and project management required
  • Direct experience working in a cross functional team in operations setting
  • Demonstrate equipment troubleshooting skills
  • Demonstrate strong analytical skills; ability to make decisions and recommendations based on data analysis required
  • Strong report writing and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interface with and relate complex concepts/issues with all levels
  • Able to work under minimal supervision and effectively manage multiple/changing priorities
  • Routinely exposed to plant environment including noise, dust, dirt and vibrations, extreme climate changes / changes in weather
  • Ability to work at heights
  • Willing to periodically work off shifts as plant conditions require

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Direct experience working in an OSHA PSM-covered facility
  • DRI/HBI experience preferred