Process Engineer

Are you looking for a career in a dynamic and innovative company that values versatility, growth, and teamwork? Delek US Holdings is a boutique-sized diversified downstream energy company with a range of assets, including petroleum refining and logistics. Our refineries in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have a combined crude capacity of 302,000 barrels per day. Our logistics business currently owns and operates 720 miles of crude and product pipelines, a 600-mile crude oil gathering system, and storage tanks and terminals.

Benefits

• Up to a 10% 401K match with a one-year vesting timeline
• Medical benefits starting on day one with a 30% annual premium rebate
• Free access to the Calm app for meditation, stress management, and better sleep
• Annual incentives through a performance management program
• Pay-for-performance culture with competitive bonus payouts

About the Role

The process engineer uses understanding of process fundamentals, process equipment, refinery practices, and specific technologies to ensure safe, environmentally friendly, reliable, and optimal refinery operation. This role coordinates and influences the achievement of these objectives using data-driven critical thinking.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (required)
• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Two or more years of process engineering experience or equivalent ability in the refining industry (required)
• No licensure or certification required
• Physical ability to work on and around industrial equipment, including climbing stairs, ladders, and working in confined spaces
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, boots, hearing protection, respirator)

Responsibilities

• Provides troubleshooting and optimization assistance for operations on assigned unit(s)
• Conducts daily performance monitoring, including mass balance, energy consumption, yields, and “process unit health” performance indicators
• Generates, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates performance indicators and unit operations data for assigned units
• Evaluates catalyst usage and performance
• Assists senior engineers with data collection and analysis for identification of short- and long-term process changes to improve unit(s) profitability and optimize efficiency
• Conducts process operations analysis and economic evaluation using simulation software
• Participates in the evaluation of equipment design and process development to balance process requirements, economics, operator effectiveness, and environment/safety objectives
• Participates in operator process training classes, Management of Change (MOC) development, process hazard analysis (PHAs), and piping and instrumentation diagram/drawing (P&ID) verification
• Develops and maintains critical cross-functional relationships (e.g., refinery economics, operations, lab, maintenance) to optimize unit performance to constraints
• Employs industry best practices and standards to compare actual operation to the intended process design, identifying advantages and disadvantages

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Fixed Equipment Operation
• Metallurgy
• Refining Processes Operation
• Unit Management
• Environmental Limits
• Refinery Economics
• Personal Safety
• Situational Awareness / Reporting
• Process Safety
• Project / Turnaround Engagement
• Relationship Management
• Communication
• Influencing
• Critical Thinking

Core Competencies

• Change Agility (Level 2 - Supporting): Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and business results.
• Collaboration (Level 2 - Supporting): Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals.
• Decision Making (Level 2 - Supporting): Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes.
• Drive For Results (Level 2 - Supporting): Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives.
• Team Building (Level 2 - Supporting): Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As a manager, selects and motivates a strong team.