Process Automation Engineer

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Job title: Process Automation Engineer

Location: Aurora, United States

Organizational context and job purpose: Nitriles is a global chemicals business with sales volume of 1200 kte and revenue in excess of $2.4 billion. The Nitriles products include acrylonitrile, hydrogen cyanide, acetonitrile and acrylonitrile catalyst.

The Technology and Engineering group is located in Aurora, Illinois and has global responsibility for Nitriles manufacturing site technical support, including problem solving, process improvements, and major project support. Also provide catalyst sales and licensing technical support, including delivery of the technical aspects of new licensee project from design through start-up and technical support.

This role is an experienced technical position in the Process Technology and Engineering (PT&E) group reporting to the Process Technology and Engineering Lead.

The incumbent provides automation expertise to the Nitriles Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) team in Aurora and implements automation improvements to advance safety, efficiency, decrease manual actions, and enhance centralized data collection and analytics. Improvements include manage and implement capital projects and routine software, automation and controls upgrades. The incumbent is responsible for maintenance of the controls and automated safety systems testing in Aurora.

The incumbent also provides technology support to external and internal customers: INEOS Nitriles manufacturing sites, INEOS global teams, and technology development projects.

The Total Quality Management System shall be incorporated into all job activities. All job activities should be executed in a safe and efficient manner consistent with the INEOS 20 Principles.

SHE Stewardship

• Maintain safety as the highest priority and abide by all INEOS safety policies and procedures.
• Understand and promote the INEOS “20 Principles of Safety”, assuring that personnel are aware of safe working practices and promote the safety concepts of “Coaching for Safety” and “Stop Work”.
• Promote safety and safe actions through communication such as discussing safety with employees/contractors before job task, during meetings, and as opportunities arise to promote safety to the fullest extent possible.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulatory requirements and strive to meet internal SHE objectives.
• Ensure that work performed by self or others being directed is performed in accordance with site procedures. All deviations and incident are to be reported to management.
• Ensure that the design and implementation of technical work has been thoroughly reviewed and executed correctly.
• Ensure safety system testing is performed and documented as defined in the mechanical integrity procedures.
• Develop automation scope to improve safety.

Reliability:

• Meet monthly reliability targets with a focus on continuous improvement. Ensure that automation systems (control, safety, reporting, historian, etc.) are properly maintained and upgraded to provide ongoing site pilot and lab reliability.
• Responsible for the Aurora RD&T DCS, BAS and PI maintenance, update and creation of graphics, programming of control loops, and interface with the data historian.

Process Safety:

• Support the Aurora site Process Safety program. Review MOC’s, etc.
• Support Aurora RD&T Process Safety Program, including attend risk assessments, SIL verification studies
• Support continuous improvement initiatives. Execute and support changes that will improve the efficiency and operations of the Aurora facility. Automatic control of pilot plant equipment and online data collection. Automatic data transfer of analytical data from lab instruments to central database. Support the global Smart Manufacturing initiatives.
• Develop scope, implement and manage capital projects for automation initiatives in RD&T
• Develop plans for central online data acquisition from pilot plant equipment and lab instruments for future AI infrastructure and…