Operations Engineer

Operations Engineer Job Duties

• Identifies operational problems by observing and studying system functioning and performance results; investigating complaints and suggestions; interviewing process supervisors and operators; completing troubleshooting procedures.
• Identifies operational priorities by assessing operational objectives; determining project objectives, such as, efficiency, cost savings, energy conservation, operator convenience, safety, environmental quality; estimating relevance, time, and costs.
• Develops operational solutions by defining, studying, estimating, and screening alternative solutions; calculating economics; determining impact on total system.
• Anticipates operational problems by studying operating targets, modes of operation, unit limitations; monitoring unit performance.
• Improves operational quality results by studying, evaluating, and recommending process re-design; implementing changes; contributing information and opinion to unit design and modification teams.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Provides operational management information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating and engineering data and trends.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.