Process Engineer

Responsibilities

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products as our highest priority.
• Identify, evaluate, develop, specify, justify, install, and start-up process improvements to increase production capacity, improve operating reliability, reduce manufacturing costs, reduce energy usage, conserve raw materials, improve product yields and improve product quality.
• Participate in any opportunity to enhance safety, upgrade environmental safeguards, and provide for the overall optimization of process operation. Complete analysis and develop actions to stay current on gapping of Oxy Chem guidelines.
• Provide ongoing engineering assistance to operations including troubleshooting of process operating problems, conducting special tests, developing reports, providing technical assistance as required and reporting of production results.
• Support operating company training department in technical aspects of training program.
• Provide coordination between the Production, Project, Maintenance and Corporate Engineering Departments regarding capital project development, implementation and operationalization including preparation of AFE’s and commissioning plans.
• Represent and/or assist production and engineering in matters of evaluation, selection and coordination, and control of vendors supplying necessary operating services, consulting services, materials, equipment, and other needs of the operation.
• Act as liaison between the operating company environmental and safety groups and Oxy corporate HESS.
• Manage the plant’s capital improvement program financial execution to include maintaining capital budgets, current spending outlooks and capital swaps in SAP, and monitoring project execution metrics.
• Provide operational technology support for key instruments in the process.
• Support and participate in ISO 9000 Quality Management System (QMS), NSF Certifications, and serve as a member of the Management Review Team (MRT).
• Serve as the Process Steward to ensure all changes to the process meet the necessary technical standards and all process safety information is maintained.
• Complete any additional responsibilities assigned by Plant Management.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. Minimum of 3-5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. 5-10 years preferred. Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.
• Physical requirements – Must be able to lift 40 lbs, climb ladders and stairs. Walking, bending, stooping is required. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator. Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms.

$142,000 - $195,250 Annual

Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements may receive consideration for higher-level role given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.