Sr. Process Engineer

Sr. Process Engineer — Crystal Clean

Primary responsibilities include process engineering support for all site operations, working closely with site and department management to evaluate process conditions and determine future improvements/changes required to increase efficiencies and improve operation. The position reviews fouling factors, performs pressure surveys and heat transfer calculations, oversees catalyst run monitoring, supervises emission calculations for the facility’s air permit, and works with on‑site operating staff and corporate engineering/operations to identify and implement debottlenecking measures.

This role plays a key part in managing the facility’s Process Safety Management Program (OSHA 29 CFR ) and assumes responsibility for PSSRs, MOCs, and Haz Ops.

• Work safely in all job aspects and functions.
• Provide process engineering support for vacuum distillation and hydrotreating by answering technical questions, making recommendations, providing process troubleshooting, and developing process procedures.
• Apply engineering fundamentals to develop unit health monitoring activities for effective equipment and process evaluation (heaters, exchangers, pumps, reactors, scrubbers, etc.).
• Review daily trends, operating data, and shift logs looking for correlations related to production rates, operating efficiencies (pressures, flows, temperatures).
• Work with operating staff to review current operating conditions, evaluate performance, and participate in debottlenecking projects.
• Facilitate agreements on operating philosophies and control strategies on plant units.
• Evaluate catalyst life based on metal loading, pressure drop, product quality and throughput.
• Troubleshoot process‑related problems and use root‑cause analysis to determine appropriate repair scopes and predict potential impact on production and scheduled cleanings.
• Provide operations support and expertise with all process and equipment troubleshooting, delivering resolution or opportunity definition within prescribed timelines.
• Tune and optimize process units, identifying short‑ and long‑term improvement opportunities (safety, reliability, economics).
• Communicate technical findings to the management team.
• Provide technical support for turnaround activities.
• Respond flexibly to plant and project support needs as priorities change.
• Support the facility air permit by performing critical emission calculations.
• Support the facility’s PSM program, including MOCs, PSSRs, and Haz Ops.
• Adhere to all corporate policies and standards, including environmental, regulatory, HR, facility, equipment, operations, and maintenance.
• Participate in safety and other meetings.

• Provide support for other operations functions as directed by the Indianapolis Operations Manager.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Project vision for safety excellence within operating facilities.
• Ability to effectively interact with people.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ideal candidate would possess experience in the petrochemical industry (previous jobs, interns or co‑op assignments).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering required).

• Advanced knowledge of Word and Outlook.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent communicator.

While performing essential duties, the individual regularly works both outdoors and indoors, with moderate physical activity including walking, lifting objects up to 30 pounds, and climbing. Regularly talk, hear, see, and often reach with hands, stand, walk, use a computer keyboard, mouse, telephone, and other office equipment. Noise level of the environment is variable, but generally not quiet.

Crystal Clean LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crystal Clean expressly values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages the applications of individuals from diverse backgrounds so that Crystal Clean reflects the communities and customers that we serve.

Compensation: $140,000–$150,000 per year, plus a one‑year bonus. Benefits include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Wellness Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement