Production Engineer

Overview

Company: INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Job title:

Production Engineer

Location:

Battleground Manufacturing Complex – La Porte, TX

Closing date:
June 11, 2026

The Olefins & Polymers USA division of INEOS is one of the largest producers of olefins and polyolefins in North America. From its manufacturing locations at Chocolate Bayou and the Battleground Manufacturing Complex, it is a merchant marketer of butadiene, ethylene, polypropylene and high-density polyethylene with annual revenue of over $4b.

The 300-acre INEOS Battleground Manufacturing Complex (BMC) was originally built in 1956 and is located on the Houston ship channel east of Houston, Texas. The site is comprised of 7 polyethylene lines; 1 polypropylene line; a 20 MW Cogen facility; and a state-of-the-art polyolefin technical center that supports research and development, technical services and quality assurance. In 2017, a new world-scale bimodal polyethylene unit was brought online to manufacture high-density polyethylene.

The Production Engineer will provide daily engineering support to ensure, stable, compliant and efficient operations of chemical manufacturing units. The Production Engineer will act as the primary technical resources for Operations and Maintenance support, troubleshooting and performance monitoring.

The position is accountable for understanding and putting into practice the INEOS 20 Principles. Additionally, this position has a special responsibility to cascade the understanding of these principles throughout their work group.

• Meet all SHE objectives and comply with all governmental laws and policies for a manufacturing site.
• Identify and establish operating, maintenance, and CAPEX strategies to drive asset integrity and environmental compliance.
• Promote and sustain commitment to operating assets with no harm to people and to the environment by visibly demonstrating Safety Leadership.
• Ensure that a comprehensive SHE management process delivers and improves safety performance through incident reporting, behavioral awareness, compliance with policies, audits, and corrective action tracking/resolution and incident investigation.

Daily Operations Support

• Monitor unit performance, production rates, energy usage, and product quality; take action to correct deviations.
• Track key process indicators (KPIs) such as yield, energy efficiency, uptime, and quality metrics.
• Identify performance gaps and implement improvements using data analysis and engineering fundamentals.
• Collaborate with process control engineers to maintain and improve plant automation.
• Provide real-time troubleshooting for equipment and process issues impacting safety, quality, or throughput.
• Work closely with board operators and field technicians to optimize plant performance and reliability.
• Participate in daily or weekly production meetings and communicate technical priorities clearly.

Process Safety Compliance & Risk Reduction

• Ensure all operations comply with process safety management (PSM) requirements.
• Participate in PHAs, HAZOPs, LOPAs, and risk assessments and endorsements.
• Own and complete safety-related action items (PSM, Investigations, audit findings, MOC tasks).
• Own and update Level 3 safe operating limits (SOLs), unit process safety information, and operator guidance.
• Support safe execution of operations, maintenance activities, and startup/shutdown procedures.
• Initiate and own unit MOCs. Primarily responsible for progressing the MOC to completion.
• Support implementation and documentation of process modifications.

Environmental Compliance

• Monitor environmental KPIs such as emissions, flaring, spills, wastewater quality, and waste generation.
• Ensure daily operations remain within permitted environmental limits (air, water, waste).
• Respond to and investigate environmental deviations, excursions, or near-miss conditions.
• Maintain and update engineering and Operator SOPs related to environmental controls (e.g., vent systems, wastewater routing, flare minimization).
• Support environmental reporting by…