Area Team Process Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Garyville, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

An exciting career awaits you At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. POSITION SUMMARY: Area Team Process Engineers (ATPE) provide technical support for plant operations. They will be assigned a specific unit or units within the Refinery with responsibilities of daily monitoring and troubleshooting of their areas, process optimization, and development of small capital projects / modifications to existing units. ATPEs will apply state-of-the-art technology with regard to process simulation and optimization, recommend programs and procedures to increase the economic efficiency of refining operations, and work in a team environment with line operators and other engineers to maintain and troubleshoot control system problems as well as develop advanced control applications for their process units. Process engineers work in a team environment with unit operators and engineers of other disciplines to maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize existing refinery assets. Process engineers will track emerging technology and will interface with corporate refining technologists to help determine future operating strategies and investments.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering required.
Two (2) years or more of experience in process design within refining or heavy industry required.
Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

Support unit operation through daily process monitoring – Communicate unit performance, optimization opportunities, and environmental performance.
Assist troubleshooting efforts with unit upsets, product quality incidents, not meeting production plans, etc.
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) included as part of routine reporting (WABT curve, fouling, chemical and catalyst budgets, yields, etc.)
Manage catalyst performance and coordinate catalyst change timing
Review / approve vendor chemical programs
Work with the Lab to request more samples for troubleshooting
Provide after-hours support when appropriate – emergency call out
Daily interaction / communication with Board Operators.
Understand regulatory control logic and any Advanced Multi-variable Process Control applications (APC)
Alarm rationalization participation
Develop and support implementation of small to medium capital projects
Provide justification, develop project economics, and present to management
Develop justification and work scope for TAR and routine maintenance – specifically catalyst changeout, exchanger cleaning, furnace pigging, etc.
Support / review operating procedures for start-up and shutdown
Inspect vessel internals for proper installation / tolerances of components
Monitor / approve catalyst loading and provide special chemical procedures
Participate in Process Technology Advisory Group calls/meetings.
Work with Technologists to understand and implement unit best practices through unit health check-ups.
Work with local and centralized Econ & Planning groups to set outside feedstock properties and evaluate opportunity feeds
Identify constraints, set appropriate unit targets, and drive implementation with Operations
Monitor accuracy of Linear Programming (LP) model yields and recommend changes
Critical Process Variables/ Not to Exceed (CPV/NTE) Maintenance and Operating Limits support
Lead/Participate in the MOC process
Perform environmental calculations (leaks, maximum intended inventory, etc.)
Lead incident investigations for process related events
Participate in unit hazard reviews (What-Ifs, HAZOPs)
Support instrumentation Process Safety Information (PSI) and troubleshooting (thermowell calculations, orifices, etc.)