Manager, Process Engineering

PBF Energy - Oregon, OH

Full-time - Manager

Oregon, OH

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

About the position

Lead the Process Engineering Department. Ensure the department is supporting the refinery's process engineering needs on a short and long-term basis and is accountable for the plant process health, optimization, and management as well as performing engineering studies and drive solution approaches for a wide range of assignments by applying technical expertise and problem-solving capability. Foster a positive working environment that is inclusive and respectful of all, support the site and TRC values and objectives, and model integrity and work commitment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain 100% compliance with and fully support refinery HSE policies, procedures, guidelines and initiatives
• Serve as a safety leader within the Refinery by setting the example for safety in the field
• Address/communicate observed unsafe conditions immediately
• Responsible for overall safety performance of the process engineering personnel
• Instill the expectation to identify and eliminate hazards associated with daily work activity and enforce the use of safe work procedures and practices
• Consider potential HSE impacts when completing maintenance work scope
• Actively participate in safety meetings and safety audits
• Responsible for delivery of process design packages for refinery projects
• Responsible for ensuring proper technical support for operations troubleshooting
• Prepare and manage budget for refinery utilities and Process Engineering Department
• Responsible for refinery energy monitoring and optimization
• Provide technical support to all departments such as Turnaround, Environmental and Process Safety
• Participate in selection/development of key manufacturing information systems
• Communicate plans and optimization direction for the organization
• Contribute to long range planning and capital budgeting processes
• Responsible for monitoring and optimization of the processes operated by the business unit
• Assists in the selection and application of technology consistent with the business unit's strategy
• Manage key refinery programs targeted to achieve long-term improvements in specific areas
• Develop and champion ways to improve refinery performance
• Develop staffing strategies to meet the demands for engineering and technical resources
• Handle all administrative, labor relations and personnel issues in a timely manner
• Develop training plans for the engineers to improve their refinery operations knowledge and technical expertise and to drive their growth as future leaders
• Clearly set and drive expectations of direct reports and communicate concerns or issues with Technical Department Manager
• Maintain effective lines of communication across the refinery including the Safety, Maintenance, Operations, Reliability, etc.
• Coordinate and communicate issues and weekly progress with Process Engineering annual plan
• Ability to communicate and report at a high level to Upper Management
• Actively participate in corporate Best Practice Teams and TRC initiative teams, as assigned
• Provide process engineering support to Area Business Teams (ABT)
• Provide process engineering support to turnaround group at scope development, planning, and execution stages as assigned
• Provide support to ensure capital project success at proposal, design, and construction stages as assigned
• Provide input and complete assigned Technical Services reports; maintain neat and orderly Technical Services files for the refinery (paper and electronic)

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or similar field of study required
• 10+ years experience working in Refining or Petrochemical
• Must have supervisory experience
• Familiarity with industry process safety and environment regulations, work practices, and compliance strategies
• Knowledge of basic refinery processes, reliability principles, refining economics and basic budgeting and scheduling