MGR Tech Engineering

TPC Group•Houston, TX

10h

About The Position

The MGR Tech Engineering role ensures alignment with established work processes and deliverables across operations, engineering, and capital programs. This position drives metric review and the development of action plans for optimal operation of process units on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The role oversees the development and utilization of Operating KPI's to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient unit production. It involves leading, mentoring, and developing Production and Process Improvement Engineers, while providing technical guidance and support to engineering staff. The MGR Tech Engineering also coordinates with Department Managers for effective resource utilization and collaborates with various teams (Operations, Production Managers, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Commercial) to achieve production and customer objectives. This role supports best-in-class EHS&S performance through ownership of key technical elements of PSM and champions the advancement of TPC culture within the engineering organization. Team members are expected to provide adequate and prompt support as technical experts in time-sensitive work, such as environmental release calculations and capital project support. The role requires understanding and adherence to all safety, health, and environmental policies, procedures, and guidelines, emphasizing this perspective in their own work and the work of others.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience in a chemicals, refining, or petrochemical manufacturing environment.
Minimum 3 years of experience in supervision of technical or operating staff.
Excellent critical thinking, leadership, analytical and communication skills.
Experience with PSM 1910.119 as well as EPA RMP and its functional application to manufacturing.
Experience with process historian and data monitoring tools such as IP21, OSI PI, or SEEQ.
Experience with Aspen+ or similar process modeling tools.
Strong understanding of PHA, MOC and PSM compliance metrics.
Knowledge of Process Safety design concepts and documentation requirements and their application.
Experience with Capital Project development and execution, including FEL and Stage Gate concepts.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Oracle, SAP or similar ERP database management systems.
Certification in Root Cause Analysis methodologies.
Practical experience with extractive distillation operations.
Experience with cost control, developing, and tracking annual budgets.

Responsibilities

Ensures alignment with established work processes & deliverables including all operations, engineering, and capital programs.
Drives metric review and development of action plans for optimal operation of process units on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
Oversee the development and utilization of Operating KPI's to maintain safe, reliable and efficient unit production.
Leads, mentors, and develops Production and Process Improvement Engineers, while providing technical guidance and support to engineering staff.
Coordinates with Department Managers to effectively and efficiently utilize support team resources across site-wide initiatives.
Collaborate with Operations, Production Managers, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to achieve production and customer objectives.
Supports the delivery of best-in-class EHS&S performance through the ownership of key technical elements of PSM.
Champions the advancement of TPC culture within the engineering organization by serving as a role model in the application of TPC values.
Ensures that team members provide adequate and prompt support as technical experts in time sensitive work, such as environmental release calculations and capital project support.
Understands and adheres to all policies, procedures, and guidelines pertaining to safety, health and environmental emphasizing this perspective in their own work and in the work of others.