Operations Engineer

Ketjen•Bayport, TX

24d

About The Position

Are you ready to move your career forward and help shape our company’s and customers’ futures? If you aspire to challenge yourself, work with the best in the industry and join a successful team where you can make a meaningful contribution, then we invite you to join us at Ketjen Corporation, a provider of advanced catalyst solutions to leading producers in the petrochemical, refining, and specialty chemicals industries. Together, we can create a legacy marked by innovation, excitement, and energy. The Operations Engineer is responsible for monitoring the day-to-day production rate, quality, and environmental compliance in the Vespa Unit. He/She is also the liaison between Technology Resources and Operations for all new product trials and new process design/improvement projects.

Requirements

B.S. Chemical Engineering.
Minimum 2 years experience in a chemical manufacturing plant as an Operations or Process Engineer.
Solid academic background and work history.
Practical knowledge concerning design and operation of common process equipment such as pumps, blowers, heat exchangers, piping, etc.
Desire to work in an operating unit on a day-to-day issues and identify / solve long term problems.
Proven record of working with operators, maintenance technicians, etc.
Basic instrumentation knowledge (e.g. level, flow, pressure, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Batch operations experience.
Experience in start-up and commissioning of new equipment.
Basic process control knowledge – loop tuning.
Basic knowledge of Distributed Control Systems.
Direct manufacturing experience.
Experience in advanced statistical software for SPC such as Minitab or Northwest Analytics.

Responsibilities

Provide support for unit safety, environmental, quality, and cost goals.
Provides technical support and solutions for production.
Day to day monitoring and optimization of production quality, rates, and yields.
Uses multiple tools available to troubleshoot complex issues in the unit. These tools may include process data, engineering calculations, or basic statistics.
Develops and implement safety, environmental and quality improvement projects.
Leads start-up and commissioning efforts, as assigned, on larger projects.
Initiates improvement projects focused on safety, environmental, quality, cost improvement, or productivity.