Process Improvement Leader

INEOS•Pasadena, TX

About The Position

INEOS Oxide is seeking a Process Improvement Leader to lead the technical team responsible for process optimization, process design, process control, and improvements across its EO and EOD operations. The role initiates and supports projects to improve safety, operability, and variable costs; evaluate energy efficiency; support business growth; and ensure facilities keep pace with legislation and technological standards. It also serves as the lead operations representative for process safety and works regularly with site management and diverse internal and external groups. The position combines technical leadership with direct people management and cross-functional influence. It leads and develops technical staff, guides project studies and front-end process design, supports capital planning, and advises operations on daily performance and troubleshooting. The role also contributes to process safety reviews and incident investigations, process monitoring and controls, energy and variable-cost reduction, reliability and process KPIs, and turnaround technical scope. The work may take place both inside and outside and can involve exposure to extreme temperatures, noise, chemicals, fumes, and other industrial hazards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or another engineering discipline.
Six to ten years of experience in a chemical or petrochemical engineering and/or manufacturing environment, with a proven track record in process design and process unit optimization.
Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, coach, and develop technical professionals.
Strong communication and influencing skills across disciplines and organizational levels, including the ability to present complex technical topics clearly to senior leadership.
Ability to lead diverse teams, align stakeholders, prioritize and delegate work, and deliver multiple competing priorities.
Strong operations knowledge and ability to stay informed about industry changes.
Strong knowledge of unit operations, heat and material balances, hydraulics, heat transfer, distillation and separation systems, and process optimization.
Experience with process modeling software such as Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, or equivalent.
Fundamental knowledge of financial reporting, account management, and contract management.
Commitment to SHEQ compliance and advancement.
Strong attention to detail, judgment, decision-making, and problem-solving skills, including consideration of benefits and risks.
Understanding of cost-benefit economic analysis and budgeting.
Ability to generate and implement useful ideas and concepts.
Effective oral and written communication, active listening, and ability to engage appropriately with different audiences and customers.
Ability to organize work, use resources effectively, work as a team member, mentor others, and manage and develop employees.
Ability to influence others and promote a philosophy while preserving working relationships.
Physical ability to perform light work outside, exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently, and sedentary work inside, involving sitting most of the time and exerting up to 10 pounds occasionally.
Ability to see written documents and computer screens and adjust focus; ability to perceive sounds at normal speaking levels and receive detailed oral information.

Responsibilities

Promote safe operations by complying with Life Saving Rules, demonstrating safety leadership, supporting SHE activities and audits, and stopping work when unsafe conditions are observed.
Support compliance with plant policies and procedures and applicable OSHA, PSM, DOT, EPA, TCEQ, and ISO requirements.
Lead or participate in HAZOP and ESD/SIL reviews, complete Management of Change actions, investigate process safety incidents, and develop corrective actions.
Support and maintain the Operating Envelope, including five-year reviews; develop solutions to process safety issues; coordinate alarm management; and track process safety actions.
Perform leak calculations when needed for environmental reporting and assist operations and laboratory staff with quality troubleshooting.
Communicate business and plant strategies, performance measures, and objectives to the technical team and Operations organization.
Lead, coach, develop, prioritize, and delegate work for technical team members and direct reports; set expectations, provide feedback, and support development planning.
Coordinate resources and build alignment across disciplines and stakeholder groups to deliver team and site objectives.
Represent area manufacturing and Technical interests on business and site committees as needed.
Develop projects to improve EO and EOD plant safety, operability, growth, and business performance in collaboration with operations, maintenance, reliability, and business teams.
Initiate project studies and front-end process design, including heat and material balances, process modeling, technical evaluations, cost estimates, and capital requests.
Support the site five-year CAPEX plan; assess growth options and energy requirements; and contribute to long-term strategy.
Monitor EO catalyst performance and troubleshoot catalyst-related issues.
Monitor and optimize energy and utility use, drive energy-reduction goals, and champion variable-cost projects with DCS and production engineers.
Advise EO and EOD supervision on daily operations and troubleshooting; share applicable learnings with other INEOS Oxide sites.
Provide input to benchmarking, including CO2 and energy; support turnaround technical scope development and execution.
Work with the Process Control Engineer to identify and optimize unit control schemes and develop process monitoring tools for production engineers.
Support optimization of assets and systems, including reactors, flares, steam systems, compressors, and distillation equipment.
Support tracking and accountability for reliability and process KPI metrics.
Lead by influence across the organization and site to help deliver objectives and goals.