Process Optimization Engineer

ECOVYST CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES LLC•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Ecovyst is a leader in sulfuric acid regeneration, providing end-to-end regeneration services to support alkylate production for over 75 years. The Ecoservices business line offers sulfuric acid regeneration, virgin sulfuric acid, and treatment services. This Process Optimization Engineer role, under the guidance of the Process Optimization Manager, will support day-to-day production activities, focusing on safety, quality, and efficiency. The position involves identifying and executing process improvement initiatives, optimizing asset utilization, production performance, and manufacturing costs, as well as performing engineering analysis to reduce waste and downtime. The role also requires supporting plant Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) initiatives and incorporating process safety practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering from a four-year college or university highly preferred, will consider all Engineering disciplines
2 – 5 years of plant or manufacturing engineering experience.
2+ years of production engineering experience preferred.
Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker's Identification Card.
Leverage technical data to create various communications (email, presentation, executive summary, etc.) to support technical determinations used in critical decision making.
Includes presenting proposals to leadership and upper management.
Participates in panel discussions and debates.
Speaks extemporaneously on a variety of subjects to employees within the company.
Ability to work some nights and weekends to support plant operating demands during abnormal situations, Turnaround activities and call-duty weeks.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma methodologies

Responsibilities

Supports all Operations and Logistics process optimization at the Houston site.
Utilizes process control knowledge to support plant automation/control systems projects and improvements, including tuning and revising control narratives.
Applies engineering principles to design, modify, or develop facilities, testing, machines, equipment, or processes used in processing Sulfuric Acid and/or Treatment Services in regeneration sulfuric acid units and/or Logistics activities to meet customer requirements.
Utilizes OSI PI software for advanced troubleshooting of plant problems and review of unit performance improvements.
Provides justification for projects and improvements through data analysis and Six Sigma methodologies.
Responsible for SUMO (Performance data that determines overall plant “well-being” with respect to plant rate and efficiency of process equipment) for the Site.
Utilizes technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages and limitations to create long-term improvements in the plants.
Completes small capital project scope development and execution of small projects (typically < $250k).
Develops plant skills and knowledge of the Regen sulfuric acid process to provide advanced technical support to Operations, Maintenance, and Project support functions.
Utilizes interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with and actively involve Operations in projects and unit testing to drive improvement in plant performance.
Leads or participates in Unit HAZOPS and follows up on action items as required to mitigate risks in the unit from the PHA.
Provides advanced troubleshooting support to operations personnel in each unit and works closely with Unit Teams and engineers to effectively troubleshoot plant-wide issues.
Provides support during the absence of the Process Optimization Manager as needed.
Acts as a steward for maintaining excellent HSSE performance in the plant, fulfilling the HSSE Leadership Expectations.
Utilizes the MOC (Management of Change) process when required for process improvement changes.
Works diligently to reduce variable expenditures of the plant, such as natural gas & Caustic consumption.
Performs required safety audits (My Check Five, GSWP, PSSR, etc.).
Reviews and discusses safety incident occurrences on the electronic incident database (Enablon) within the plant.