Production Engineer

Lubrizol Corporation•Deer Park, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Production Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation supporting our unit’s technology, equipment and process control. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. In this role, you will understand the unit’s technology, equipment and process control, providing subject matter expertise to the unit. You will work with other technical roles and plant personnel to meet business and plant goals. You will support and follow the work process and standard work practices required by the site and unit. You will ensure the required operating discipline, best practices and technology is implemented to optimize and improve unit performance and production. You will improve unit operating discipline and plant operating procedures. You will implement Management of Change (MOC) as necessary. You will assist in troubleshooting and facilitate training of operating personnel in trouble shooting skills. You will network with reliability, maintenance and improvement engineers to resolve issues, identify improvement opportunities, and leverage technology and best practices into the unit. As requested, you will train and communicate process technology and technical information to plant personnel. You will lead and contribute as required in root cause investigations for unplanned events per site and unit guidelines and requirements. You will lead and support targeted process and productivity improvement teams. You will understand and apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) technology. You will understand and close unit asset utilization operational performance gaps. You will maintain a personal development plan with guidance from leadership to continuously learn and develop. You will lead and support troubleshooting process issues including DCS alarms, logic, and control issues, collaborating closely with operations and controls personnel.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Engineering.
5+ years of engineering experience in a chemical processing or manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting, optimizing, and supporting DCS-based control strategies as part of daily operations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.
Experience with Honeywell, Emerson, Yokogawa, or similar industrial DCS platforms.
Process Safety Management (PSM) experience.
Experience with FEED process.
Experience with Data Historian platforms.

Responsibilities

Understand the unit’s technology, equipment and process control, providing subject matter expertise to the unit.
Work with other technical roles and plant personnel to meet business and plant goals.
Support and follows the work process and standard work practices required by the site and unit.
Ensure the required operating discipline, best practices and technology is implemented to optimize and improve unit performance and production.
Improve unit operating discipline and plant operating procedures.
Implement Management of Change (MOC) as necessary.
Assist in troubleshooting and facilitates training of operating personnel in trouble shooting skills.
Network with reliability, maintenance and improvement engineers to resolve issues, identify improvement opportunities, and leverage technology and best practices into the unit.
As requested, train and communicate process technology and technical information to plant personnel.
Lead and contribute as required in root cause investigations for unplanned events per site and unit guidelines and requirements.
Lead and support targeted process and productivity improvement teams.
Understand and apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) technology.
Understand and close unit asset utilization operational performance gaps.
Maintain a personal development plan with guidance from leadership to continuously learn and develop.
Lead and support troubleshooting process issues including DCS alarms, logic, and control issues, collaborating closely with operations and controls personnel.