Sr Process Engineer

Delek • Big Spring, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The process engineer uses understanding of process fundamentals, process equipment, refinery practices, and specific technologies to ensure safe, environmentally friendly, reliable, and optimal refinery operation while coordinating and influencing the achievement of these objectives utilizing data driven critical thinking.

Requirements

• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Six (6) or more years Process engineering experience in refining industry (Required)
• Process Engineering
• Fixed Equipment Operation
• Metallurgy
• Refining Processes Operation
• Unit Management
• Environmental Limits
• Refinery Economics
• Personal Safety
• Situational Awareness / Reporting
• Process Safety
• Safety Data Sheets
• Project / Turnaround Engagement
• Relationship Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication
• Influencing
• Critical Thinking
• Mentoring
• Physical ability to work on and around industrial equipment, including climbing of stairs, ladders and in confined spaces
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, boots, hearing protection, respirator)

Nice To Haves

• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• No Licensure or Certification Required.

Responsibilities

• Trains, mentors and coaches less experienced process engineers (i.e., troubleshooting and optimization assistance for operations, process operations analysis, economic evaluation, etc.)
• Provides troubleshooting and optimization assistance for operations on complex units
• Conducts daily performance monitoring including mass balance, energy consumption, yields and “process unit health” performance indicators
• Generates, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates performance indicators and unit operations data for assigned units
• Evaluates catalyst usage and performance
• Analyze and identify short- and long-term process changes to improve unit(s) profitability and optimize efficiency
• Conducts process operations analysis and economic evaluation using simulation software
• Evaluates equipment design and process development to compromise between process requirements, economics, operator effectiveness and environment/safety objectives
• Presents basic sections of operator process training classes, approves process portions in Management of Change (MOC) development, perform process engineering duties in a process hazard analysis (PHAs) on simple units
• Develops and maintains critical cross-functional relationships (i.e., refinery economics, operations, lab, maintenance, etc.) to optimize unit performance to constraints
• Employs industry best practices and standards to compare actual operation to the intended process design with advantages and disadvantages

Benefits

• Up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start, with a vesting timeline of only one year
• Medical benefits that start on day one with a 30% premium rebate annually
• Access to the Calm app for FREE, which is used for meditation, stress management, and better sleep
• Additional annual incentives through performance management program
• Pay for performance culture
• High bonus payouts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior