Sr Process Engineer

Delek US • Big Spring, TX

19h

About The Position

Delek US Holdings is a boutique-sized diversified downstream energy company involved in petroleum refining and logistics. Their refineries in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have a combined crude capacity of 302,000 barrels per day, and their logistics business operates 720 miles of crude and product pipelines, a 600-mile crude oil gathering system, and storage tanks and terminals. The Sr Process Engineer uses an understanding of process fundamentals, process equipment, refinery practices, and specific technologies to ensure safe, environmentally friendly, reliable, and optimal refinery operation. This role coordinates and influences the achievement of these objectives utilizing data-driven critical thinking.

Requirements

• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree
• Six (6) or more years Process engineering experience in refining industry
• Understanding of process fundamentals
• Understanding of process equipment
• Understanding of refinery practices
• Understanding of specific technologies
• Process Engineering skills
• Fixed Equipment Operation knowledge
• Metallurgy knowledge
• Refining Processes Operation knowledge
• Unit Management skills
• Knowledge of Environmental Limits
• Refinery Economics understanding
• Personal Safety awareness
• Situational Awareness / Reporting skills
• Process Safety knowledge
• Safety Data Sheets knowledge
• Project / Turnaround Engagement skills
• Relationship Management skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication skills
• Influencing skills
• Critical Thinking skills
• Mentoring skills
• 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)

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 as you set and achieve goals
• highest bonus payouts in recent years

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees