Sr Production Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Production Engineer oversees distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors and serves as a technical resource for operations personnel. The role applies engineering expertise to optimize plant operations and implement and commission yield-improvement and cost-saving projects. It also participates in procedure development and review, operator training, and site qualification efforts. The position is accountable for campaign execution, operational performance, asset reliability and availability, expenses, product quality, business improvements, and maintenance and engineering planning. The engineer works closely with operations, technical advising, quality assurance, and engineering personnel to meet production and plant goals, support compliance, improve processes, and communicate technical information across the organization. The role reports to the Site Leader.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
- At least 5 years of work experience in an engineering role.
- Willingness to participate in the 24/7 production facility call-out policy when needed.
- Ability to function and communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.
Nice To Haves
- Honeywell Experion experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
- Supervise, develop, and manage the performance of CTLs.
- Be accountable for asset reliability and availability, unit programmed expenses, unit variable expenses such as energy and catalyst, chemical operations and optimization objectives, product quality, and business improvements.
- Plan and execute maintenance and engineering work.
- Understand campaign equipment operations and teach junior engineers and operations personnel.
- Keep plant utilities within budget and identify improvement projects.
- Work with the Operations Manager to provide data and chemical engineering support for product campaigns.
- Work with Technical Advising and plant personnel to optimize operations and meet plant goals.
- Coordinate with Quality Assurance personnel to ensure product specifications are met.
- Assist the Engineering Department in developing cost-effective projects to optimize production and minimize working capital.
- Develop procedures for current and future production.
- Prepare and enhance operating instructions.
- Troubleshoot plant operations when actual performance differs from expected performance.
- Prepare campaign reports, including mass balances, process data analysis, and de-bottlenecking proposals.
- Complete monthly reports.
- Ensure compliance with applicable internal and external requirements, including HSE, process safety, Management of Change, mechanical integrity, compliance reporting, and action-item closure.
- Develop and maintain campaign-specific schedules to meet production demand.
- Work with plant personnel, technical advisors, and data analysis resources to ensure campaigns run efficiently.
- Work with operators in the field to identify process and safety improvements.
- Communicate technical information and issues to plant personnel at all organizational levels as needed.
- Optimize processes to minimize or cost-effectively dispose of water and organic waste generated by projects.
- Lead quarterly improvement meetings with Technical Advising personnel for main projects.
- Lead pre-campaign meetings before start-up to discuss project execution.
- Perform additional assigned duties and continue developing in alignment with the Company's core values, competencies, and skills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
