Job Summary
Do you want to be challenged by solving complex problems, troubleshooting refinery operations, and optimizing process units? How about creating meaningful change within the refinery process units?
As a process engineer you'll be responsible for proactively identifying problems and developing solutions with a goal of maximizing on unit stream time and optimizing unit economics in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Safety
- Ensure that units are operated safely and employees comply with all safety procedures and standards.
- Participate in unit HazOps.
- Help the unit supervisor ensure that all incidents and near misses are reported.
- Participate in yearly certification of SOPs. (Supervisor / Operator/ Safety Responsibility.)
- Lead and/or participate in assigned incident investigations.
- Ensure completion of assigned HazOp recommendations
- Ensure completion of assigned incident recommendations.
- Ensure MOCs are in place and that PSSR and training is completed for all process changes.
- Ensure that Safety Walk Throughs are completed for all turnarounds.
- Support completion of recommendations from the PSM Audit.
Administration of Operations Personnel
- Assist in the development and implementation of unit specific training for Operations as requested by the Training Department or Unit Supervisor.
- Support the development of Red Tag training for emergency SOPs.
Unit Operations
- Monitor unit performance and be available by phone to discuss operator questions and concerns.
- Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues.
- Participate and be proficient in unit start-ups and shut downs
- Attend morning and afternoon daily operations meetings and the 11 AM daily maintenance meeting as needed.
- Fill out end of month end inventory for catalyst.
- Fill in for Unit Operations Supervisor on their Friday’s off
Engineering
- Submit a Unit Incident Log every month to the Process Lead for LPO analysis.
- Write operational reports for major events like shutdowns and catalyst change-outs.
- Prepare summary report for monthly review with Management (Unit Optimization Meeting).
- Provide data to technology suppliers, catalyst vendors, etc. Coordinate periodic meetings to review with Management.
- Maintain and improve unit mass balances.
- Support Unit Supervisor in maintaining SOPs.
- Improve and maintain P&IDs.
- Support major capital projects
- Identify projects to improve performance and eliminate bottlenecks. Scope project for handoff to project engineering.
- Submit Work List every month to the Process Lead.
- Support other engineers as needed.
- Identify with Process Lead / Technical Manager appropriate training to develop skills.
- Develop and keep unit PI screens up to date.
Turnarounds
- Ensure all TAR work is complete and correct.
- Develop shutdown and start-up times.
- Review the start-up and shutdown SOPs and ensure that they are adequate for the TAR.
- Develop long lead time and critical path items for each unit during TAR.
- Write the MOCs for the TAR unless projects are specifically assigned to Project Engineering.
- Maintain the TAR lists for the unit. (Supervisor / Engineer)
- Write work requests in Maximo for TA work and give it a TA designation.
- Develop loading diagrams and oversee catalyst loading.
- Write TAR reports.
Education and Experience Requirements
- BS in Chemical Engineering
Preferred Experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in process engineering or a strong background and experience in petroleum refining.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements
- Self-directed
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Actively works to improve areas of responsibility
- Works constructively with a wide variety of personality and skill sets
- Effectively manages the challenges of a changing and improving work environment
- Produces results