What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer II position at Hunt Consolidated?
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Operations Support:
- Perform process monitoring on day-to-day operations.
- Identify and troubleshoot process limitations/problems and lead in resolution.
- Follow trends in operational data and identify potential problems in early stages, communicate suspicions and work toward avoidance resolution.
- Assist Operations in unit or system start up, shutdown and preparations for equipment maintenance.
- Reduce the cost of existing processes through energy conservation, unit optimization, etc.
- Identify needed design or operational changes to maintain effectiveness of the processes.
- Advise Management of operational changes needed to achieve process goals and requirements.
- Perform PSM functions including HAZOP participation, resolution of HAZOP recommendations, MOC preparation and review.
- Assist Operational Specialist in performance of their duties.
- Assist Operations in development of unit and system procedures.
- Assist Operations and Mechanical personnel in resolution of issues they encounter.
- Assist in training, especially the technical aspects, of the processes.
Process Improvement:
- Identify changes that are needed to improve the safety, reliability, profitability, etc. of process units or systems
- Develop and design attractive process unit or system changes.
- Prepare MOC's and obtain support and/or funding for changes
- Assist in commissioning and troubleshooting of unit or system changes
- Assist in improvement of unit and system procedures
Process and/or System Technical Point Contact:
- Become aware of all environmental rules that apply to units and systems and assist in compliance to the rules and regulations.
- Assist Environmental, Health & Safety Department technically during maintenance of regulations and in development of new/or changing regulations
- Assist all other organization departments where technical assistance is required specific to the processes and systems.
- Functional in the use of engineering design/rating software.
Education and Experience
Minimum of Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from a four-year college or university. Three to six years related experience in a refining, chemical or related industry.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Valid driver's license.
Additional Information
Must have the following:
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Leadership and motivational skills for peers
- Self motivated with desire to learn and develop new skills
- Exhibit a "can do" attitude and spirit of cooperation
- Support management objectives
- Subject to periodic "on-call" duty and non-scheduled call-in
- Subject to periodic turnaround technical support including holidays and night shifts.
- This position requires the individual to be certified to use respiratory protection which includes: fresh air work requiring a tight-fitting full-face mask and a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) weighing up to 35 lbs. Conditions during use could be routine maintenance or operations activities, emergency rescue including in atmospheric concentrations that are immediately dangerous to life and health. Use of such a device requires sufficient pulmonary and respiratory health and prohibits, at any time in the course of work, facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with the facepiece valve function or other obstructions preventing an adequate facial fit.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules.)