Process Engineer

Job Summary
The Process Engineer will report to the Process Lead Engineer who is responsible for helping the process group proactively identify problems and develop 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.

Environmental


* Oversee and ensure compliance with NSPS Subpart QQQ Program Management, BWON, South David Sewer District (SDSD).   Including but not limited to, Semi-Annual Report requirements associated with Subpart QQQ, Annual TAB report with BWON...