Process Engineer

Your Job

Koch Methanol, LLC.

is now hiring for a Process Engineer at our state-of-the-art methanol production facility in St.

James, LA.

This opportunity is perfect for early career professionals to build a career with Koch while broadening your engineering skillset through experience-based learning.

The role will help to guide automation & process optimization to ensure the facility is best-in-class in plant technology & operation.

The individual will evaluate, design, and implement process changes to increase plant efficiency, reliability & rate.

This includes involvement in front-end engineering studies, detailed engineering reviews & oversight during start-up.

This role will also provide priority support to the Operations Team by monitoring, troubleshooting, and developing solutions to keep the plant at peak performance.

Our Team

At Koch Methanol, we strive to be the partner of choice to our customers, employees, our customers & our community.

We are looking for individuals who are contribution motivated, driven by the ability to add value to existing systems & processes.

We want employees with a creative, entrepreneurial spirit to challenge the status-quo & drive transformational change.

What You Will Do



* Provide engineering support for the Operations Team by:

-Monitoring and optimizing process and equipment performance
-Identifying and resolving performance constraints
-Troubleshooting and developing solutions for operational issues



* Support the daily operation of site water treatment and utilities systems by providing oversight, troubleshooting, and guidance


* Generate & review process engineering scope of work to meet the current and future strategic production goals


* Provide subject matter expert (SME) oversight to changes proposed to the production process


* Work with the cross-functional site teams to execute ideas & site improvements


* Support plant operations team in troubleshooting to help resolve issues


* Contribute to the site's learning culture where ideas are welcomed, challenged & executed to drive continuous improvement


* Support the process controls team by bringing experience & creative solutions to plant troubleshooting


* Support project execution teams in developing scopes of work that create value for the site


* Review technical data & trends to provide expertise in solving daily issues


* Demonstrate & promote a commitment to safety & operational excellence

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (i.e., Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) with 1 years of relevant Process Engineering experience

What Will Put You Ahead



* 3+ years in the chemical manufacturing industry providing technical input to production processes


* 1+ years utilities plant experience

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.

This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value...