Process Engineer

Job Summary:

Engineers perform a variety of technical support work for the refinery operating units including crude fractionation, reforming, alkylation, hydrotreating, amine treating, and other processing units. Technical support also includes evaluation of catalyst and licensing proposals, development of process designs, and startup and turnaround support.

Principal Accountabilities:

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS

- Ensure Safety, Environmental Compliance, Reliability, and Operating Excellence throughout the Refinery.

- Interpret, summarize, and present results of data analysis in monitoring operating unit performance, troubleshooting equipment operation, evaluating catalyst performance, and recommending operating guidelines and process improvements.

- Work as a team with unit operators and supervisors for assigned areas of the refinery to troubleshoot problems and improve operations.

- Administer plant performance tests runs as required.

- Participate in conceptual design studies in support of unit re-vamp or de-bottleneck.

- Assist in development of process design packages and perform process design work for engineering design packages.

- Interact with outside consultants and vendors to improve the unit operation or solve problems.

- Run models to simulate various processes.

- Generate heat and material balances and stream data.

- Develop new designs and ratings of major pieces of equipment: heat exchangers, vessels, distillation columns, etc.

- Provide follow-up work as needed to support project development and executions.

- Coordinate work with other departments in the refinery including Mechanical Design and Maintenance.

- Participate in plant shutdown, startup, and turnaround assistance, including equipment process inspections, catalyst loading and sulfiding, start-up, and plant performance.

Educational Experience:

- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering required.

Work and Skills Experience:

- Minimum three years process engineering experience in petrochemical industry required.

- Must have basic knowledge of process design tools and process simulators, heat exchanger design tools, etc.

- Must have some knowledge of how to size and specify a variety of unit operations: heat exchangers, vessels, distillation columns, etc.

- Must have basic understanding of how equipment in the field functions and overall plant operation.

- Must be able to communicate well with internal clients and represent Western Refining in dealing with vendors, contractors, and suppliers.

- Ability to communicate well with teammates and managers during project and tech service work is required.

- Ability to plan, schedule, and manage multiple work activities to meet customer needs and expectations is required.

- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment with a variety of technical, finance and support groups.

- Demonstrate strong customer service skills and a collaborative approach to problem solving.

 

Physical Requirements:

1. Seeing: Must be able to read reports and use computer.
2. Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co-workers.
3. Talking: Must be able to express and exchange ideas by means of spoken words.
4. Sitting: Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
5. Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must be able to stand and walk distances of up to ¼ mile.
6. Bending/Reaching/Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: Must be able to bend, reach, stoop
7. Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Major portions of daily work require application of manual skills involving motor coordination and finger dexterity.
8. The employee will be required to lift and carry a 20 pound file box from a floor to shoulder height
9. This is a safety sensitive position: will have to pass a physical fitness test, drug screening, and background check. In addition, they will be subject to random drug testing. 
10. Must comply with OSHA Respiratory Protection guidelines and the company respiratory protection program which includes a medical evaluation and fit test to determine the ability to wear a respirator. Must be able to don appropriate respiratory equipment to protect the employee whenever respirators are required.

 Work Environment

1. Work is typically performed inside a regular office in an oil refinery setting.
2. Some analysis and troubleshooting may require trips into the refinery setting. Proper PPE and training will be supplied and adherence to all safety and operational procedures will need to be followed.
3. Light exposure to electrical shock, bright or dim lighting, wet or humid conditions, and extreme heat (non-weather).
4. Light exposure to extreme heat and cold, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, and vibrations.
5. Light exposure to outdoor weather conditions including wind, rain, snow and heat.

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