Company:

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees are empowered to make a difference?

Job title

Process Engineer

Grade

34-35 (commensurate with experience)

Location

Carson, California

Closing date

July 21, 2023

Organizational Context and Job Purpose

INEOS Organization: INEOS is a world class chemical company whose products touch every aspect of modern day life. Our company is comprised of 36 businesses with 194 sites in 29 countries throughout the world.We also have interests in consumer brands and sports on a global level. INEOS Olefins and Polymers (O&P) USA is a significant entity as part of the INEOS group of companies.

Safety is our number one core value. We also take pride in our culture of diversity, inclusion, sustainability and giving to the communities in which we live. To learn more about our company and the story of our heritage, go to www.ineos.com.

Business Context: The O&P USA business includes the product lines Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Polypropylene and Polyethylene. Manufacturing sites include Chocolate Bayou Works (Alvin, TX), Battleground Manufacturing Complex (La Porte, TX), and Carson, (Carson, CA), with a division office in League City, TX.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Demonstrate safety and environmental leadership: strive to improve the safety and environmental performance of the unit; participate in Site SHE initiatives and programs including Process Safety Management through PHAs, MOCs, incident investigations and operator training.
Demonstrate a cross-functional technical understanding of the polyolefin business.
Provide process and project engineering expertise.
Able to size and specify process equipment, instruments and piping components
Employ strong organizational skills in completing process deliverables and documentation
Acquire, assess and award vendor bids for projects and unit needs effectively
Possess strong basic chemical engineering knowledge in areas such as catalysis, reaction kinetics, adsorption, absorption, filtration, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and process controls.
Demonstrate ability to interpret engineering standards and incorporate to improve unit operations.
Act as the technical leader for small to mid-size projects.
Provide leadership role in developing and improving site operations and reliability.
Identify areas for improvements and champion ways to create value and reduce costs.
Help troubleshoot process issues and support plant needs.
Lead the design of small capital projects. Ensure their delivery and implementation.
Ensure acquisition and sharing of best practices within INEOS O&P USA.
Interact with site Maintenance and Operations teams to support efforts to drive higher equipment utilization.
Interface with the O&P Technical Service and Development team to bring new products formulations to production.
Create connectivity (internal and external) to leverage internal knowledge for problems.
Record production data for resource management and benchmarking of production/reliability performance.
Track key process and quality measures for unit operations and recommend corrective actions.
The ability to work with a cross functional group to successfully resolve operational challenges, develop and implement new technology and/or products into the polyolefin processes using data oriented problem solving tools.

Skills & Knowledge Required

Education/Experience/Skills/Competencies

BS Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field required
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in petro-chemical, refining or manufacturing; 5+ years preferred

The successful candidate should have:

A strong drive, sense of urgency, and problem-solving abilities will be critical for the success of this individual. The ability to work across all disciplines and throughout all levels of the organization in a persuasive and credible manner is necessary.

Key skills and competencies:

Innovative and technically astute - understands what is required to deliver project and achieve business objectives.
Problem solving and prioritization
Act wisely within the organization and team to achieve them.
Environmentally aware - Understands the competitive environment and relative values of alternative technology options
Familiarity with basis statistical analysis and strong competencies with MS Excel.
Displays strong technical skills and knowledge as required in the polyolefin process technologies.
Able to work and influence in a project mode

Behavioral skills

Strong work ethic. Dedicated and willing to work the hours needed to accomplish a task.
Ability to prioritize work – ensure the important items are done
Strong planning and organizational skills
Impact and influence, able to persuade others to a particular course of action
Ability to manage interfaces with other internal and external groups
Possess an aptitude to deliver process training to others.
Comfortable and effective with communicating to ALL levels in the organization as well as large outside audiences.

Since the nature of technical support includes troubleshooting unexpected problems or upsets, the person for this job must be able to work long hours that can extend into nights and/or weekends if the need arises. In addition, some shift work will be expected on an occasional basis for items such as training, troubleshooting, or project commissioning.

Physical Requirements

The process engineer must be able to work in a variety of environments that include both fieldwork and deskwork. Minimum requirements include:

Maintaining constant awareness of personal safety and the safety of all other personnel. This includes knowledge of unit operation, procedures, and rules.
Being able to work in a safety sensitive environment that includes large rotating equipment and hazardous chemicals.
The manufacturing facility is located inside a 3rd Party Refinery in the Los Angeles Basin. As such, the process engineer must be able to withstand both high temperatures while wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment.

In addition, the engineer must be comfortable working in a loud or dusty environment that could include exposure to fumes / odors or vibration from surrounding equipment.

Being able to ascend and descend a barrel ladder with continuous vertical length of up to 35 feet.
Being able to climb and descend stairs up to a total structure height of 200 feet.
Being physically able to wear and navigate through the unit with a respirator if needed.
Being able to pick up a 50 lb object such as a fire extinguisher or a large book/binder.
Being able to work at a desk and operate routine items such as a computer and calculator.

Pay: $110,481.00 - $197,525.00 per year

(Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.)

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.