Engineer I-Early Career Development, Chemical

What you will do

Technical Assistance

• Evaluates new technologies, implements process changes and develops systems to reduce operating costs, increase production and improve quality.
• Leads the technical process for operating areas to solve equipment and process-related problems.
• Provides support data for all reports and performance updates.
• Data analysis to reduce variability or improve performance
• Reviews production schedules and suggests modifications for reduced downtime and/or changeovers where applicable.
• Assists with designing solutions to eliminate equipment failures and process instabilities.
• Writes procedures, trains operators, and monitors compliance with quality procedures.
• Organizes shutdown schedules for operations where applicable.

Process Improvement

• Develops working knowledge of all process areas in areas including process flow, operator responsibility, major quality attributes, and areas for improvement.
• Initiates conducts and documents results of process trials to improve productivity and/or quality.
• Assists with proposals to justify capital expenditures, help manages technical aspects and assist with coordination of start-up of capital projects.
• Recommends and implements process improvements or chemical changes to improve the overall operation where applicable.
• Assists with data collection for justification of capital expenditures and coordination of start-ups.
• Conducts crew training in new process equipment or chemical additives.
• Monitors process variables and recommends changes in operation for improved performance.
• Optimizes process by identifying and eliminating root causes of process variations.

Leadership

• Participates in the development of less experienced engineers.
• Provides crew supervision during trials or upset conditions to ensure the trial plans are properly executed.

Key Competences and Attributes

• Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions.
• Taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.
• Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful.
• Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas, and implementing solutions.