Senior Process Support Engineer

Land

USA

Ort

USA

Ort des Arbeitsplatzes

PORT ARTHUR-PORT ARTHUR REFINERY(TX-USA)

Unternehmen des Arbeitgebers

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.

Domain

Operations

Art des Auftrags

Unbefristeter Vertrag

Erfahrung

Mindestens 6 Jahre

Profil der Bewerberin/des Bewerbers

• Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering and/or min. 5 years experience, preferably on Ethane Cracking or Naphtha Steam Cracking
• Chemical Engineering knowledge: heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, chemistry, chemical reactions, thermodynamics, filtration, corrosion control, oil-water emulsions
• Interpersonal and effective communication skills, demonstrate authonomy and self-driven
• Good problem solving skills, good physical fitness required for access on/into towers, vessels, and other process equipment
• Work nights, weekends and holidays during turnarounds or other special circumstances when 24-hour technical coverage is needed

Aktivitäten

• Lead the Process Optimization- of the assigned units, evaluate economics to determine profitable modes of unit operation with Operations, Refining Supply & Trading Organization (RSTO) and Planning & Economics (P&E). Minimize the specific operating cost ($/bbl) of chemicals, catalyst and energy (steam, fuel gas). Manage deactivation and fouling rates to meet maintenance & turnaround cycles. Supervise chemical treatment programs. Organize monthly and/or quarterly technical review with chemical and catalyst suppliers on-site. Record and communicate his/her activities by means of regular process reports documents, troubleshooting/test-run reports and presentations at the Planning & Economics monthly meeting and Quarterly Management Review Meetings.
• Monitor the assigned units- Ensure compliance with Environmental permits, Operating window limits, Product Specifications, Catalyst and chemicals budget. Evaluate economics to determine profitable modes of unit operation with Operations and Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE).
• Support HSE- Environmental: on emissions calculations for reporting and Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) investigation of environmental events. Process Safety Management on primary loss of containment calculation, participate actively in Process Hazard Analysis, initiate and collaborate in Management of Change and provide input for Risk assessments. Health: by ensuring proper Safety Data Sheets review and validation is made before purchasing/introducing new chemicals. Maintain relief devices database.
• Operation excellence- make recommendations to Operations on daily basis and to P&E on weekly/monthly basis to ensure process conditions meet: 1- HSE constraints, 2- Availability target (long term sustainable operation), 3- Product on specification and 4- Profit target.
• INDustrial Availability Network- is the main interface with TotalEnergies’ Subject Matter Experts, Report KPIs, participate in surveys, benchmark and network meeting in representation of Port Arthur Platform.
• Troubleshooting- perform pressure surveys, temperature surveys, efficiency assessment to identify potential and actual problems, propose process conditions adjustments. Support Performance Control estimating the economic impact of slowdowns and unavailabilities.
• Mass Balance- Update spreadsheet for material balances, ensure orifice calculations reflect current operating conditions, request calibration or rearrange of meters if necessary, provide recommendations to correct mass/volume balance discrepancies.
• Unit models- Perform test-run and identify gap between actual unit performance and unit model output. Support unit model updates. Define with Performance Control the Linear Program unit constraints to be considered for Long-Term Plan, Budget, and monthly plan
• Contribute to Platform Availability target- support the initiatives of the area availability team, work closely with the Availability Coord. to implement recommendations from RCAs and Vulnerability studies. Support the corrosion specialist in the evaluation and mitigation of corrosion mechanisms.
• Turnaround and Major Maintenance - Verify assembly of process internals (distributors, trays, resin, filters) and justify turnaround extra work orders (EWO). Document finding and propose scope of work changes for next turnaround. Provide coverage for shutdown/startup off hours.
• Projects and Modifications- Identify, propose, justify and defend modification projects. Support capital project through all phases.
• Sampling and Analysis schedule- review on yearly basis the schedule with HSE, TotalEnergies' QA/QC laboratory and chemical vendors.
• Procurement- define technical specification for procurement of materials and services as: catalyst, resins, chemicals, gammascan, tracer studies, rental of process equipment in compliance with TOTAL purchasing rules. Perform the technical evaluation and ranking of offers.
• Ensure the refinery quality, safety, cost control culture and energy efficiency committment are carried out in daily activities.

Kontext & Umgebung

Technical process support to assigned unit(s) Respond to unit upsets and offer recommendations during off hours and holidays

Zusätzliche Informationen

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.