Junior Process Controls Engineer

Job Description:

Our client has a petrochemical plant in the Beaumont, TX area that is seeking to fill a position for a Junior Advanced Process Control Engineer who has the technical expertise to support the design, configuration, implementation, and online performance assessment of the Regional APC applications. Assist operations in driving value from the application and keep the APC applications in a well-ordered state with high online time.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Advanced Control Applications (APC) in the assign processing units/site (s).
• Identify APC use opportunities and evaluate economic incentives.
• Develop, Design, Commission and Tune APC controllers.
• Build and implement inferential models where need be.
• Collaborate with Operation teams to develop the pre-APC baseline measurements of performance tobe used for evaluating the APC application performance and value.
• Central participant in the Analysis, Design, Revamping and Tuning of existing multivariableconstraint control applications.
• Lead the effort to drive value from APC applications use and maintain high availability of APCapplications along with APC models and tuning.
• Perform Post-Implementation Audit of APC performance and track ongoing APC performance.
• Participate on Six Sigma teams to evaluate and implement identified projects.
• Facilitate compliance with alarm system management policies and standards, for assigned processunits.
• Train operators on process control changes.
• Ensure that the activities are carried out to comply with the integrated management system.
• Essential functions require presence in the workplace on a regular basis and an ability to workextra hours if needed. If applicable, ability to work overtime may be needed to ensure requiredstaffing capacity to meet daily production objectives.
• Work collaboratively with team members with different backgrounds and perspectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree required; Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical, ElectricalEngineering, Mechanical or Equivalent Degree will be considered.
• 3 years of process control engineering experience with at least 3 years of Advanced Process Control experience in the petrochemical or refining industries.
• Experience with a commercial DCS system commonly used in the petrochemical or refining industries required.
• Must be proficient in use of Microsoft Office, Internet, E-mail, and other technical or business relevant applications.
• Preferred familiarity with either Emerson DeltaV and/or Foxboro I/A distributed control system (DCS) preferred. Other DCS will be considered.
• Preferred familiarity with Honeywell RMPCT APC controllers.Aspen DMC, DMCplus and DMC3 will be considered.
• MUST HAVE or be able to obtain TWIC card.

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