Process Engineering And Projects

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited; Vadodara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited in Vadodara seeks a seasoned process engineer to drive development of new industrial processes and prepare Basic Engineering Packages. You will design plants/equipment, perform simulations, prepare PFDs and heat and material balances, and support transfer to production.

Strong collaboration with project teams and ability to troubleshoot and optimize capacity, energy efficiency and safety.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering required.
• ME/MTech in Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; strong problem solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop process engineering of new feasible industrial processes.
• Prepare Basic Engineering Package incl. PFDs and Heat & Material Balances.

Skills

Process engineering

PFD & P&ID

Process simulations

Equipment sizing

Troubleshooting

Energy efficiency

Batch/Scale-up

Tech transfer

Education

BE/B.Tech Chemical Engineering

M.E./M.Tech Chemical Engineering

Tools

PFD & P&ID

Job description

• He is responsible for developing process engineering of new industrial processes.
• Develop Basic Engineering Package.
• Designing new process plants/equipment or modifying existing ones.
• Provide information throughout the various proposal, engineering and construction phases to the proposal and project teams with regard to all aspects of Process Engineering.
• Perform process simulations and develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFD's) and Heat and Material Balances
• Develop sizing information for Process Equipment (compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, distillation columns, separators, reactors, etc.) and provide information in the form of equipment data sheets.
• Provide technical support to speciality Plant in smooth running of plant covering maximum capacity utilization, improvement in raw material efficiencies, energy efficiencies, improving quality, environment, health & safety aspects.
• Collecting data required to make improvements and/or modifications.
• Overseeing the commissioning/construction of new plants.
• Investigating and troubleshooting plant/process problems.
• Ensuring that equipment works to its specification and to appropriate capacities.

Prinicipal job accoutabilities

Accountabilities

Major Activities

Key Performance Indicators

Responsible for developing process engineering of new industrial feasible processes. Based on the Technology Transfer Package, develop the process Flow Diagrams, Develop Heat and Material Balances, Develop P & I diagrams. Prepare process data sheets and instrument data sheets. Develop utility summary. Prepare equipment layout. Prepare enquiry documents for package items. Witness the demonstration batches along with tech transfer department and improvise the process based on observations Prepare Batch manufacturing report. Monitor plant test trials and report deviations and solve the scale-up problems. Perform process simulations and develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFD's) and. Develop sizing information for Process Equipment (compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, distillation columns, separators, reactors, etc.) and provide information in the form of equipment data sheets. Carry out simulation studies for design of distillation columns, heat exchangers etc. Develop control logics and interlock logic. Prepare complete Basic Engineering Package for the particular project. 14) Help in preparing detail engineering package with the detail engineering contractor No. of projects successfully commercialized with the developed Basic and Detail Engineering Package

Provide technical support to speciality Plant in smooth running of plant covering maximum capacity utilization, improvement in raw material efficiencies, energy efficiencies, improving quality, environment, health & safety aspects Root cause analysis of failures. Troubleshooting. Identifying opportunities and need for process and plant up-gradation, in the areas of capacity enhancement, quality improvement, energy efficiency, material efficiency, by-product recoveries, emission reduction, reducing recurring failures & interruptions, increasing equipment life, manpower rationalization, improving safety, HAZOP studies, Energy Audit and Conservation, overall cost reduction etc. Providing innovative technical solutions to achieve operational excellence of the plants and processes. Preparing Plant and process up-gradation schemes, implementation, providing commissioning assistance and performance trials. Reduction in no. of plant interruptions, reduction in customer complaints, reduction in overall operating expenditure. Increase in plant capacity. Improvement in raw material efficiency, equipment life, process safety.

Skills and academic qualifications

Educational Qualifications

B.E./B.Tech. Chemical Engineering

Preferred Qualification -

M.E./M.Tech. Chemical Engineering

Functional Skills

Functional Skills Required -

Ability to work independently and as a team member; excellent interpersonal skills, communication, sound judgment, tact, discretion, organizational problem analysis and problem solving skills; highly motivated and self-directed. Stretchable and Flexi

Technical Skills required -

Demonstrated ability to integrate the developed technology with commercial plant. Ability to assimilate and understand scientific and technological issues. Thorough understanding of process engineering and various chemical processes.

Behavioural/Leadership Skills required -

Creating and communicating strategic vision and direction in technical aspects, change agent, technical manpower management and development, strategic decision making, organizational understanding, industry and global perspective.

• Behavioural/Leadership Skills required -

  Creating and communicating strategic vision and direction in technical aspects, change agent, technical manpower management and development, strategic decision making, organizational understanding, industry and global perspective.