Process Engineer

RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Kuantan; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is seeking engineers to provide process engineering expertise and support for safe, efficient unit operations.

You will perform process design and simulation to achieve orderly plant operations and lead long-term efficiency enhancements. Responsibilities include reviewing critical parameters, troubleshooting, and applying RCFA tools, while participating in HSSE initiatives and risk assessments (HAZOP, PHA, MOC, LOPA, What If, etc.).

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in chemical engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience for senior engineer; fresh graduates for junior engineer.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering expertise and support for safe, efficient unit operation.
• Perform process design and simulation to achieve orderly plant operations.
• Review critical plant parameters, investigate abnormalities, and drive corrective actions using RCFA tools.
• Develop and implement process optimization programs and document improvements.
• Perform material balance for plant modifications and coordinate with Operations for implementation.
• Contribute to HSSE initiatives and ensure safety integration in process design.
• Participate in risk assessment studies (HAZOP, PHA, MOC, LOPA, etc.).

Skills

Process engineering

Process design

Process simulation

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

RCFA

HAZOP

MIHITRAC

PSSR

PHA

MOC

LOPA

What If

Job description

Provide technical and engineering solution to maintain a safe and efficient unit operation.

Responsible for providing process engineering expertise and support and for performing process design and process simulation to achieve orderly and efficient plant operations. Also accountable for long-term enhancement of plant efficiency and capabilities..

Review/check critical plant parameters and highlight any abnormalities or plant process deviations including observations, troubleshooting action, corrective action and potential causes by adopting appropriate RCFA tools, reporting process and tracking of action closure

Review/check/trend plant daily critical Unit Consumption against Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and calculate/monitor against Variable Cost (VC) based on AOP Budget Price. Participate in developing yearly AOP for Unit Consumption and Variable Cost

Reports any unsafe conditions and potential environmental protection problem. To incorporate safety elements into process design. Participate in Risk Assessment study such as HAZOP, MIHITRAC, What If, PSSR, Punchlist, PHA, MOC, RCFA, LOPA etc..

Develop, design and implement improved process optimization programs. Also documentation of process optimization improvements.

Perform process design and material balance for plant modification or improvement projects

Investigate complex plant problems and develop/propose procedures and process modifications to address/solve such problems.

Ensure timely resolution of technical issues and problems, coordinate with Operations Section Manager in the Operations Department to ensure implementation of process improvement changes.

To participate, contribute and support the plant HSSE initiatives as necessary to ensure a safe workplace and involve in the area of Integrity Management.

QUALIFICATION

Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or any equivalent engineering discipline

Minimum 5 years relevant working experience for senior engineer role.

Fresh graduate for Junior Engineer.

Proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English (both written and spoken)

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Chemicals & Plastics Manufacturing 51-100 employees

RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is the sole PTA manufacturer in Malaysia with a capacity of 610 KTA. Located in the State of Pahang on the east coast of the Malaysian peninsula, the plant is situated at Gebeng Industrial Estate, about 25km from Kuantan and employs around 170 full-time employees.

RPCM employees have consistently striven to make substantial improvements to RPCM already competitive cost structure. This has resulted in RPCM delivering cutting edge performance over the years and has helped it retain its position as one of the most competitive PTA producers of South East Asia. We are confident that our talented workforce and superior technology will keep helping us move forward on the growth path and serve our customer and suppliers in a better manner.

RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is the sole PTA manufacturer in Malaysia with a capacity of 610 KTA. Located in the State of Pahang on the east coast of the Malaysian peninsula, the plant is situated at Gebeng Industrial Estate, about 25km from Kuantan and employs around 170 full-time employees.

RPCM employees have consistently striven to make substantial improvements to RPCM already competitive cost structure. This has resulted in RPCM delivering cutting edge performance over the years and has helped it retain its position as one of the most competitive PTA producers of South East Asia. We are confident that our talented workforce and superior technology will keep helping us move forward on the growth path and serve our customer and suppliers in a better manner.