Process Engineer (Chemical Plant)

Manfield Employment Services Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Process/Operation Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for optimizing processes and enhancing production capacity while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. You will lead projects that improve operational efficiency and manage capital expense projects from design to execution. This opportunity offers a chance to work in a collaborative environment, where your expertise will directly impact the success of innovative projects. If you are passionate about driving process improvements and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a chemical processing plant as a process/operation engineer.
• Familiarity with MOC systems and ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operating conditions and ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
• Lead process optimization and capacity improvement projects.

Skills

Process Optimization

Chemical Plant Operations

Troubleshooting

Lean Six Sigma

Project Management

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

HYSYS

Job description

• Setup and maintain operating conditions, guides, check sheets and logs sheets in collaboration with shift teams to ensure environment, health, safety, quality and productivity requirements are met
• Administration control and monitoring of DCS system, to ensure changes to DCS / SIS sequence and settings are properly documented. Alarm optimized to prevent nuisance alarm.
• Trouble shooting of production process and quality problem.
• Lead and support ASDM work, assigned by superior, including planning and certain work Instructions making to include various phases including push back, purge, LOTO, leak test, N2 replacement, flushing, filling and commissioning.

Process Improvement

• Responsible for process optimization and capacity improvement projects in the plant.
• Lead the operational MOC and ensure action plan related to the change has been implemented
• Implement cost reduction measures or projects to reduce the cost of production.
• In close cooperation with technical department members, support and implement new product / process plant trials.

Capital expense project (Capex management)

• Follow up of assigned capital expense project and related documentations including non-regular work, capex form, MOC form and risk assessment checksheet and obtain necessary approval.
• Carry out preliminary process design and identify potential hazards / risk.
• Liaise with Vendors for preliminary quotes, specification and drawings of the capital jobs
• Control the budget allocation and schedule for the capex project.
• Coordinator for project execution as the key contact between contractor and plant group (Shift team, maintenance department, QC department, EHS department).

Requirements:

• Experience as process/operation engineer in a chemical processing plant.
• Familiarity with Management of Change (MOC) systems and ISO standards (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001).
• Proficiency in process simulation tools (e.g., Aspen Plus, HYSYS).
• Strong understanding of chemical plant operations, unit processes, and thermodynamics.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma methodologies is a plus.
• Project management experience, SCEM and/or Water Efficiency Manager certified is a plus.

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Manfield Employment Services Pte Ltd
EA Licence No: 95C2823
Posting Personnel: Quennie Chen
EA Personnel Registration No: R1222837