Chemical Process Engineer – Refining & Optimization

Motiva Enterprises LLC; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Motiva Enterprises LLC is seeking a Process Engineer for the Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Texas. You will optimize, monitor, and improve refinery and chemical processes, analyze performance data, and implement solutions to enhance safety, energy efficiency, and reliability.

Collaboration with operations, maintenance, and business teams is essential to support capital projects and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 3+ years of relevant process engineering experience.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret process data, identify performance gaps, and implement effective solutions.
• Knowledge of process safety management principles, including hazard analysis, risk assessment, management of change, and safe operating practices.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve business and operational goals.
• 5+ years of relevant process engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support for assigned units and operational processes to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient performance.
• Conduct daily proactive monitoring of process conditions, equipment performance, and key operating parameters to identify optimization opportunities.
• Analyze operational data and trends to improve process efficiency, product quality, energy consumption, and overall unit profitability.
• Troubleshoot process upsets, equipment issues, and performance gaps, developing and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Support the design, implementation, startup, and optimization of equipment and systems, including distillation columns, reactors, and heat exchangers.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and technical teams to ensure alignment on production objectives, operational priorities, and process improvements.
• Participate in process improvement, debottlenecking, equipment upgrade, and plant modification projects to enhance unit performance and reliability.
• Perform process safety evaluations, hazard analyses, risk assessments, and management of change activities to ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, engineering calculations, operating guidelines, and technical reports to support operational excellence.
• Ensure process activities comply with environmental, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while supporting continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Process safety

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Motiva Enterprises LLC is seeking a Process Engineer for the Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Texas. You will optimize, monitor, and improve refinery and chemical processes, analyze performance data, and implement solutions to enhance safety, energy efficiency, and reliability.

Collaboration with operations, maintenance, and business teams is essential to support capital projects and continuous improvement.