ENGINEER I

Formosa-Plastic

Baton Rouge (LA)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Disability insurance

Group life insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. is seeking an Engineer I in Baton Rouge, LA to support corrosion research and process integrity.

You will develop corrosion control strategies, maintain the CCD manual, and participate in PSM safety analyses and incident investigations. The role requires solid chemical or mechanical engineering knowledge, plus hands-on experience with corrosion mechanisms, material selection, and process design.

Qualifications

Bachelor (B.S.) or Masters (M.S.) in chemical/mechanical engineering.
Solid chemical or mechanical engineering knowledge, e.g. heat transfer, thermodynamics, unit operations, RD/RV sizing, piping or equipment specifications, LOPA or PHA reviews, chemical process design.

Responsibilities

Perform RBMI corrosion research work, including internal/external corrosion rate and mechanism evaluation.
Develop and maintain a corrosion control manual (CCD) and assess damage mechanisms.
Review and audit PSM operations and corrosion issues (MOC, PHA, accident investigations).
Analyze and propose improvements for corrosion/crack problems in the plant.
Provide direction to Operators on key parameters, operating instructions, and safety issues; coordinate with engineers.
Work with Maintenance/Contractor on capital projects and reliability priorities.
Conduct team investigations for plant incidents using root cause analysis and report findings with corrective actions.
Initiate MOCs or B-1 for PVC plant projects and assess project effectiveness.

Skills

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Unit operations

Piping design

LOPA/PHA reviews

Process design

Education

Bachelor (B.S.) or Masters (M.S.) in chemical/mechanical engineering

Job description

Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.

Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.

We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.

Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.

ENGINEER I

1. Education (Minimal Education Needed)

Bachelor (B.S.) or Masters (M.S.) in chemical/mechanical engineering.

2. Technical Skills Required To Perform This Job

Solid chemical or mechanical engineering knowledge, i.e. heat transfer, thermodynamics, unit operations, RD/RV sizing, piping or equipment specifications, LOPA or PHA reviews, chemical process design, etc.

3. Position Objective

Responsible for RBMI corrosion research, corrosion control manual, inspection and maintenance audit, leakage or VOC escape cause/root cause analysis, PSM operation and process corrosion problem analysis and improvement, etc., corrosion related analysis and evaluation operations to prevent corrosion-related Leakage and accidents occur.

Major Areas of Accountability

1. Perform RBMI corrosion research work , including internal / external corrosion rate,

corrosion mechanism, environmental cracks and other damage mechanism (ODM) evaluation and setting.

2. Develop and maintain a corrosion control manual (CCD). Perform damage mechanism assessment for inspection, maintenance and audit operations.

3. Review and audit of PSM operations and corrosion issues. Participate in the review and review of PSM operations and corrosion issues, such as management of change (MOC) , process hazard analysis (PHA) , accident investigation,etc.

4. Process corrosion problem analysis and improvement suggestions. Analyze and improve suggestions for corrosion/crack problems in the plant.

5. Provide direction to Operators on key parameters, plant operating instructions, preparation of equipment for Maintenance, process troubleshooting, operating plans, and safety issues; Work with engineers to ensure operating performance with established standards and assure compliance with such standards;

6. Work with Maintenance/Contractor for capital projects and assist in development of detailed scopes as needed for the areas;Manage reliability priorities to support maintenance excellence.

7. Conduct Team investigations for various plant incidents using root cause analysis approach, write investigation reports after Team has concluded investigation with appropriate corrective actions/recommendations, implement the execution of the recommendations, formal presentation of report to Safety Council Meeting from time to time.

8. Iniciate the MOCs or B-1 for various project in PVC plant. Assess project effectiveness and operational results, and implement diverse to co

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