Polymers Process Engineer — Safe, High-Impact Operations

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC; Alvin (TX); On-site; USD 91,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA in Alvin, TX is seeking a Process Engineer for polymers to optimize safe, reliable production of on-spec polymer products. You will apply engineering methods, perform calculations, and work with Operations, Maintenance, SHE and Reliability to support site priorities.

The role emphasizes process safety, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement through trouble-shooting, project support, and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to apply process engineering principles in chemical manufacturing or a comparable continuous-process environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of process safety management, environmental compliance, engineering calculations, process troubleshooting, and technical documentation.
• Ability to interpret process data, perform engineering calculations, evaluate operating risks, and develop technically sound recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor polymer process and product-quality performance trends and identify recurring deviations, constraints, efficiency losses, abnormal patterns, off-spec production, and operating risks that require engineering evaluation.
• Perform process engineering calculations and analyses, including mass and energy balances, reactor and extrusion performance evaluations, hydraulic checks, heat-transfer assessments and process simulations.
• Lead and/or support process and asset troubleshooting efforts.
• Maintain target operating windows, Safe Operating Limits, critical process parameters, and product-property control ranges; investigate deviations and recommend corrective actions that restore safe operation and on-spec production.
• Participate in PHAs, HAZOPs, LOPAs, MOCs, risk assessments, incident investigations, audits, and technical reviews with clear documentation of assumptions, risks, recommendations, and approvals.
• Own assigned process-safety, investigation, audit, and Management of Change action items through closure, ensuring technical quality and traceability.
• Provide process engineering input for startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, abnormal operating reviews, and temporary operating conditions when technical risk or operating-limit governance is involved.
• Provide timely process engineering calculations, technical bases, data evaluation, and root-cause support for environmental events, deviations, pellet or powder loss, venting and flaring events, waste generation, and permit compliance needs.
• Identify and support technically justified project improvements that strengthen overall Polymer performance in all areas.
• Provide process engineering support to capital and expense projects by defining process scope, technical basis, product-quality and operability impacts, commissioning and grade-qualification considerations, and performance-verification requirements.

Skills

Process engineering

Process safety

Environmental compliance

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA in Alvin, TX is seeking a Process Engineer for polymers to optimize safe, reliable production of on-spec polymer products. You will apply engineering methods, perform calculations, and work with Operations, Maintenance, SHE and Reliability to support site priorities.

The role emphasizes process safety, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement through trouble-shooting, project support, and technical documentation.