Production Engineer

Braskem; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Life Insurance

Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Teladoc

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Braskem in La Porte, TX is seeking a Chemical Engineer to monitor and optimize key process variables while ensuring safety and environmental compliance. This role involves leading process improvements and collaborating with various teams.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and experience in the petrochemical industry. Benefits include medical, dental, and flexible work schedules.

Qualifications

• Chemical engineering experience with relevant experience in the petrochemical or chemical process industries.
• Self-motivated and able to contribute in a team environment.
• Ability to define problems and interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize operating unit key process variables.
• Develop and implement systems for improvement across several metrics.
• Lead root cause analysis to resolve process issues.

Skills

Process Safety Management (PSM)

Process simulation software (Aspen Plus/HYSYS)

Excellent communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Department & Location

Department: Production

Location: La Porte, TX

Travel Involved: 0-10%

Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize operating unit key process variables to drive process and product improvements while maintaining a strong safety and environmental compliance focus. Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption or provide training to less experienced engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement systems to improve and sustain value across health, safety, environment, production rates, equipment reliability, cost, and quality.
• Follow and direct day to day plant operations.
• Participate and/or lead Continuous Improvement teams and subteams.
• Develop initial scope and business case for improvement projects. Support Capital projects through the FEL process. Assist in developing commissioning and start-up procedures for new equipment.
• Lead root cause analysis studies to resolve plant process and equipment related issues.
• Provide technical data for Environmental events such as process leaks and ECAT tasks.
• Participate, lead, and approve MOCs and PSSRs.
• Participate in PHAs.
• Responsible for review and resolution of action items as a result of HES, ISO, Insurance audits, and PHA studies.
• Monitor intermediate and product analyses and statistical data.
• Assists in the investigation and resolution of customer complaints and nonconforming products.
• Develop, modify, and/or review operational procedures.
• Help coordinate and plan special product trials.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering with internship or other experience working as a chemical engineer with relevant experience in the petrochemical or chemical process industries.
• Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Knowledge of process simulation software such as Aspen Plus/HYSYS.
• Must be self-motivated, results oriented, and able to contribute in a team environment and establish work relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results.
• Excellent written and verbal communications and computer skills. Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Experience in a polymer production plant
• 2 years of experience

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Teladoc
• Wide range of voluntary benefits such as Pet Insurance, Legal, and ID Theft Insurance
• Flexible work schedules like 9/80 schedules for eligible team members

Employment Eligibility and Equal Opportunity Statement

Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States without the need for any type of sponsorship now or in the future. Braskem is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees according to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team.