Senior Distillation & Hydrogenation Ops Engineer

System One; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

System One seeks a Senior Production Engineer for Port Arthur, TX, onsite. You will oversee distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors, lead campaigns, and optimize production processes to improve yield and reduce costs.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry with 10+ years in an engineering role, leadership experience, and hands-on experience with distillation, process troubleshooting, and batch processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry with plant production experience.
• 10+ years in an engineering role; some leadership/management experience.
• Experience with distillation, process troubleshooting, process controls, batch processing, heat & material balance.
• Preferred: Honeywell Experion and Microsoft Project.
• Willing to participate in 24/7 production call-out policy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operation of distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors.
• Serve as a technical resource for plant operations personnel.
• Apply technical skills to optimize plant operations, including yield improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Participate in procedure reviews, development, and operator training.
• Support site qualification efforts.
• Lead the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
• Understand and learn how equipment associated with campaigns operates.
• Collaborate with plant utilities and support the operations team with data and chemical engineering expertise.
• Work with technical advising and plant personnel to meet operational goals.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to ensure product specifications are met.
• Assist engineering in developing cost-effective projects to optimize production.
• Develop and update procedures and operating instructions for current and future production.
• Troubleshoot plant operations to resolve deviations from expected performance.
• Generate detailed reports including mass balances, process data analysis, and de-bottlenecking proposals.
• Develop and maintain campaign schedules to meet production demands.
• Ensure efficient campaign operations by collaborating with plant personnel and technical teams.
• Actively participate in process and safety improvement initiatives with field operators.
• Communicate technical issues across organizational levels.
• Help optimize waste disposition processes for cost reduction.
• Lead quarterly improvement meetings with technical advising personnel.
• Conduct pre-campaign meetings to prepare for project start-ups.

Skills

Distillation

Troubleshooting

Process controls

Batch processing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry

Tools

Honeywell Experion

Microsoft Project

Job description

System One seeks a Senior Production Engineer for Port Arthur, TX, onsite. You will oversee distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors, lead campaigns, and optimize production processes to improve yield and reduce costs.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry with 10+ years in an engineering role, leadership experience, and hands-on experience with distillation, process troubleshooting, and batch processing.