Senior Production Engineer — Distillation & Process Safety

TPC Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TPC Group in Houston, TX, seeks a Production Engineer to lead production support for a product line, interfacing with design, process, test and reliability teams to optimize safety, reliability, efficiency and cost.

The role emphasizes process safety, root cause analysis and mentoring, with after-hours support as needed. Candidates should have a chemical engineering degree and 7+ years in Petrochemical/refining environments, plus distillation experience and ASPEN modeling exposure.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
• Minimum 7+ years of Petrochemical or Refining experience.
• Experience with Distillation is required.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management is required.
• Will require after-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Manage production support engineering for a product or group after transfer to high volume production.
• Interface with design, process, test and reliability engineering to solve problems.
• Sustain products with cost reduction and yield improvements.
• Monitor daily operations, production rates and product quality.
• Develop process control strategy and maintain DCS code.

Skills

Petrochemical experience

Distillation knowledge

Root cause analysis

HSE awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

ASPEN modeling

Job description

TPC Group in Houston, TX, seeks a Production Engineer to lead production support for a product line, interfacing with design, process, test and reliability teams to optimize safety, reliability, efficiency and cost.

The role emphasizes process safety, root cause analysis and mentoring, with after-hours support as needed. Candidates should have a chemical engineering degree and 7+ years in Petrochemical/refining environments, plus distillation experience and ASPEN modeling exposure.