Process Engineer

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day process engineering support for refinery units to ensure safe reliable and efficient operations.
• Monitor unit performance analyze operating data and identify opportunities for process optimization and improved throughput.
• Troubleshoot operational issues process upsets and equipment performance concerns to minimize downtime and improve unit reliability.
• Partner closely with operations maintenance reliability and process control teams to resolve plant issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support refinery process improvement initiatives debottlenecking efforts and operational optimization projects.
• Conduct root cause analysis for recurring operational and process-related issues.
• Review and update operating procedures process documentation and engineering recommendations.
• Support field activities including unit walkdowns equipment reviews instrumentation verification and startup/shutdown support.
• Assist with Management of Change (MOC) process safety initiatives and refinery compliance activities.
• Participate in refinery performance reviews operational meetings and continuous improvement initiatives.

Preferred Unit Experience

• Hydrotreating
• Reforming
• Distillation
• Utilities systems
• Boilers
• Boiler Feed Water (BFW) systems
• Wastewater treatment
• Sulfur recovery or treating systems

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 5 years of refinery process engineering experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of refinery operations process engineering fundamentals and unit optimization.
• Experience troubleshooting refinery process and operational issues in a live plant environment.
• Familiarity with refinery process data analysis process monitoring and operational improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in both field and office/control room environments.
• Experience supporting process safety MOC and refinery operational excellence initiatives is a plus.

Work Environment & Schedule

• Onsite role based in Big Spring TX.
• Combination of office control room and field-based refinery activities.
• Standard refinery work schedule with flexibility based on operational and turnaround needs.