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Plant Process Engineer

Contract to hire position

Contract: 3 Months

Onsite position in Saint James, LA, United States

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Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain required regulatory documentation (FDA, Food Safety, MOC, etc)
• Support in operating the plant safely, reliably and efficiently; maintain health, safety, environmental and regulatory compliance Meet/exceed company safety standards; provide HSE leadership to site technicians; actively champion life critical safety systems.
• Own key operating documents; maintain updated red-lines at all times; display detailed understanding of content and significance of each document
• Partner with Maintenance Center to execute predictive/preventive maintenance to eliminate failures/unplanned maintenance
• Utilize national purchasing agreements and frame agreements
• Perform process troubleshooting; make plant/process decisions to meet plant production needs; support in the resolution of technical and operational issues along with development of corrective and preventive actions
• Support, coordinate and manage operating permit reporting, monitoring and renewal requirements to ensure compliance with federal, state and local rules/regulations
• Pick up responsibilities of operations/maintenance supervision during their absence. This requires a high level of process knowledge and accountability.
• Own site efficiency program
• Lead root cause analyses
• Develop capital project scope, cost and schedule as assigned; assist in developing plant budget needs
• Set/maintain high housekeeping standards
• Lead site MOC program.
• Ensure operating rounds are completed each shift consistently and signed-off, actions are taken as required
• Support/lead normal maintenance and preventive maintenance activities along with the site maintenance supervisor
• Keep plant hazard analysis current; display thorough knowledge of possible hazards/associated safeguards
• Ensure GTs are understood, followed by plant staff
• Support/comply with all process safety management and risk management plan practices
• Develop cost/economic justification for capital projects; execute capital projects within time/budget requirements
• Understand, monitor, optimize operating costs within authorized budget
• Own Simon reliability incident reporting program
• Complete assigned action items from audits and other sources on time
• Assist with training new technicians
• Support/comply with all health, safety and environmental procedures as directed by local/corporate personnel, safety departments.
• Identify/implement opportunities to reduce costs; control overtime within established limits
• Provide candid constructive input to management decisions; actively support those decisions
• Ensure all incidents are reported, investigated and corrective actions are completed
• Provide regulatory training; maintain documentation of training of production technicians
• Identify/recommend process changes; implement plant projects, as required, to improve plant HSE, reliability, efficiency
• Ensure operating procedures are followed/updated as needed

Required Qualifications

• Process industry experience is preferred.
• Organized, effective at time management
• Ability to lead root cause analysis investigations
• Able to deliver/explain training material to operating personnel
• Ability to work extended hours/shift work as business needs dictate
• Bachelors degree in Engineering
• General understanding of accounting principles; ability to learn plant operating budget
• Display mechanical and electrical aptitude for equipment operation/troubleshooting
• Technical/working understanding of ASU plant process/equipment is preferred-Strong commitment to safety
• Strong communication, team leadership skills
• Trainable on Distributed Process Control (DCS) operation/troubleshooting
• Able to maintain a plant filing system and control of engineering documents
• Knowledge of steam systems and steam turbines is preferred.
• On call nights, weekends and holidays as required; occasional travel
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants (Process Safety Management, EPA regulations, FDA regulations, state/local regulations)
• Ability to read/red-line key operating documents