Sr Specialist I, Controls, Ferndale Refinery

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As a Sr Controls Specialist I, you will help ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations through advanced control and automation solutions. You will work both independently and with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain distributed control systems and industrial networks that optimize complex refinery processes. In this role, you’ll blend hands-on work with Honeywell control platforms, data-driven analysis, and continuous improvement to drive performance in a world-scale refining environment.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and support the refinery’s Honeywell-based distributed control systems (DCS) and Process Control Network (PCN) to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of refinery units.
• Design, implement, and refine control system solutions and architectures, including hardware, software, and network configurations, that meet safety, reliability, performance, and regulatory requirements.  Collaborate with capital project teams to ensure project designs meet requirements and are properly integrated with existing site systems.
• Lead and support control system modernization and improvement projects, including specification, configuration, testing, commissioning, and documentation of new or upgraded control assets.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, analyze, and provide direction to safely resolve PCN system problems within assigned areas of responsibility, respond to hardware and communications failures, participate in root cause analysis of failures and provide solutions to resolve any issues across hardware, software, and networks.
• Develop and maintain standards, practices, procedures, and documentation for process control, cybersecurity, and network administration within the control environment, ensuring alignment with company and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to collect and analyze process and control data, identify improvement opportunities, and implement optimized control and manufacturing methods.
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers and Operations to support Alarm Management efforts
• Maintain and support a variety of controls-related software applications, including DCS documentation database (Honeywell TRACE), communications drivers (OPC, Modbus), and Alarm management database.
• Share best practices and lessons learned across refineries and act as a subject matter resource on process control, DCS technologies, and engineering practices for colleagues and project teams.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 5%
  • Operate company vehicle on site premises and/or public roads up to 10%
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional duties.
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions.
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment
  • Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

• 4 or more years of experience working with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of field instrumentation, process control systems, or safety systems
• Intermediate or greater proficiency working with Honeywell DCS or comparable systems

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• 5 or more years of refinery or related industry experience
• Working knowledge of Honeywell DCS systems including C300 and Experion PKS, and industrial control systems hardware and software maintenance, migration, and upgrade strategies
• Experience driving continuous improvement in process control or manufacturing operations, including development of new methods, testing strategies, or quality procedures
• Demonstrated ability to complete complex assignments in a timely manner and meet project schedules and costs with minimal supervision
• Leader, self-starter, motivator, and mentor to team members, with a strong desire to learn, strengthen, and build skills in process control and network technology
• Strong written and verbal communication skills,