Process Engineer

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine and caustic soda – key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. Other OxyChem products include caustic potash, chlorinated organics, sodium silicates, chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium chloride. OxyChem's market position is among the top three producers in the United States for the principal products it manufactures and markets. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

Primary Function

This position is part of the leadership team at Chicago Silicates while collaborating and supporting the other silicate sites.  The position fulfills its responsibilities by performing engineering work with minimal supervision at a high level of expertise in the process, reliability, or project engineering disciplines.

Essential Functions

       Functions that must be performed in order to fulfill Primary Function stated above include:

Plant Engineer (Process and Reliability)

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products as our highest priority.
• Provides engineering support to the Chicago and other silicate sites.
• Support the plant in daily troubleshooting and provide engineering solutions to the problems.
• Become a Subject Matter Expert in an area needed.  As the expert, you will be the go to person for all of the silicate sites.
• Learn the process and equipment and be a technical resource for production. Work closely with Divisional Engineers and other members of Silicates Leadership to develop process improvements in the Division.
• Assist in the training and onboarding of new employees.  Be part of the qualification process for operators.
• Responsible for the organization and use of the Process Safety Information at the site.
• Responsible for updating the critical success factors monthly.
• Responsible for understanding the usage factors and other metrics.
• Provide technical expertise to reduce manufacturing costs and improve process reliability and product quality. Participate in the identification, design and implementation of equipment and process improvements, material of construction improvements, reliability improvements and efficiency and cost control improvements.
• Work with outside resources (R&D, contractors, corporate engineering, etc.) to meet plant issues and expectations.
• Uses the MOC process to execute changes which could include initiating, reviewing, and approving MOCs.
• Acts as an MOC Coordinator.
• Conducts operation and performance reviews of process equipment and makes recommendations for reducing operating costs and improving efficiencies.  Fully participates in the PIP program.
• Communicates oral and written technical documents, recommendations and other technical issues in a manner that is timely, concise, factual and thorough.
• Troubleshoots major/repetitive process equipment problems.
• Provides both process and detail design engineering on small, well-defined capital projects.
• Develops operating procedures in accordance with standards.
• Serves as trained and qualified backup for the Operation Supervisor.
• Conducts safety meetings, job observations, and planned inspections per requirements.  Facilitates and participates in RCFA meetings.
• Actively pursues methods to reduce waste generation.  Adheres to the guidelines of Oxy’s long range environmental plan.
• Manages the process safety program to comply with OSHA and ISO standards.
• Reviews all process engineering studies and investigations to ensure technical support is provided for plant concerns.
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