Sr. Production Engineer

Job Summary:

The Sr. Production Engineer opportunity will manage production support engineering for a specific product or group of products and plays a vital role in TPC's manufacturing success. The successful candidate will interface with design, process, test and reliabilityengineering to solve problems, sustain products with cost reduction, and yield improvements.

Job Roles:

• Provides production support engineering for a specific product or group of products after transfer from design to high volume production.
• Interfaces with design, process, test and reliabilityengineering to solve problems.
• Sustains products with cost reduction and yield improvements.
• Performs all conventional aspects of engineering work.
• Monitor daily operations, production rates and product quality.
• In collaboration with Process Control, develop process control strategy, maintain DCS code, and ensure that DCS data is maintained.
• Network with other Engineers internal and external to the company; leverage and share plant improvement learnings.
• Identify and evaluate EH&S risks.
• Perform incident investigations and participates in root cause analysis teams.
• Calculate final spill and release amounts.
• Work with Operations personnel on operating procedures to ensure they are valid and up to date.
• Communicate technical information and issues to plant personnel and leadership.
• Evaluates feasibility and economics of proposed projects.
• Resolves existing or potential production problems which are complex. 

Education, Licensure, and Experience: 

• Completion of an undergraduatedegree in Chemical Engineering
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in relevant Petrochemical and/or Refining which includes experience in Reactor/Distillation/Heat transfer

Role Specific Knowledge:

• A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.   
• Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Demonstrates ability to drive projects and teams to maximum productivity and completion.
• Demonstrates excellence in troubleshooting operating and maintenance issues, and formulating effective preventive strategies.
• Demonstrates ability to assimilate information and draw conclusions that are different from others and are likely to lead to operational success if implemented.
• Expertise and leadership in root cause failure analysis and preventive strategies.
• Demonstrates track record of mentoring and developing other people.
• Demonstrated support of business goals, company direction and policy decisions.
• Sets the example for others in areas of technical knowledge, productivity, initiative, and leadership in core values such as safety, environmental compliance, ethics and respectful treatment of people.
• Interest in process management as a career goal.
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