Occidental Petroleum Corporation

OxyChem Process Engineer

Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required
  • 5 years of engineering experience in manufacturing preferred
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Willingness to work weekends and respond to callouts as needed
  • Physical ability to lift 40 lbs and perform required physical tasks

Responsibilities

  • Maintain safety and environmental protection as a top priority
  • Identify and implement process improvements for production optimization
  • Enhance safety and environmental safeguards
  • Provide engineering support for operational troubleshooting and testing
  • Coordinate capital project implementation with various departments
  • Assist in vendor evaluation and service provision for operations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Supportive work environment focused on safety
  • Engagement in sustainability initiatives
  • Team-oriented culture encouraging collaboration
Full Job Description
Process Engineer at our manufacturing plant located in Wichita, KS.

Essential Job Duties:
  • 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.
  • Identify, evaluate, develop, specify, justify, install, and start-up process improvements to increase production capacity, improve operating reliability, reduce manufacturing costs, reduce energy usage, conserve raw materials, improve product yields and improve product quality.
  • Participate in any opportunity to enhance safety, upgrade environmental safeguards, and provide for the overall optimization of process operation.
  • Provide ongoing engineering assistance to operations including troubleshooting of process operating problems, conducting special tests, developing reports, providing technical assistance as required and reporting of production status.
  • Provide coordination between the Production, Project, Maintenance and Corporate Engineering Departments regarding capital project implementation including preparation of capital project documentation.
  • Represent and/or assist production and engineering in matters of evaluation, selection, coordination and control of vendors supplying necessary operating services, consulting services, materials, equipment and other needs of operation.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required, with 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to read, write and speak in English
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.
  • Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.
  • Physical requirements - Must be able to lift 40 lbs, climb ladders and stairs. Walking, bending, stooping is required. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator. Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms.


Additional Desired Qualifications
  • Good working knowledge of SAP

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Learn more about Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Size
11,678 employees
Market Cap
$56.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$14.8 billion
Founded
1920
5 Year Trend
+20.7%
Revenue
$17.9 billion
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