Koch Industries

Senior Process Engineer

Koch Industries$130K — $180K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering (or higher)
  • 8+ years in refining or chemical processing industry
  • Experience with industrial process equipment (e.g., pumps, compressors, heat exchangers)
  • Understanding of process control fundamentals
  • Experience with process design and project management functions
  • Familiarity with simulation software and hydraulic calculations

Responsibilities

  • Lead process design for capital projects
  • Deliver innovative experiments and process optimizations
  • Troubleshoot production processes using Root Cause Analysis
  • Build collaborative relationships across teams
  • Participate in the site's Process Safety Management execution
  • Provide technical support to plant operations
  • Stay current on industry trends and innovations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance, ADD, and disability benefits
  • Retirement planning options
  • Paid vacation and time off
  • Educational assistance
  • Family-oriented benefits including paid parental leave and adoption assistance
Full Job Description
Your Job

As a Senior Process Engineer , you are a member of the Process Technology & Project Development team.

What You Will Do

  • Lead process design for capital projects
  • Deliver innovative experiments and process optimizations to improve site competitiveness
  • Troubleshoot production processes and apply Root Cause Analysis methodologies
  • Build strong collaborative relationships with other teams and leaders across the site and the business
  • Actively participate in the site's PSM execution (MOC Process, PSSR, PSI, PHA, MI, etc.)
  • Provide process engineering and technical support to plant operations for production units on site
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, learnings and innovations to advance the business strategy
  • Utilize interpersonal skills to contribute positively in a team-oriented environment
  • Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Have a commitment to ongoing learning and development of new skills


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher of Science in Chemical Engineering
  • Eight (8) years or more of experience in the refining or chemical processing industry
  • Experience with common industrial process equipment (pumps, compressors, fractionators, heat exchangers, fired process equipment and how they work, including optimization/troubleshooting)
  • Experience with process control fundamentals
  • Experience with project support, including Process Design experience with project management functions (including option selection , economic evaluations, process design basis, P&ID's, commissioning, and project closeout)
  • Experience working with simulation software and hydraulic calculations


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Ten ( 10 ) years or more of experience in the refinery or chemical processing industry
  • Experience with refinery economics and how to apply to project analysis
  • Experience with agile project and experiment execution
  • Layer of Protection Analysis/Quantitative Risk Analysis/Process Hazard Analysis engineering experience
  • Experience with API 520/521 Relief Design standards
  • Experience with process support for Turnaround events (procedures, chemical cleaning, catalyst selection and loading)


For this role, we anticipate paying $130,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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