Chemicals

Engineering

Location:  East Texas

The Ideal Candidate:

5+to 7 years experience

Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

Process Analyzer Engineers in Engineering & Services Department, E&I,  provide process analyzer engineering technical support for plant operating and maintenance departments.  The engineers also provide process analyzer engineering support for capital projects including:
(1) definition of the process analyzer and sample system scope of project
(2) input to estimates, design and specification of equipment
(3) other needed capital project services.  Individuals in this role maintain expertise in assigned functional areas of process analyzers and sample systems.  The engineer also maintains corporate and site standards related to assigned functional areas, aligning these with PIP and other industry standards as applicable.

Job Responsibilities:
-Provide process analyzer engineering technical support, primarily for the Texas site, but for other sites as requested.
-Identify opportunities for improved process analyzers, sample systems, and on-line analytical services (e.g., quality, cost, reliability). 
-Maintain technical expertise in assigned functional areas of process analyzers and sample systems.
-Provide training to operating departments and Analyzer Mechanics related to assigned functional areas.
-Provide forecast cost and schedule estimates for capital and maintenance projects.
-Determine scope of work for process analyzer and sample system portion of projects.
-Provide engineering design and specifications to support procurement and construction activities for projects.
-Lead and/or participate on standards teams to develop standards and practices to be used for Eastman capital and maintenance projects.
-Interpret codes and standards related to functional areas of expertise. 
-Participate with E&I team members on improvement projects related to E&I processes.
-Provide on-call E&I support for plant operations.   
-Perform above duties with attention to safety in both work practices and design. 
-Perform above duties with a focus on team work and customer satisfaction.
-Prioritize work assignments based on the safety, environmental, regulatory, and economic value to Eastman.

Job Qualifications/Skills
- Process Analyzer Engineering and Project Management Skills, including:
Sample System Design and Maintenance Improvements, including all aspects delivering a representative sample to a process analyzer.
Process Analyzer Applications and Maintenance Improvements, with special emphasis on process gas chromatographs, process safety analyzers, and environmental monitoring.
-Ability to work effectively in a team environment with personnel from diverse backgrounds
-Ability to effectively handle a large volume of important or urgent issues in a timely manner.
-Ability to effectively self-manage a very demanding workload.
-Ability to effectively represent Eastman interest with outside groups, companies, and agencies. 
-Very high level of initiative.
-Very service oriented and customer focused.
-Strong commitment to personnel and process safety.
-Good written and oral communication skills.
-Good team leadership skills
-Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
-Good judgment.
-Good planning and organizing skills.

Bachelor (BS) or Master’s (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering or Chemical Engineering from an accredited university is required.

A minimum of five years experience in process analyzer and sample system design / maintenance in the petrochemical industry or petroleum refinery industry is required

The Ideal Candidate

5+ to 7 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

The Reliability Engineer job position is in the Reliability Services group in the Engineering & Services Department at the Longview site.   Personnel in this job position perform work in a variety of areas including: 

(1) performing reliability studies or reliability modeling on specific plant equipment or larger systems to identify and recommend projects to improve plant reliability and reduce conversion cost

(2) providing reliability and maintenance input to capital project design

(3) providing technical support to operating and maintenance departments to support on-going plant operations

(4) data mining and data analysis to identify projects to improve plant reliability and reduce conversion cost.   Individuals in this role will utilize a broad range of mechanical engineering, reliability engineering, project leadership and problem solving skills to perform the Reliability Engineer job.

Job Responsibilities:

-Support operations and maintenance during on-going plant operations including troubleshooting, equipment repairs, and support during major turnarounds

-Provide input into capital project scope and detailed engineering to insure reliable plant design, production at target rates, and low life cycle costs,

-Perform analysis of production loss and equipment failure data using statistical analysis tools and recommend projects to improve reliability

-Lead, facilitate, or participate in root cause analyses of process upsets and equipment failures to identify corrective actions to prevent recurrence

-Lead, facilitate, or participate in failure modes and effects analyses for specific equipment, plant systems, or entire production units to identify improvement projects to improve reliability and reduce conversion cost.

-Coordinate engineering, repair and construction activities for plant alterations and improvements,

-Lead problem solving teams to identify, design and implement improvements

-Effectively utilize and promote the use of reliability tools such as RCA, Weibull analysis, Reliability Modeling, and other reliability tools

-Coordinate and manage reliability project development, design, and installation

Job Qualifications/Skills:

-Broad range of mechanical engineering skills

-Working knowledge and training in basic reliability engineering tools including root cause analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, reliability modeling, Weibull analysis and other reliability tools.

-Practical statistical analysis

-Strong problem solving/troubleshooting skills

-Good understanding of common equipment preventative and predictive technologies

-Ability to effectively handle a large volume of important or urgent issues in a timely manner

-Ability to effectively self manage a very demanding workload

-Ability to work effectively in a team environment with diverse groups of people

-Very high level of initiative

-Very service oriented and customer focused

-Strong commitment to personnel and process safety

-Good written and oral communication skills

-Good team leadership skills

-Strong problem solving and decision-making skills

-Good judgment

-Good planning and organizing skills

-Capital project engineering experience is desirable

-Project management experience is desirable

-Operations or Maintenance experience is desirable

Bachelor (BS) or Master’s (MS) degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university is required. 

 Three years minimum experience in a reliability engineering related job position in the petrochemical or petroleum refinery industry or similar industry is required.

Full-time 
Location:  Tennessee - Kingsport

Ideal Candidate:

2+ to 5 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

-Technical Staff Engineer for the Plasticizers Department reporting through manufacturing management. 
-Primary function will be to address equipment reliability and process vulnerability issues (identification and correction).  Job will also include support for day to day operations, environmental permitting, small capital project implementation, and  other issues to maintain safe, stable and reliable operations.
-Must be able to execute projects as part of a team, a team leader or as an individual and to interface with business management to set priorities.

Minimum Required Education and Work Experience:
-Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from accredited university / college
-Minimum three (3) years experience as a chemical engineer
Other Qualifications:
-Desire to work in a chemical plant manufacturing environment
-High level of initiative
-A strong safety focus
-Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
-Good people skills – must work effectively with engineers, operators, management and other organizations
-Strong written and verbal communications skills

The Ideal Candidate:

7+ to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

Willingness to Travel – Occasionally 
 

The Reliability engineer will provide reliability support to the site by developing and implementing reliability engineering systems. The position will be responsible for implementing Reliability methodologies like RBI, RCM, RCA and other reliability-based maintenance engineering principles and practices. The position develops and oversees the implementation of a comprehensive multi-year “Reliability Plan”.
Principal Responsibilities:.
-         Planning and coordinating the activities associated with the maintenance of equipment to improve plant and equipment availability and efficiency in support of site production requirements.
Providing Technical and Management support (Maintenance) to plant emergency needs as required.
Providing technical support and leadership solving specific production issues in an integrated cross-functional team environment.
Designing maintenance strategies, procedures and methods.
Advising the Maintenance Department on preventive maintenance requirements and practices. Lead overhauls and repairs of major machinery.
Instructing maintenance technicians on principles and standards.
Assist in managing the site Mechanical Integrity program
Monitor new tools and technology available in the maintenance marketplace.
-         Assist in the department’s adherence to any Lean Manufacturing objectives.
-         Provide technical assistance to support all site maintenance activities.
-         Monitor reliability performance of different operational units.
-         Analyze the reasons for equipment failure and lead Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Root cause Analysis (RCA) efforts. Participate in reliability related incident investigations; prioritize action items, and follow-up on their implementation.
-         Continued development of a multi-year reliability improvement plan, this plan will include the development and execution of capital and expense projects for various operating units at the Site.
-         Provide continuous improvement to the yearly maintenance plan (preventive, predictive) and monitor its execution.
-         Ensure lessons learned, best practices, action items of reliability incidents are communicated and incorporated in the design of new projects and new technical specifications.
-         Complete as required monthly reporting.
-         Act as primary focal point for reliability related work groups.
-         Interface with all Site plant operations maintenance, engineering and research personnel as necessary.
-         Maintain all maintenance records and files for the analysis and reporting of all maintenance-related business matters. 
-         Originate and develop analysis methods for determining reliability of components, equipment, and processes.
-         Work with maintenance planner/scheduler to ensure maintenance and reliability issues are addressed correctly and efficiently.
-         Identify areas of cost reduction, and prepare preventative Maintenance requirements for new and existing equipment.
-         Backup for Maintenance Planner/Scheduler and Maintenance Manager.
-         Assist Engineering in the preparation of spare parts and PM Lists for new equipment.
Development and management of a “bad actor” program for the plant.
Development of new/replacement equipment specifications for “bad actor” pieces of equipment.
-         Active support of all EH&S policies and procedures
This job requires the following experience and training:
Demonstrated skills in the following Personal Competencies:
Customer Focus – identification of customer needs and required actions to assure that customers feel understood and satisfied.
Work Management – ability to plan, prioritize and organize work and ensure adequate allocation of resources.
Influencing and Impact – the ability to impress, convince or influence others.
Organizational Awareness – the ability to identify, understand and utilize the power of relationships in one’s own or other organizations (including customers, suppliers etc.).
Education:             
Required knowledge obtained through completion of a course of study leading to a BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with 7+ years of Maintenance/Reliability experience in the chemical Industry.
-         Proven computer skills; work will be planned using CMMS systems (SAP)
-         Must have a sound technical knowledge of instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical equipment.
-        Must have a general understanding of industrial maintenance procedures including work planning, PM, repair parts acquisition, and budget control
-        Must be capable of making business decisions based upon situation analysis and resources available
-        Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
-        Able to work in a team environment.
-        Experience in development and implementation of Reliability Engineering systems.
-        High level of understanding of critical maintenance activities, i.e. static and rotating mechanical equipment repairs.
-        Must be able to work in a diverse environment – working closely with mechanics, operators, engineers, and management to solve problems and address systemic issues related to mechanical equipment reliability.

If interested, please submit your resume to resumes@acquis.com.  Thank you!

Location:  Louisiana - Geismar

Ideal Candidate: 

 15+ years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

For the development of basic and detailed design of new plants as well as additions or modifications to existing facilities:

A) Provide Process Engineering support, including the following resposibilities:

- Developing process simulations, material and energy balance analysis.
-  Preparing  PFD’s (Process Flow Diagrams), P&ID’s (Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams) and process specifications for equipment and instruments.  Identifying process steps, associated equipment, instrumentation and safety valve requirements.
- Preparing documentation for and participating in Project Safety Reviews.
- Preparing data for and participating in Project Technical reviews.
- Participating in HAZOP studies.
- Reviewing work performed by outside contractor process engineers.
- Participating in plant start-up and troubleshooting.
- Performing process optimization studies.
- Identifying and recommending process improvements, and providing process troubleshooting and optimization related to improving efficiency, capability, and safety. Interface with operations to provide technical support and recommendations on methods and improvements to eliminate problems.
- Mentor and coach younger engineers, including participants in the Professional Development Program.

B) Provide Project Engineering support, including the following resposibilities:
- Perform studies and analysis
- Participate in Value Improving Practices,and other project related tasks
- Interface with the design disciplines and engineering contractors to facilitate the completion of engineering tasks
- Resolve action items associated with conceptual planning, detailed engineering, and construction-
- Evaluate alternatives developed during conceptual planning
- Perform bid analysis for complex service contracts
Required knowledge obtained through completion of a course of study leading to a BS in Chemical Engineering and 15 or more years of relevant experience.
Basic understanding of process equipment design including pumps, heat exchangers, vessels, etc. Must be able to apply process tools to design piping systems, calculate pressure relief valve sizes, complete material and energy balances, and perform process optimization studies.
Good working knowledge of CAPE applications ( ASPEN, HTFS, Sinet, PSV-Calc, Pipeflow, etc. ) a definite plus.
Basic familiarity with engineering, purchasing, accounting and construction practices.
Good communication and computer skills.
Self starter with high level of results orientation.

If interested, please submit your resume to resumes@acquis.com.  Thank you!