Process Engineer

Company: CF Industries
Location: Sioux City
Posted on: July 8, 2019

Job Description:

Process Engineer Job Description: CF Industries is a global leader in transforming natural gas into nitrogen. The chemical processes we use ensure we have the nitrogen we need to support life on earth - from fertilizer that feeds the crops that feed the world to products that remove harmful emissions from industrial activities. Through our nine world-class manufacturing complexes and best-in-class distribution system, we serve agricultural and industrial customers. We invite you to be a part of our nearly 3,000 employees making a difference every day. Department: AH21BC Engineering, Exempt Function: Engineering and Engineering Services Job Summary: The Process engineer provides process engineering expertise in a collaborative environment to enhance the safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly operations of the nitrogen fertilizer plants. As the process technical expert, the engineer works with other engineering disciplines as well as operations, maintenance, and EHS to ensure solutions meet overall business objectives. Job Description: 1. Works as a holistic system thinker by monitoring and reporting on operational performance process units and key variables impacting plant efficiency, capacity, catalyst performance, emissions, and process safety. 2. Proactively evaluate process and equipment performance to reduce plant upsets and generate solutions to resolve problems with process chemistry and equipment including pumps, compressors, turbines, heat exchangers, absorbers, strippers, boilers, combustion equipment, reactors, and high pressure steam systems. 3. Optimize process performance through troubleshooting, process modeling, data analysis, process tests, and technical support to the operations organization. 4. Complete process engineering studies and provide comprehensive process engineering support during collaborative design of new installations and processes. 5. Help prioritize the development of projects to increase production capacity, improve energy efficiency, and enhance EHS performance. 6. Prepare and review documents including PFDs, P&IDs, scopes of work, and equipment specifications to support the capital process. 7. Review and approve new operational procedures and equipment operating limits. Develop and conduct training for operations and other groups to address significant changes and for annual refresher training. 8. Participate in MOCs, PHAs, LOPA studies, and incident investigations to identify and implement process safety and other EHS solutions. 9. Assist Maintenance and Operations during turnarounds by providing pre-turnaround process engineering recommendations, assisting in planning specialty work, performing equipment inspections related to process issues, coordinating catalyst replacements, and participate in plant restarts. 10. Maintain excellent communication and professional working relationships with all departments and plant personnel. Internal Controls: Understands and complies with established departmental processes and procedures designed to support internal controls. Identifies and brings to the attention of department management internal controls deficiencies. Successful incumbents will have: 1. BS degree in Chemical Engineering from an ABET accredited university. 2. A minimum of 3 to 5 years or more of process engineering experience. Prefer experience working for an operating company in the chemical manufacturing or oil and gas industry. 3. Strong communication skills (written and verbal) required. Must be able to effectively communicate and interact with personnel throughout the organization. 4. Ability and willingness to collect field data, enter process equipment for inspections, and otherwise perform routine field engineering work in an operating chemical facility environment. 5. Ability and willingness to work alternative schedules on a short term basis to support 24 hour/7 day per week operations, particularly during process unit startups, shutdowns, upsets, and catalyst reductions. CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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