Associate Process Engineer

The Production Engineeris responsible foroptimizingand supporting production processes to ensure safe, reliable, andcost‑effectiveoperations. This role analyzes performance, troubleshoots issues, and implements continuous improvements to enhance efficiency, quality, and throughput. The Production Engineer works closely with operations, maintenance, and technical teams tomaintainequipment performance and meet production targets while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

This assignment is a Process Engineering role at the Geismar Renewable Diesel facility reporting totheProcess EngineeringTeam Lead. 

Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Supportday-to-dayplantoperationsmonitoringperformance of the plant/product quality and coordinating with operations or maintenance to correctdeviationsas necessary.

• Work with operations and other engineers toidentifycontinuous improvement opportunities that make the process safer, increase throughput, improve quality, and reduce operating costs.

• Provide technical recommendations and engineering support during planned unit turnarounds

• Analyze output, operating costs, and process costs for various plant configurations to support feasibility and screening studies.

• Produce process design packages including utility summaries, equipment and instrument data sheets,PFDsand P&IDs for commercial applications.

• Analyze alternative process designs todeterminecost effective alternatives to existing processes.

• Review engineering designs by outside contractors for conformance to specifications and technology.

• Networks with subject matter experts in other facilities toleveragesharedexpertise

• Works in collaboration with specialists and engineers of other disciplines

• Participatesin PHA events

• Design plant modifications to existing facilities and complete management of change (MOC) forms toinitiateinstallation.

• Provide owner’s engineering support for new plant development during front end engineering design, detailed engineering, procurement, and plant commissioning.

• Individual schedule may require flexibility to respond to upsets during off hours.

Required Qualifications:

• Education Required:4-yearbachelor’s degree – Chemical Engineering.

• Experience Required:  2- 10 years in a process-related industry, preferably inbiomass-baseddiesel, edible oils, petroleum, petrochemical, ethanol, or other renewablefuelsindustries.
• Skills Required:

• Ability to work across organizations

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Extensive math and basic financial analysis abilities

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Visio)

• Strong organization skills

• Strong technical background

• PIVision

 Preferred Qualifications: 

• AspenHysys

• PI Asset Framework

• AutoCAD

• Knowledge ofbiomass baseddiesel production and related processes