Process Engineer- Logistics

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Louisiana, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Process Engineering

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

March 2, 2022

Business unit:

Downstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role -

The Logistics Operations Support Engineer (OSE) provides process engineering support to the 24x7 Production organization, to ensure excellence in Process Safety, Reliability, Margin/Energy Optimization, and Cost Management. The OSE works closely with the Production Specialist and other members of the Production Team to provide technical assurance to unit operations and ensure production plan delivery. In addition, the OSE plays a key role in Continuous Improvement, Project Development, Non Routine Maintenance and Turnaround Planning and Execution.

The Logistics OSE is expected to:

Demonstrate a commitment to the Core Values: Value and Respect for all People, Act with Integrity, Maintain Customer Focus and Act for the Good of the Enterprise.

Perform proactive technical monitoring to understand Logistics area performance, troubleshoot operating issues and identify opportunities for improvement. This key OSE activity is a feeder for multiple work processes.

Maintain proactive monitoring variables, trends, tools and overall unit proactive monitoring plan to facilitate performance of the Ensure Safe Production (ESP) process.

Provide technical assurance to ensure the process units operate within established limits and helping to establish safe upper and lower limits of key process variables with the input of Operations, Inspection and other Engineering disciplines.

Keep Process Engineering and Production Management apprised of problematic unit conditions and issues as they arise.

Identify threats to meeting the production plan and business objectives and develop and implement plans to mitigate these threats.

Utilize sound Causal Learning methods for problem solving and determining root and contributing causes to unit upsets and reliability events.

Lead and participate in MOCs to ensure robust Process Safety Management for changes to be implemented.

Perform safeguarding evaluations to ensure proper protection against equipment overpressure and failure scenarios.

Assure timely completion of assigned action items (PHA, etc.)

Identify opportunities for Margin and Energy improvements and drive changes to capture these opportunities. Ensure optimization of chemical usage in Logistics.

Provide process engineering support to T/A planning and Execution to ensure Reliability and T/A objectives are met.

Provide support to capital projects to ensure proper implementation and performance when integrated into existing systems.

Spend appropriate time in field in order to maintain good awareness of operating issues and concerns.

Assure complete documentation of key technical work.

Assist the Production Team training console operators on heat and material balances, control of processes, and other unit operations.

Serve as a unit representative on site-wide teams as required.

Provide backup technical support to other unit support engineers at Norco.

Dimensions :

The role provides technical support and assurance to the Logistics Team and delivers improvements to efficiency via capital project support, troubleshooting and unit optimization. The OSE for Logistics is responsible to:

Develop improvements to the Norco Logistics area to improve site profitability/cost optimization/energy efficiency.

Manage the daily technical monitoring of Logistics

Document monthly Unit Monitoring Reports for unit issues and improvement opportunities.

Own and maintain the Proactive Technical Monitoring plans.

This position interfaces with stakeholders at all levels of the Norco facility. Interpersonal skills, negotiating skills, networking ability and ability to manage multiple interfaces with varying needs and priorities are critical to success in this position. The successful candidate must manage time and resources in an effective and efficient manner. They must understand the impact of decisions on production, operability, safety, reliability and economics.

Reports to the Process Engineer Team Lead

Works a day staff schedule

Extra hours may be required

Some travel may be required

Skills & Requirements:

What we need from you

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.

Minimum of 3 years of experience in design/manufacturing including refining, chemicals and/or integrated gas.

Chemical Engineering degree or equivalent required

Must have a TWIC card or the ability to get one.

Previous refining/chemical experience is strongly desired.

Strong analytical skills and demonstrated troubleshooting capabilities.

Self-motivated and works effectively with minimum supervision

Ability to coordinate efforts with the Production, Maintenance and Process Engineering departments.

Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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Company info

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