Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineer

At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future. 

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?

About the job

The Technology Group Polymer Specialties is responsible for process know-how, process design specifications, implementation of HSE guidelines (process safety) and process optimizations.

The key objectives of this position are:

Develop and implement options for asset optimization (debottlenecking, capacity improvement, OEE improvement) and drive asset optimization improvements on sites, which can include

• Introduce new products, new processes and process modifications on sites
• Actively pursue and participate in improving current technologies and identifying new technologies
• Contact for R&D, checking viability of R&D proposals for implementation on sites

Participation in Capex projects, which can include:

• Develop the process design for capex projects and participate in process design in different project phases (study, BEP, detailed engineering and construction, commissioning and start-up)
• Act as technology licensor, project leader and/or lead process engineer in capex projects
• Assist in commissioning and startup of large capex projects
• Define and guide plant trials on sites related to capex projects

Assist sites to comply with HSE guidelines (process safety) and Technology Group standards, which can include

• Evaluation/Auditing of production units and storage areas
• Participate as process engineer in Hazard Studies

Primary area of responsibility is the metal alkyls production site at LaPorte, Texas, but work can include activities for other metal alkyls production sites, for example Rotterdam (Netherlands), Deventer (Netherlands), Jiaxing (China) and other (potential future) production locations.

Balance between these 3 key objectives is determined by business needs and can result in having to work 100% on one of these objectives.

In your future role as the Senior Process Engineer, you will

In this role you will support the metal alkyl sites in the Business Unit Polymer Specialties, be involved in capex projects and improve the volume output of the plants. This includes

• Debottlenecking, identify options for capacity or OEE improvement
• Benchmarking of metal alkyl processes across the sites
• Actively pursue and participate in improving current technologies and identifying new technologies
• Potentially assist sites to realize implementation of these improvements
• Prepare process modifications and implement new products and processes in cooperation with R&D and the sites
• Act as technology licensor and/or lead process engineer in capex projects
• Prepare process design / basic engineering package for smaller capex projects
• Participate as process engineer in Hazard Studies
• Assist in commissioning and startup of capex projects (e.g. as CSU manager for smaller projects)
• Collect and drive input from process research and safety research/engineers in capex projects
• Define and drive plant trials on sites related to capex projects

Internal contacts:

• Production sites worldwide (site staff and plant personnel)
• Regional and Global Technology Manager
• RD&I/Technical Development Managers/Sales
• Safety Testing and Modelling group

External contacts:

• Suppliers (hardware/equipment)
• Local, regional, or national authorities
• External engineering companies

We believe you bring

• MSc Chemical Engineering (Bachelor with additional experience acceptable)
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in process engineering
• Operational experience with batch liquid reactor systems
• Experience as process engineer in capex projects
• Good oral and written communication skills in English language
• Team player and good communicator
• Independent, assertive and progressive
• Willing to travel nationally and internationally for the job when needed, on average 10% of the time,typically several days but in rare occasions could be several weeks. 
   

Have we got your interest?

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Regional Technology Manager- Americas and based in LaPorte, TX

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  

We look forward to receiving your application!

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