Senior Chemical Process Engineer (BMT-Polyethylene)

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Beaumont has been a home to the oil industry from the days of the Spindletop oil boom until today, and along with nearby Port Arthur and Orange, is part of the Golden Triangle industrial area on the Texas Gulf Coast.

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Built along the banks of the Neches River in 1903, the original ExxonMobil Beaumont refining facilities have grown into an integrated petrochemical complex on 2,700 acres and have contributed to the economic and social landscape of southeast Texas.

In fact, 1 in 7 jobs in Jefferson County are linked to ExxonMobil, making it an integral part of the community. With a workforce of more than 5,500, the Beaumont complex includes a refinery, chemical plant, polyethylene plant and lubricant blending and packaging plant.

The complex is part of ExxonMobil’s current building and expansion plans for the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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What role you will play in our team

We are seeking Senior Chemical Process Engineers to join us in supporting Polyethylene technology at our production facility in Beaumont.

Our Senior Chemical Process Engineers (Complex Engineers) play a pivotal role in the successful operation of our plants and are responsible for initiating and leading improvements to unit performance in safety, production, and reliability in a dynamic team environment.

You will think strategically, execute thoughtfully, and collaborate across many teams, levels, and situations. In this role, you will serve as a senior process technical resource, providing technical and operational expertise to address complex processes across business teams.

Complex engineers serve primarily to set longer term visons for unit performance and troubleshooting in addition to supporting day-to-day activities.

What you will do

• Serve as the technical leader on the business team by :
• Mentoring less experienced engineers on design practices, unit health monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Provide off-hours support of abnormal and non-routine operations, including unit Turnarounds
• Aiding in the development of long term vision and strategy for product line improvements
• Organizing and designing plant testing and product trials
• Serve as a senior resource either serving as or working with supervisors on the team to set clear objectives, and ensure priorities are aligned for the technical team
• Influence others and drive toward solutions without direct authority
• Work in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, operations, and mechanical personnel and interface with corporate technology support
• Ability to interface with 3rd party vendors (cost optimizations as well as developing / driving solutions)
• Serve as process safety resource on business team leading Hazard and Operability Reviews (HAZOPs) and Risk Assessments by developing closure plans and strategies for identified risks
• Lead / support incident investigations as technical lead
• Provide support for developing and implementing various capital projects to drive margin or mitigate SHE risk
• Provide assistance in the field during plant startups, shutdowns or upsets
• Demonstrating courage of conviction to drive healthy tension for both business team and corporate technology support to promote fit for purpose outcome

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• B.S. Chemical Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in fuels / chemicals manufacturing roles specifically with exposure to Polyethylene production

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• Process design experience
• Familiarity with advanced control strategies / optimization software
• Working knowledge of RBI practices (corrosion damage mechanisms / mitigations, saltation, etc)
• Risk assessment and HAZOP experience
• Understanding of safety relief limits (modelling and evaluations)
• Demonstrated understanding of modelling software (PROII, ASPEN, etc)
• Kinetic Modelling (SOL, KBC Profimatics, etc)

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep : our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you :

• Pension Plan : Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life
• Savings Plan : You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Workplace Flexibility : We have several programs such as Flex your Day , providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Culture of Health : Programs and resources to support your wellbeing
• Employee Health Advisory Program : Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you
• Disability Plan : Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you

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