Global Process Controls Field Engineer

Make a +Difference at Kraton!

At Kraton, we make a Positive Difference, and we are looking for individuals who are also looking to make a difference in their jobs, for our customers and to the world.

We are looking to hire a key member of our Operations team.

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Strong technical skills on chemical plant controls DCS, PLCs and well as field instrumentation and control valves.
• Ability to function as the project technical lead on major control projects globally for DCS upgrades, plant expansions, and on site start up support.
• Ability to function in diverse cultural environments and flexible in schedule for interactions with other team members in different time zones when needed.
• Strong Process Safety focus with knowledge of SIL ratings, PHAs, Safety Systems

Impact :

• Develops technological Ideas and guides their development in to a final product.
• Leads the planning and implementation of the controls portions of large projects such as new chemical plants and DCS upgrades
• Identifies changes and improvements in industry requirements, products and processes including advanced control solutions and process optimization.
• Determine how to apply new technologies and improved operating processes.

Interaction with others :

• Frequent contacts with internal personnel often in different regions as well as external contractors. and outside representatives at various management levels concerning operations or scheduling or specific phases of engineering projects or contracts.
• Conducts briefings and participates in technical meetings for internal management and external representatives concerning specific operations.
• Lead activities such as process control architecture, factory acceptance testing, and field testing.

Financial Accountability :

Provides the organization with financial (resulting value stream profitability) as well as technical information on projects and assists the organization in making the appropriate prioritization / portfolio decisions.

Required Skills

• 15+ years of experience related field.
• DCS Programming and System Design Experience
• Field instrumentation experience (automated valves, transmitters, etc.)
• ISA & NEC Design Concepts
• Ladder, Function Block and Structured Text Programming concepts
• Process Safety Management (PSM) experience
• Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) experience
• Batch Programming experience
• Advanced Process Control experience
• DCS, PLC and Safety Systems preferred systems listed Triconex Tristation 1131 Foxboro I / A DCS Wonderware HMI Honeywell TDC3000 DCS Modicon PLC’s Allen Bradley PLC’s

Education, Certifications & Licenses

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification.

Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Kraton’s internal talent acquisition team manages our recruiting efforts and from time to time works with pre-selected / pre-approved external staffing agencies.

We do NOT accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from recruiters and / or agencies who are not pre-selected / pre-approved.

Kraton is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.