POSITION SUMMARY

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Process Engineer is responsible on overall monitoring and enhance various plant operations.

• Provide plant operations with technical inputs and support, prepare different Heat & Material balance scenarios.
• Evaluating plant process and evaluate changes proposed to design, taking environmental and economic aspects into account.
• Working closely with process chemists and control engineers to ensure the plant is setup to provide maximum output levels and efficient operation of the facility.
• Setting up scale-up and scale-down processes including appropriate changes to equipment design and configuration.
• Evaluating design, installation, and commissioning new projects, including monitoring developments and troubleshooting.
• Perform process simulations, assessing options for plant expansion or reconfiguration by developing and testing process simulation models.
• Perform risk assessments, manage cost and time constraints, provide process documentation and operating instructions, develop best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of output.
• Optimizing production by analysing processes; troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes, evaluate equipment and processes to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations, propose improved manufacturing processes and applying new technologies.

Roles in the family are predominantly differentiated by complexity of tasks undertaken, supervisory scope, magnitude of the allocated area of responsibility and the competencies, skills and experience needed.

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Define the typical knowledge and experience required for the position. Include technical or specialized knowledge and experience, supervisory or managerial skills and experience, human relations skills and any professional qualifications/certifications required.

Formal Education/Qualifications Required:
Process Engineer with bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.

Level & Type of Knowledge, Experience & Skills Required:

Function Specific:

• An engineering degree from recognised institution
• 10 years minimum year of experience
• Petrochemicals process familiarization. Specifically, Polypropylene, High- and Low-density Polyethylene processes

Business/Industry Specific:

• Strong command of business-level written and spoken English.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving.
• Stress management.
• Quality focus.
• Relative Experience.
• Ethylene Cracker (EC) process.
• Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) process.
• Utilities process.
• Monomer Factors Specific Consumption Optimization.
• Conducting benchmarking with similar technologies.
• Leading De-bottlenecking studies.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Behavioural Competencies

• Follows up with clients during and after delivery of services to ensure that their needs have been met.
• Asks others for input and feedback on changes that will affect the work unit.
• Enhances understanding of and commitment to change by involving those affected by it.
• Openly shares information on decisions and changes in a timely manner.

Management & Leadership Competencies

• Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs.
• Takes action to address performance problems. Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations.

Technical/Functional Competencies

• Identifies process issues and propose solution.
• Continues monitoring for plant process parameters for sustainable operation.
• Plant de-bottlenecks and generate Profitable Income projects to enhance production.
• Provides the basic methodology for conducting a root cause failure analysis.
• Resolves problems that affect plant performance and production.
• Plant Performance and Production forecasting based on Catalysts and Critical Equipment performance.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Tasks for which this position is responsible and deliverables for which they are accountable. Specific Policies & Procedures Impacted/Supported

1. Monitors day to day plant process parameters
2. Handles the process engineering issues concerning plant change development, plant redesign, scouting and feasibility studies, new bases of designs, plant operation optimization, and operational support.
3. Provides input for preparation Department Capital and Operating budgets and monitor annual expenditure budgets.
4. Supports/ leads technical studies / surveys with teams within Tasnee or external teams for the Process Engineering and other related issues.
5. Operation and utility issue troubleshooting.
6. Ensures efficient performance of equipment and process operation.
7. Advises on procedures for reducing material and energy losses.
8. Prepares required management of change with regards to international process Engineering standards and Best technical practices.
9. Establishes priorities of process efficiency research and development such as polymerization, recovery system, catalyst system, extrusion new process technologies, improved process operations and energy systems.
10. Hydraulics Calculation and Equipment Sizing
11. HAZOP, PHA knowledge and experience
12. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysts Performance monitoring