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Ref: MP430-42
Job description / Role
To provide operational and technical support to all plants' operations departments while participating in development and implementation of various productivity improvement projects and programs to optimize production processes and facilitate achievement of operational efficiencies, ensuring adherence to quality and HSE standards
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Planning
- Plans, executes and evaluates test-runs for new or existing installations and ensure that appropriate corrective engineering actions for possible design errors are implemented.
- Participate actively in shutdown preparation and execution and address all process engineering issues.
* Day-to-day Management
- Provides process engineering expertise in support of the production processes and activities in all Operations Sectors, Offsite or Utilities
- Work with other concerned personnel and Business Teams within the designated area of assignment to provide ongoing technical advice, guidelines and instructions on all process aspects.
- Follow-up on the Production Units and provide feedback to involved personnel regarding the capacity, yield and efficiency improvements.
- Ensure that all control and optimization activities are implemented in an effective manner.
- Participate actively in troubleshooting activities, research and develop solutions to accommodate critical troubleshoot problems and provide feedback and advice to the Maintenance Team.
* Strategy
- Assist in the start-up of new units, shutdowns and process inspections.
- Provide technical advice on new projects/installations analyses, such as hazops, Process Flow Diagram (PFDs), Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (PIDs), safety assessment, and management of change.
* Continuous Improvement
- Work on the identification of scope of work for new projects, the development of feasibility studies, the preparation of Technology
- Assessment and setting improvement priorities.
- Review and evaluate new process design studies prepared by external engineering companies, validate process engineering related modifications, and ensure that process operating windows adjustments are implemented accordingly.
- Keep current with new Process Engineering methods and technologies and participate in regional and international process engineering and optimization activities.
* People Management
- Ensures the effective achievement of department objectives by setting individual targets, developing and motivating staff, providing of formal and informal feedback and appraisal - in order to maximize subordinate and department performance and transfer knowledge.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering
- Candidate should have minimum 4-6 years work experience as Process Engineer. Must have experience in Petrochemicals Process Engineering of which at least Three (3) years in a similar position.
- Fluency in written and oral English language. Knowledge of Arabic is advantageous.
- Good communication skills, Decision making skills. Planning and scheduling skills, Analytical skills
- High level of inter personal skills. Ability to continuously drive for process improvement. Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner. Ability to manage multiple tasks. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, Leadership qualities.
- Good Knowledge of Chemical Engineering Software like Pro II, Aspen, Understanding of business environment.
About the Company
About CHEMANOL (former Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Company Limited) is a grass root, second generation petrochemical complex located in the Secondary Industries Park at Madinat Al Jubail Al Sinaiyah (Jubail Industrial City), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, manufacturing premium grade Methanol Derivatives, such as Aqueous & Urea Formaldehydes, Formaldehyde derivatives, super plasticizers and various Amino resins, which have a diverse applications including agricultural fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, solvents, intermediates, laminates / wood industry, plastics, paper and the production of various types of concrete admixtures.
CHEMANOL is a true manifestation of the objectives of the Saudi Ministry of Industry & Ministry of Electricity and the GCC, which jointly encourage industrial cooperation between its citizens. Chemanols business model is based on utilization of the Kingdoms natural hydrocarbon resources to achieve substitution of imports by establishing petrochemical units to manufacture downstream products and the implementation of export oriented projects using the vast industrial infrastructure made available by the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Initially developed, promoted and financed by a group of leading industrialists from the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, Methanol Chemicals Company (CHEMANOL) has recently transformed in to a closed Saudi Joint-Stock Company.