Process Engineer in NARL Refining LP, Canada (Free Vacancy)

At North Atlantics 130,000-barrell-pr-day refinery, nearly 500 skilled employees and contractors make some of the cleanest fuels in the world, for our customers here at home in Newfoundland and for those around the world. As a major player in the local oil industry, North Atlantic contributes upwards of $200 million a year direct to the provincial economy by way of employee wages and benefits, local business procurement, and our widespread support for local charities and neighboring communities. North Atlantic is your responsible neighbor.

We are currently accepting applications for the following employment opportunity at our refinery operations in Come By Chance, NL


Job Profile - PROCESS ENGINEER 

The successful candidate will possess strong refinery operations and process engineering experience. The process engineering should be in unit monitoring and optimization. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively. The successful candidate is expected to spend 40 to 60% of their time in the refinery, directing, and working with other process engineers and coordinating with operations and maintenance personnel on optimizing the plant.

The incumbent is expected to contribute to a positive working environment with a continued commitment to safety. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide plant engineering support in optimizing, troubleshooting and overall improvement of unit operation

• Develop, communicate and execute process metrics and KPIs to optimize process operational performance

• Supervise the development and maintenance of HYSYS simulation models for major refinery units, including Visbreaker, Crude, Vacuum, Platformer, and Isomax

• Coordinate with the Planning and Schedule group to supervise process engineers is support for LP model for production planning purposes

• Participate in the planning of the annual capital expenditure program

• Facilitate the transfer of technical knowledge related to process optimization through mentoring and training to junior Process Engineers. Strong verbal communication skills are essential

• This position entails minimal process design/modeling and is primarily a support role to Operations and Planning & Scheduling.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Chemical or Process Engineering Degree required

• Minimum 8 years experience in a refinery, gas processing plant, or organic chemical plant as a unit monitoring/optimization engineer. Experience as a process design engineer or unit startup engineer does not meet this qualification.

• Must have at least 5 years as a process operations engineer.

• Previous experience in the operation of one or more of the following process units: Visbreaker, Crude, Vacuum, Platformer, or Hydrocracker.

• Previous experience with LP modeling preferred

• Previous experience with HYSYS programming required

If you are a highly motivated team player, meet the described qualifications and are prepared to meet the challenges presented by this opportunity, apply in strictest confidence quoting Requisition #2-16-73 to:

NARL Refining, LP
Human Resources Department
1 Refinery Rd, Box 40
Come By Chance, NL
A0B 1N0 (Canada)
Fax: (709) 463-8122

OR

Email: HR@NARefining.ca

WE ARE PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 

We would like to thank everyone in advance for their interest in our company. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.