Senior Process Engineer

With a strategy centered on people and sustainability, Braskem is engaged in contributing to the value chain to strengthen the Circular Economy. Braskem’s 9,000 team members dedicate themselves every day to improving people's lives through sustainable solutions in chemicals and plastics. With its corporate DNA rooted in innovation, Braskem offers a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for diverse industries, such as food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, health and hygiene, and more. With 40 industrial units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, Braskem exports its products to clients in over 70 countries.

Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, an Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh, and a New Renewable Innovation Center in Boston focused on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and advanced materials. For more information, visit www.braskem.com/usa.

Job: Process Engineer

Department: Industrial Manufacturing

Location: La Porte, Tx

Travel Involved: 0-5%

Hiring Manager: Kleber Sousa

Job Grade: 13

Description:

The Process Engineer position provides support for polypropylene plants at the La Porte facility. The candidate will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize the units to drive process and product improvements while maintaining a strong safety and environmental compliance focus. The team member will identify, recommend, and implement strategic projects to improve the unit performance. The individual will contribute in a team environment and establish working relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitor and analyze plant performance indicators and develop systems that drive improvements and sustain value in the areas of health, safety, environment, production rates, reliability, cost, and quality.
• Implement all Technology Improvements and participate in Technical Exchange Meetings (Internal and External).
• Develop FEL 1 and 2 for Investment Projects and support the remaining gates (FEL3, PDP) including commissioning, training and start up. Participates in reviews of designs for Investment Projects prepared by outside contractors, vendors, fabricators, and manufacturers. Work closely with Automation to prepare all process control descriptions for improvements or new investment projects.
• Identify/conduct non-CAPEX process improvements (Continuous Improvement)
• Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in reliability, quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption. Help resolve chronic Quality issues and Customer Complaints.
• Support RCA analysis for all Process Safety incidents/near misses and support the analysis and identification of RCA that may have causes associated with the process and equipment.
• Lead and develop plan for new Product, catalyst and technologies trials.
• Participate/facilitate in LOPA/PHA/DUST studies, develop action plan and resolve, PHA action items, evaluate plant risk scenarios and their protection and mitigation barriers, develop/maintain site Barrier and SCAI’s components.
• Serve as site PSV resource responsible for design and sizing calculations using industry software.
  
  
  

Requirements:

• Monitor and analyze plant performance indicators and develop systems that drive improvements and sustain value in the areas of health, safety, environment, production rates, reliability, cost, and quality.
• Implement all Technology Improvements and participate in Technical Exchange Meetings (Internal and External).
• Develop FEL 1 and 2 for Investment Projects and support the remaining gates (FEL3, PDP) including commissioning, training and start up. Participates in reviews of designs for Investment Projects prepared by outside contractors, vendors, fabricators, and manufacturers. Work closely with Automation to prepare all process control descriptions for improvements or new investment projects.
• Identify/conduct non-CAPEX process improvements (Continuous Improvement)
• Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in reliability, quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption. Help resolve chronic Quality issues and Customer Complaints.
• Support RCA analysis for all Process Safety incidents/near misses and support the analysis and identification of RCA that may have causes associated with the process and equipment.
• Lead and develop plan for new Product, catalyst and technologies trials.
• Participate/facilitate in LOPA/PHA/DUST studies, develop action plan and resolve, PHA action items, evaluate plant risk scenarios and their protection and mitigation barriers, develop/maintain site Barrier and SCAI’s components.
• Serve as site PSV resource responsible for design and sizing calculations using industry software.
  
  
  

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of previous plant experience polymerization technology.
• Strong technical background and abilities.
• Knowledge of API codes and OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) individual areas.
• PHA leader certified preferred, LOPA analysis knowledge preferred.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and controls is beneficial, but not crucial.
  
  
  

What We Offer

At Braskem we offer more than just a competitive base pay package. Out total rewards package includes a wide range of benefits that you need for every stage of your life. Out benefits include:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Teladoc
• A wide range of voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance, Legal and ID Theft Insurance
• Flexible work schedules like 9/80 schedules for eligible team members
  
  
  

Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States without the need for any type of sponsorship now or in the future. Braskem is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact the Talent Acquisition team.