Process Engineer in Deer Island

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Position Summary

The Process Engineer supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operations of the Columbia River Nitrogen’s manufacturing plant. This role will monitor and drive the daily operations of the plant to meet key performance metrics. This role works closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Reliability to routinely gather on-the-ground insights into plant performance. This role receives technical direction and mentoring from the Senior Process Engineer and contributes to the continuous improvement, process safety initiatives, and operating discipline of the plant.

Technical Competencies

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or equivalent

Experience:

3-5 years of process engineering experience at an Ammonia Manufacturing Plant

Industry Experience:

Ammonia Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Chemical

Regulatory Knowledge:

OSHA, PSM, NFPA, EPA, ASME Codes, IEC, IEEE, RCM, FMEA, FRACAS, API, IBC, NEC

Tools & Systems

Engineering:

P&IDs, PFDs, Bluebeam, electronic MOC Systems

Data & Reporting:

Excel (advanced), Document Management, CMMS (e.g., SAP), ERP/MES (e.g., SAP/NAV)

Collaboration:

Smartsheet, SharePoint, Teams.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong grounding in HSE and PSM principles, risk assessments, and environmental compliance
• Working knowledge of ammonia and urea processes
• Proficiency with mass and energy balances, heat exchange performance and trend interpretation
• Working understanding of DCS and PLC system interfaces
• Commitment to data-driven decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork, and stakeholder holder management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to explain complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders
• Positive attitude, strong work-ethic, and dedication to company values

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor unit performance through DCS and plant historian trends and daily operating reports to verify operation within safe operating limits and targeted production/quality ranges
• Own and maintain daily/weekly KPI dashboards and narratives and highlight emerging risks and recurring issues using trend-based early warning indicators with guidance from the Senior Process Engineer
• Build strong relationships with shift teams; gather “operator intelligence” on equipment behaviour, recurring nuisance alarms, manual workarounds, and near-miss conditions.
• Provide real-time troubleshooting support for process upsets, constraints, and quality deviations
• Provide process engineering support for the distributed control system including alarm management rationalisation and controller optimization with guidance from Senior Process Control Engineer
• Provide process engineering support to the maintenance department in the develop of instrumentation specifications
• Provide process engineering support for projects as directed by the Operations Manager

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