Process Engineer

At Orbia, purpose is what draws us together and drives us every single day. Everywhere we are, we are thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges.  

This is where your abilities can be developed. Where your ambitions can be realized. Where you can own your part in our transformation. Where you can find a diverse, global community of teammates who are making a difference with you. And where you’ll be taken care of as you take care of bringing purpose to life. 

Our Flour & Energy Materials (Koura) business group within Orbia is currently seeking to hire a Process Engineer for our St. Gabriel, LA site to provides technical expertise to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the R134a manufacturing process. This role supports daily operations, drives continuous improvement, resolves process issues, and leads technical initiatives while maintaining compliance with Orbia procedures and government regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, support and optimize daily plant operations
• Contribute to continuous improvement program for EHS, efficiency and production
• Fully support Process Safety Management program, including PSI, MOCs, PSSRs, PHAs and all other aspects
• Troubleshoot and resolve process upsets quickly and effectively, sharing Lessons Learned and implementing permanent enhancements
• Evaluate abnormal events and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Lead plant trial plans and evaluate data for process enhancement
• Assist with required environmental reporting and documentation
• Contribute to scope development, design reviews, and start-up support for capital projects
• Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and develop turnaround scopes 

Role Challenges:

• Works closely with Operations, Maintenance, SSHE, Quality and Reliability teams
• Provides technical support during outages and catalyst regens/changes
• Provides out-of-hours call out coverage

Skills and/or Experience Requirements:

• 5-10 years of experience in chemical manufacturing; technical job level will be commensurate with experience
• Knowledge of unit operations such as distillation, reaction, heat transfer, filtration, neutralization, compression and fluid flow
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and process data interpretation skills
• Ability to perform standard chemical engineering calculations, e.g., fluid flow, pressure drop in piping, relief valve, rupture disc sizing, distillation calculations, reaction calculations, material and energy balance calculations, physical property calculations, heat exchanger sizing calculations
• Demonstrated proficiency with Process Safety Management (PSM) Processes, such as MOC, PSSR, Maintenance of PSI and other key facets of PSM

Key Competencies

•  Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment
• Hands-on approach with a focus on ownership and accountability
• Strong commitment to safety and regulatory compliance

What do we offer?

• We offer 401k with a 6% company match (the company will automatically contribute an extra 3% of your plan-eligible pay to your 401k)
• Multi-tier benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) that you can tailor for yourself and your dependents, which include Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, & Life Insurance
• Wellness Employee Assistance Program (EAP), paid parental leave, Fitness & Weight-loss Reimbursement
• Inclusion in our annual Short-Term Incentive plan 
• Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, 11 paid company holidays, vacation and sick time, career development opportunities, and many other benefits in a collaborative culture that focuses on work life balance, innovation, and teamwork. Benefits start on day one!

 “The compensation for this position will typically range from $121,000 -$196,000/yr.  The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity.

 The compensation package may also include short and long-term incentive compensation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, parental leave, short- and long-term disability leave, and an employee assistance program. At Orbia, we are committed to taking care of our employees and believe in providing comprehensive support so you can thrive at work and home.”

If you are excited about this role and your experience and competencies somewhat align with the qualification in the posting, we encourage you to apply. Everywhere you are, you bring your unique skills, talents and perspective to moving your career, the company, people and the planet forward. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! 

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what working at Orbia is all about.

Orbia is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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