DCS Controls Engineer

Job Title: DCS Controls Engineer

Duration: 6 month contract-to-hire

Schedule: 5/40 schedule

Location: Baytown, TX

This opportunity offers the chance to support daily plant-wide operations within a chemical manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on distributed control systems, process control, and safety systems. The role is centred on improving safety, production efficiency, and reliability through optimisation, troubleshooting, and control loop tuning. There is also potential for the position to become permanent following the initial contract term.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, electrical, or control systems engineering, or a related discipline.

Required Experience

• At least five years of relevant experience in controls engineering roles within or around the chemical manufacturing industry.
• At least three years of DCS programming experience.
• Experience working onsite in plant operations and supporting process control in a manufacturing environment.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Honeywell Experion distributed control systems.
• Ability to design, program, optimise, and maintain automated systems that regulate chemical manufacturing processes.
• Experience tuning control loops, monitoring and addressing DCS alarms, and implementing safety systems.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve system faults, hardware failures, and software bugs.
• Knowledge of process control improvement, reducing process variability, and improving product yield.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with process operators to align control strategy with plant conditions and operational goals.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Teams, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and project management software.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Commitment to environmental, health, safety, and industry compliance standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience handling hazardous chemicals in a process safety management regulated facility.

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