Process Engineer

Position: Process Engineer

Location: Rayong

About the role

The Process Engineer is responsible for optimizing the production processes, ensuring efficiency, safety, quality, and environmental compliance within the petrochemical plant. This role serves as the primary technical resource, collaborating closely with the Production team to troubleshoot operational issues, implement improvements, and support maintenance and modification activities.

Key Responsibilities

The core duties are categorized below to provide clarity on the scope of the role:

1. Process Monitoring, Optimization, and Technical Support

• Process Performance Management: Monitor, analyze, and optimize plant performance metrics, including product yields, product quality consistency, energy consumption, and overall operational efficiency.
• Troubleshooting: Serve as the primary technical specialist in coordinating with the Production Engineer to investigate and resolve process disturbances, equipment malfunctions, and off-spec product incidents.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Prepare comprehensive daily and monthly reports detailing key operational data, including production volume, product grade changes, raw material/utilities consumption, inventory levels, and significant operational events for management review.
• Metering & Recording: Coordinate the accurate technical metering and recording of process variables to maintain data integrity for performance analysis and mass/energy balance calculations.

2. Plant Integrity, Maintenance, and Modification

• Maintenance Support: Collaborate with the Production Engineer to plan, prioritize, and technically scope planned maintenance turnarounds, shutdowns, and minor modification work.
• Project Engineering (Preliminary): Develop preliminary process designs (e.g., P&IDs, equipment specifications, mass/energy balances) for new facility installations or required alterations to existing plant facilities.
• Trial Management: Plan and coordinate new material or process trials, defining the required operational parameters and coordinating in-process quality analysis with the Laboratory/Quality Control department.

3. Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Management

• Safety Compliance: Fully support, cooperate, and encourage all Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) activities to achieve company policy and targets, actively participating in Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and safety reviews.
• Emergency Response: Participate in the plant's emergency response team, including fire fighting activities during emergencies, as required by training and plant protocols.
• Environmental Stewardship: Manage and take ownership of all activities concerning the plant's Environmental Management System (EMS), ensuring effective compliance with permits and regulations.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or a closely related technical field.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience (experience in the petrochemical industry or manufacturing plant is preferred).

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of petrochemical unit operations (e.g., distillation, reactors, heat exchange, compression).
• Proficiency in process simulation software (e.g., Aspen HYSYS, PRO/II).
• Experience with P&ID interpretation, material and energy balance calculations, and equipment sizing.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices (e.g., API, ASME).

Competencies

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical reporting and inter-departmental coordination.
• Ability to coordinate and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic operating environment.
• Commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.

Employee Benefits Summary

• Annual Leave: 10–18 days per year depending on length of service.
• Public Holidays: 14 days per year (including Labor Day).
• OPD: 40,000 THB/year for employee & family
• IPD: Coverage includes room & board, ICU, surgery, emergency, lab tests, etc.
• Insurance Coverage
• Annual Health Checkup