Senior Process Engineer - Milnerton at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

Ensure plant health monitoring is done with excellence and that threats are reported timeously.

• The incumbent will also support troubleshooting efforts and pull in appropriate resources to ensure timeous resolution of the problem
• Responsible for one or more process units, preferably Refining
• Do routine monitoring of the overall plant health and performance.
• Do detailed monitoring and rating of equipment.
• Issue weekly and monthly reports.
• Support and lead troubleshooting efforts.
• Identify plant constraints and perform an evaluation / study to remove constraints.
• Provide technical responses to Safe Operating Limit, Integrity Operating Window and Critical Process Variable deviations.
• Provide guidance to Operations on optimisation of the plant; leverage simulation tools and Adcon functionality.
• Participate in or lead Management of Change activities.
• Give input to Turnaround / Regen work scope and compile work instructions.
• Participate in the Unit Reliability Brief meetings and elevate threats timeously.
• Lead and support Profit Improvement projects.
• Provide design input to field projects.
• Give input to the short and medium term operating plan.
• Provide general technical support to Operations, Reliability & Maintenance, Planning and Environmental Health and Safety.
• Organise test runs and workup the information, for simulation tool calibration and routine monitoring.
• Ensure the integrity of monitoring tools are maintained by following a rigorous governance process when making changes.
• Diligently follow applicable job standards

Requirements:

• BSc / B Eng in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 yrs' working experience.
• Sound communication and good stakeholder engagement.
• Effective leadership skills: Align and Inspire, Build Relationships, Grow Capabilities and Deliver Results.
• Able to drive for results and multi-task