Process Engineer - Fatty Alcohol

Job Roles and Responsibilities

Provides technical support to assigned unit in Fatty Alcohol plant operations to meet plant

production volume, on spec quality and customer requirement as per target with appropriately ways, cost effective, also comply with environment and sustainability. Keeping and improving human resource quality in Fatty Alcohol Plant. Identifies process problems, carries out studies, recommends solutions, and implements improvements in coordination with Operations and Project Engineering. To monitor efficiency and yield in the production, also to lead and coordinate all activities related to continuous improvement, new technology implementation, production trial run, changes in

raw material and process condition and projects that related with new equipment installation or addition of new lines.

Principal Responsibility :

• Conduct process training sessions for Operations personnel
• Perform production data analysis and implement continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with maintenance regarding reliability improvement.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance regarding the plant validation and product validation.
• Review and execute process related performance tests provided by equipment’s vendors either as separate procedure or as part of the overall plant performance test.
• Review detail process engineering deliverables, request for quotations (RFQs), Technical quotations, technical bids analysis(TBE), Liquidated Damages (LD), Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP), and 3D Module Review during the project phase.
• Optimizing process performance and ensure continuous work improvement by effectively analyzing the process parameters in order to meet the production targets.
• Conduct short/long-term feasibility studies to optimize plant’s performance and issue technical report addressed to operations and other concerned departments as convenient. The report shall include recommended future modifications and associated benefits compared to current situation.
• Provide technical support to CSU (commissioning and start-up) team during commissioning and startup phases.
• Ensure the all activity conducted by requirement of quality, food safety, environment, occupational health and safety.
• Review SOPs, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Start-Up and normal operating procedures including safety, emergency and shutdowns.
• Ensure that project communicated changes are reflected in all technical documents (PFDs, P&IDs, Data Sheets..etc), in compliance with operation philosophy and not exceeding design utilities capacities.
• Study/analyze plant design and performance to assure operability and safety of units at optimum operating conditions.
• Prepare periodical technical presentations/reports, provide process engineering coverage during emergencies/shutdowns and represent PED in various technical meetings.
• Change recipe or process condition.
• Ensure that MOC procedure is applied to plants changes.
• Participate in the daily Operations meetings at the assigned unit with Operations personnel. Review the last 24 hours plant’s performance (plant’s throughput, product’s spec., problems encountered and utilities/chemicals consumption.
• As a company representative to control the projects to achieved performance guarantee and fulfill company requirement.
• Lead technical team in performing all test-runs. This includes RFSU (Ready for Start-Up test), PAT (Performance Acceptance Test with Licensors), Commercial (Lenders Acceptance Test), new product test, Catalyst Change-out test, and revamp test. This requires preparing monitoring data sheets in advance.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance regarding product quality improvement.
• Perform troubleshooting in production related to operational issue, productivity and product quality.
• Follow up with the project team on all technical action items generated by CSU (commissioning and start-up) program and ensure timely closure.
• Support PSSR & HSE- Technical Compliance Audit if needed.
• Analyze collected data, identify deviations and advice process recommendations for corrective solutions.
• Provide technical support to shift operations for plants’ monitoring and troubleshooting till reaching design capacity and on-spec products.

Skills and Key Requirements

• Can use English well by writing or speaking;
• Project Management;
• Have highly integrity, honestly, highly motivation, highly analytical, has strong problem solving skills, good self interpersonnel and can work personally or team;
• Capable to operate MS Windows, MS Office and AutoCad;
• Three years experience in Manufacturing as Process Engineer Fatty Alcohol or Manufacturing Leader;
• Safety and quality oriented;
• Good analytical skill, sharp and energetic;
• Well versed in English both written or verbally;
• Have strong leadership skills and able to lead a big team;
• Have knowledge about employement ‘s rule;
• Capable to calculate the data thoroughly and accurate;
• Willing to be relocated to Sei Mangkei, Simalungun North Sumatera, Indonesia.
• Strong analytical thinking abilities;
• Analytical Thinking, DCS Operation and Read P&ID;
• Capable to handle the plant / fatty alcoholl manufacturing;

Employer Background

Our Employer is a multinational consumer goods company employing 150,000 people across the world. With its products available in around 190 countries, it's main business divisions are: Foods and Refreshments, Home Care, and Beauty & Personal Care.