Engineering Manager

Westlake - Deer Park, TX

Full-time - Manager

Deer Park, TX

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing the process engineering, controls engineering, and reliability engineering groups to provide operational support to production units. This role includes managing site drafting resources and ensuring compliance with various safety and management protocols. The Engineering Manager will lead initiatives to improve equipment reliability and optimize costs while providing technical support during significant operational challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead site wide Reliability improvement program.
• Develop short term and long-term plans to improve performance of rotating equipment assets.
• Manage RCA's for significant operational or equipment failures.
• Develop a long-term reliability/asset improvement plan across the site and provide input to the 5-year Capex budget.
• Provide technical support to plant during significant process upsets and quality or reliability excursions.
• Manage site yield monitoring and related cost improvement projects.
• Create a culture of cost optimization for raw materials and utilities.
• Manage site DCS assets and engineering studies to transition to Safety instrumented systems.
• Develop and manage a 5-year DCS and PLC Capital plan.
• Manage Site OT servers.
• Manage site PSI including piping specifications, P&ID's, equipment specifications and miscellaneous technical specifications.
• Manage site raw material specifications.
• Provide leadership and direction to plant departments to assure Management of Change (MOC) program is compliant with regulations.
• Provide process engineering input and sign off on all Capex projects conceptual design.
• Manage site drafting personnel which includes oversight of drawings management system.
• Contact outside contractors/vendors seeking new materials, equipment, or technology to improve the reliability of plant equipment.
• Consult with maintenance, capital projects and operations managers to set priorities for process engineering, controls, and reliability engineering.
• Establish personnel standards, training, and developmental opportunities for all reporting employees.
• Communicate closely with departmental engineers for significant engineering activities and provide direction as needed.
• Continue to recognize and reinforce good performance of all departmental personnel.
• Review performance appraisals for engineering department employees annually.
• Perform special projects as assigned.
• Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety as well as the safety of all personnel on site.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• Ten years' experience in process engineering, rotating equipment engineering, and/or production management for a chemical or petrochemical plant.
• Five or more years of direct supervisory experience preferred.