Process Engineer I Ps Ss2, Demin
Energy, Chemicals
Minimum Requirements
- B.Sc Eng (Chem0 or B.Eng (Chem)
- 3+ relevant years
- BC_Collaborates
- TC_Process Risk Analysis
- TC_Process Safety / Environmental
- TC_Operating Process Knowledge
- TC_Process Management and Development
- BC_Decision Quality
- BC_Inspires Engagement
- TC_Compliance Management
- BC_Ensures Accountability
Responsibilities
- Support process engineering strategy by meeting production targets, providing process engineering technical support, and identifying improvement opportunities.
- Manage OWAP monitoring and deviation prevention on unit level and ensure that unit is optimally operated within agreed upon operating envelopes.
- Provide technical input into compilation and execution of test-runs, trials, studies, improvement initiatives, and daily assurance process.
- Identify and prevent risks of process deviation affecting safety, integrity, and availability.
- Provide input into driving and supporting Process Safety management studies, initiatives, and defined compliance plans.
- Conduct equipment inspections and enable equipment functionality and integrity.
- Define and manage process safety information.
- Define OWAP and optimum operating window in which the value chain should be operated
- Monitor and identify improvement opportunities to ensure operation within the OWAP
- Translate loss accounting into improvement plans
- Monitor and interpret performance on technical drivers, constraints and levers on value chain level taking upstream and downstream units into account
- Support shutdown with respect to value chain integration, idea generation and process equipment integrity
- Monitor adherence to and effectiveness of VPP
- Analyse effectiveness of data provided for production planning and scheduling processes
- Report value chain and system heat maps, losses and integrity concerns
- Assimilate and contextualise data for input into improvement initiatives through technical investigations via the asset management process
- Understand optimum operating windows, deviations and preventative measures
- Do data assimilation and contextualization to identify opportunities for input into process related improvement plans/technical landscape
- Contribute technical inputs into VPP and identify risk of deviation
- Pro-actively monitor risk identification for own business unit operations
- Ensure process integrity of equipment, inspections and recommendations of improvement opportunities during shutdowns
- Monitor effectiveness of VPP and adherence to yields supplied for planning and scheduling processes
- Issue reports as per requirements / business need
- Monitor energy usage and identify improvement opportunities
- Improve plant reliability, volume and unit cost
- Ensure value chain basic documentation and systems are in place and at required standard
- Give input into Technical Hazops, PFD and MFD reviews
- Give inputs into process engineering operating manuals, including start up and shutdown procedures as well as training manuals
- Ensure that process engineering fundamental tools are in place and relevant
- Compliance with internal guidelines & policies e.g., MOC processes
- Actively identify process safety threats and deliver on mitigation plans
- Provide process engineering support and input for small project process design
- Participation in design and safety reviews
- Ensure appropriate governance is applied with regards to the process scope of work
- Support start up and commissioning of business unit
- Work independently, know when to seek help, network across boundaries and disciplines
- Ensure KPA and PDP is in place and have regular work discussions
- Ensure governance compliance and risk management
- Comply to internal Sasol guidelines, policies and procedures
- Identify process safety threats and provide mitigation plans
- Adhere to SHE strategy to achieve zero harm
- Share knowledge within team
- Coach others
- Actively participate in peer reviews by reviewing work of other engineers
- Build teams and create synergies through working across boundaries
- Engage in discussions with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate technical support is provided
