Polymers Process Improve Engineer

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With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.
Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.
Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.
The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.
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What role you will play in our team

The Polymers Process Improve Engineer is a Technology employee embedded in Manufacturing sites to provide technology support for the Manufaturing Organization. Primary responsibilities include supporting process & product deployments to site, providing technical leadership, and engaging within the global technology networks to provide sharings & implement learnings. This role can cover either polymerization and/or extrusion technologies."

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What you will do

Improve Engineers (IEs) are Technology employees embedded in the Manufacturing (MFG) sites to provide technology support for the MFG organization. They have four primary responsibilities:

• Lead site performance improvement activities to close gaps between best site performance and best-in-network performance
• Support process & product technology deployments to the site
• Provide technical leadership in mentoring, problem solving, & unit monitoring
• Engage process networks to share learnings & best practices between sites

Per these basic responsibilities IEs are often key contributors to process efficiency improvements, capacity optimization activities, capital & expense project development, process & product plant trial programs, equipment & engineering change reviews, and incident investigations.
IEs are generally expected to dedicate at least a minority component of their time to base site support. The extent depends on the prioritized balance of site needs vs. technology commitments vs. individual development opportunities for the IE. The last distinction is important because certain base tasks assumed by an experienced IE may not be appropriate for their successor’s career development objectives."

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong technical, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Experience with process optimization/control/troubleshooting, process equipment, facility projects
• Provide technical mentoring for less experienced colleagues and newly appointed supervisors
• Able to effectively deliver on primary responsibilities with limited line management oversight
• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Effectively present clear and data driven recommendations
• Ability to navigate organizational boundaries and develop influence without direct authority
• Ability to work in strict adherence to Manufacturing safety rules, safety systems, and Management of Change
• Display sound business judgment as well as risk assessment skills (in particular in SHE and IP areas), with the ability to balance own ideas and insights against business needs
• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Engineering (typ. Chemical or Mechanical but others accepted)

Preferred Qualifications / Experience:

• Demonstrated work experience in polymers manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated work experience in new process and/or products technology trials
• Experience with data analytics software (SeeQ, PI, Uniformance)

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you

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Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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