Polyethylene Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

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About Beaumont

With a population of more than 118,000, Beaumont ,Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, on the Neches River, about 85 miles east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Beaumont has been a home to the oil industry from the days of the Spindletop oil boom until today, and along with nearby Port Arthur and Orange, is part of the Golden Triangle industrial area on the Texas Gulf Coast. Those who live and work in Beaumont will find a close-knit community with friendly people and opportunities to explore the area at its many restaurants and businesses, as well as numerous museums and nature parks.
Built along the banks of the Neches River in 1903, the original ExxonMobil Beaumont refining facilities have grown into an integrated petrochemical complex on 2,700 acres and have contributed to the economic and social landscape of southeast Texas. In fact, 1 in 7 jobs in Jefferson County are linked to ExxonMobil, making it an integral part of the community. With a workforce of more than 5,500, the Beaumont complex includes a refinery, chemical plant, polyethylene plant and lubricant blending and packaging plant. The complex is part of ExxonMobil’s current building and expansion plans for the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Not only does Beaumont produce Mobil 1, the world’s leading synthetic motor oil, it is the only manufacturer of Mobil Aviation Greases. Other products include fuels and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, including plastics, Nylon, shrink wrap and more.
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What role you will play in our team

Our Advanced Manufacturing Engineers play a pivotal role in the successful operation of our plant and are responsible for supporting day-to-day operations while implementing improvements in safety, reliability, and quality. You will work in a collaborative, cross-functional team, providing process technical expertise and leadership to solve complex technical problems and ensure reliable production of polyethylene to meet the world's growing needs.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day run plan support and troubleshooting, in close connection with Operations and Supply Chain
• Provide off-hours support for abnormal and non-routine operations, including unit outages and turnarounds
• Provide unit optimization guidance, in collaboration with Technical Center analysis and recommendations
• Participate in Quality investigations in response to Customer feedback and off-spec events
• Initiate and progress improvements through Management of Change Process
• Lead and/or participate in incident investigations, including identification and completion of follow-up actions
• Participate in outages and turnarounds, providing technical guidance and recommendations
• Participate in Risk Assessments and HAZOPs
• Initiate and develop low complexity projects
• Participate in product trials, in close collaboration with Technology engineers
• Participate in Technology networks, sharing and capturing learnings from plants across the globe

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• B.S. Chemical Engineering
• 3+ years of chemical manufacturing plant experience
• Process Monitoring & Optimization
• Problem Solving & Troubleshooting
• Incident Investigation & Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Fundamentals of Safety & Risk
• Key behavioral skills - Adapts, Analytical, Applies Learning, Communicates Effectively, Shows Initiative

Preferred Qualifications / Experience:

• Polyolefins, specifically Gas Phase and/or High Pressure Polyethylene
• Extrusion & Finishing
• Solids Handling

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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