COMPANY NAME:
Shell Oil Products LLC

JOB TITLE:
Control Systems Engineer - Deer Park


INDUSTRY: Utilities and Energy
JOB CATEGORY: Engineer (Design, Technical, Research, Software, Hardware)
v2 JOB CATEGORY: Engineers
PROFESSION:
Technicians
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT
FULLTIME/PARTTIME: FULLTIME
EDUCATION: BACHELORSDEGREE

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COUNTRY: USA
STATE/PROVINCE: TX
CITY: Deer Park
AREA CODE: 0
ZIP CODE: 77536
JOB# (REQUISITION NO): 10713
CONTACT NAME: Shell
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: SI-GRITS-User-Support@shell.com

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Shell Oil Products US (SOPUS) is a leader in the marketing of fuels, lubricants, coolants, services and solutions to consumer and business-to-business customers in automotive commercial and industrial sectors. SOPUS also operates refineries and a pipeline and terminal system as well as more than 13,000 Shell-branded gas stations. With a presence in 49 states and a 10.1 percent brand share according to NPD as of December 2005, Shell continues to be the number one selling brand in America, while Shell V-Power remains America's best selling premium grade gasoline.

Shell Oil Products US is currently seeking a Control Systems Engineer for its Deer Park, Texas location.


DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities :
In this position, you will be responsible for providing Control Systems engineering support to the Deer Park Refinery Production organization. Your primary focus will be the Hydroprocessing Operations area that includes SHCU/HP-1, CR-3, SGP, HDU-1 and Plat-II units. You may also from time to time provide backup support and/or additional support for Control Systems staff work or support to other areas of the refinery. You will interface on a routine basis with the Control Systems Instrument Inspector(s) assigned to the Operations areas, as well as others within the department and other engineering and maintenance departments.

Key Accountabilities:
. Comply with SDPR safety structure and work processes
. Thorough understanding of process control technologies & instrumentation
. Act as a key resource to the production/maintenance organizations on
process control and instrumentation hardware issues
. Provide support for existing DCS and computer control applications
(tuning, applications programming, etc.)
. Understand Instrumented Protective Functions
. Identify potential control systems issues and responding appropriately
. Identify and specify new control systems applications and/or upgrades to
improve profitability and productivity
. Support and be able to modify existing Advanced Process Control
applications
Provide Root Cause Analysis (RCA) team support as required
. Participate in the OEMI (Operations, Engineering and Maintenance
Interface) meetings for their areas of responsibility
. Provide support to the ESP process
. Provide control systems support for plant change and SDPR Project
activities (if directed)
. Make recommendations to improve chronic control system applications and/or
hardware issues
. Monitor the performance of the process control applications and systems,
base layer and above
. Pre-screen work for proposed profitability and technical assurance
projects
. Develop business cases for predominately control related projects
. Work together with inspector in a team environment to address control and
instrumentation issues
. Support Operations/Maintenance during turnarounds, shutdowns and start-ups
. Provide technical support for training of operators, crafts, inspectors
and other engineering groups


REQUIRED SKILLS:
Requirements :
To be considered for this position, you must possess a B.S. in Chemical Engineering or equivalent and have approximately 5 or more years if relevant professional exeprience. You will have manufacturing location or major projects experience. Hands-on experience in operating facility is preferred and DCS/Fieldbus knowledge is a big plus.

Additional Requirements:
. Communication skills
. Interpersonal skills
. Strong organizational skills
. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with limited guidance
. Understands when to escalate for assistance
. Leadership skills
. Knowledge of process control technology
. Process knowledge, or willingness to learn
. Knowledge of DCS configuration and hardware systems
. Control Systems troubleshooting skills

In addition to the tasks outlined in this job description, you may be assigned other responsibilities as needed. The Shell Group of companies offers an outstanding benefits package. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete an online candidate profile. No phone inquiries will be accepted.

Shell Companies in the U.S. are equal opportunity employers.

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