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INEOS Belgium

OT & Process Control Team Leader

INEOS Belgium, Alvin, Texas, United States, 77511


Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees are empowered to make a difference?INEOS Olefins and Polymers USAJob title:

Operational Technology & Process Control Team LeaderSalary:

$165,000 - $190,000Location:

Chocolate Bayou Works – Alvin, TXOrganizational context and job purpose:INEOS has grown to become a leading chemical company, with sales today of around $68bn annually. INEOS is a global company with 26,000 employees on 180 sites in 30 countries.The INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA (O&P USA) business includes product lines for Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE). Our 3 Manufacturing sites encompass Chocolate Bayou Works (Alvin, TX), Battleground Manufacturing Complex (La Porte, TX), and Carson (Carson, CA), with an extensive Pipeline Supply Organization (PSO) operating from our Stratton Ridge (STRI) facility and Hobbs, TX fractionation complex. Our regional corporate office is located in League City, TX. Overall, O&P USA has approximately 1,300 employees, 1,400 contractors, and annual revenue of $6.5bn.The Chocolate Bayou Site (CBW) is in Southeastern Texas about 40 miles South of Houston and consists of 2 Olefins units that produce approximately 4bn pounds/year of ethylene, 2 Polypropylene units that produce approximately 1bn pounds/year of polypropylene, a power island and utility area capable of producing 130MW and >1M pounds/year of steam.The Operations Technology (OT) & Process Control Team Leader is responsible for leading and providing direction for the team, and is accountable for developing and maintaining the appropriate site standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures needed to maintain a reliable DCS system that supports safe and optimized site operations. This role is accountable for assuring engineering compliance, adherence to internal and regulatory requirements, including O&P’s Process Safety and Integrity Management (PSIM) policy. This role is also accountable for delivery of front-end loading (FEL) of capital projects at both the CBW and Pipeline sites including supporting deliverables and project execution through commissioning and startup.Principal Accountabilities:Accountable for safety of the work team inclusive of training, incident prevention behaviors, near miss reporting, root cause analysis and shared learning, and championing the MOC and related PSM processes.Ensure needed resource skill sets to support organizational objectives (hiring, training, development, discipline know how).Ensure the acquisition and sharing of company best practices throughout the team members.Ensure DCS capability and drive improvements.Develop and maintain a robust ongoing talent development plan for systems and network engineering team.Mentor Control and DCS disciplines embedded in operations units.Develop and implement a consistent training program for DSS’s and unit Control engineers.Ensure consistent application of site DCS/Control processes.Ensure design standards (OP-EDS specifications) are kept accessible and updated as deemed appropriate, and in compliance with Section 5.3.4 of the O&P PS&IM Policy.Establish and manage a practice for regular peer reviews of control system maintenance and engineering practices.Manage the approvals for exceptions and waivers to the specifications and standards associated with the control system.Provide oversight of the auditing and monitoring of the control system integrity at the site.Develop and maintain the relevant process safety information associated with the control system as required in Section 5.3.3 of the O&P PS&IM Policy.Responsible for design, operation, and maintenance of the Distributed Control System.Provide technical support to operations, maintenance, unit Control Engineers and Digital Systems Specialists including troubleshooting and emergency support.Review new capital projects for compliance with proper standards and design guidelines.Maintain clear accountabilities for maintenance of the process control system.Anticipate future changes in control system functionality requirements and standards.Maintain awareness of the direction of industry standards and best practices.Develop regulatory/compliance gap analyses for the DCS control systems.Work closely with the IT group to develop and execute plans for security needs.Skills & Knowledge Required:Educational Background:

Undergraduate degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering or related field; an advanced degree in a related field helpful. Minimum of 15 years’ experience in chemical, refining or industrial manufacturing and/or capital projects with prior responsibility for DCS functions.Technical Skills:Experience and knowledge of chemical/maintenance operations and regulation.Experience and knowledge of process control methods and techniques.Experience and knowledge of DCS hardware and best practices.Experience in Virtualization, hypervisors and familiarity with Microsoft administrative tools.Experience or familiarity with networking, firewalls.Experience and knowledge of IEEE, NFPA, ISA, CFAT, NIST, API Industry Standards.Knowledge of safety and quality management systems.Six sigma training and experience.Professional Certification such as P.E. preferred.Behavioral Skills:Can motivate others by creating a climate in which people want to do their best.Proven ability to lead diverse groups of people successfully.Strong communication skills – comfortable and effective communicating with all levels in the organization.Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.Clicking this link will take you to an external site where you can continue with your application.

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