Operation Engineer (Utilities & Wastewater)

Chemistry that Matters™

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio.  Our success is built upon the collective excellence of our 32,000 employees in 50+ countries.  Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click here.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture.   We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

For an overview of our benefits here at SABIC, please visit: www.yoursabicbenefits.com 

Job Summary

This position will support daily operations, including troubleshooting, increasing operational effectiveness and efficiency of production unit towards its entitlement. Oversee equipment resources, debottlenecking, equipment commissioning and production loss accounting. Responsible for ensuring the plant provides maximum unit availability in a safe and economical manner by providing support to plant personnel and using available resources. Interface and coordinate with Supply Chain and SAP data owners. Help to identify employee development opportunities, and participate in operator training/certifications. Responsible for owning and driving to closure operation related TMOCs, MOCs, incident investigations, and action items and preparing for/participating in all necessary EHSS related reviews. This position reports to the Operations Manager of the Utilities & Wastewater Handling Plant at the Burkville site.

How You Can Be the Impact

• Provide technical support to the unit/site to ensure the unit meets all external and internal regulatory requirements, including SOP and OMSs. This includes, but is not limited to preparation for, and participation in PHA’s, executing MOCs, investigating incidents, and owning closure of appropriate action items. Be conversant with all OMSs and be knowledgeable with specific OMS responsibilities related to the position. 
• Support tactical production engineering needs by collecting and analyzing unit operating data, conducting routine checks, and performing complex operational issue trouble-shooting/ debottlenecking. Lead root cause analyses on operational performance gaps with cross-functional team(s) and implement corrective actions/solutions. Oversee quality of performance gap tracking and resolution. Provide on-going technical coaching/mentoring to enhance operations. Maintain daily communications with plant personnel. Assess information reported by plant personnel and initiate action as appropriate on issues which impede performance.
• Own the tracking of production, performance monitoring and production losses for the area. Ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken to return operations to normal, including invoking other Work Processes when necessary. Oversee Bad Actor and Performance Killer identification and work with others as appropriate to systematically resolve them at the root cause level. Provide support to SAP inventory accuracy efforts, including cycle count/physical inventory execution as required.
• Interface with Supply Chain resources as needed to coordinate Raw Material delivery schedules in support of plant operation.

What Matters to SABIC

• BS Engineering (preferably Chemical or Mechanical)
• Minimum of 3 years engineering experience.
• Previous experience in either Utilities Operation, Steam Generation, and/or  Wastewater Handling Systems highly recommended
• Understanding of manufacturing operations, process equipment and technology.
• Ability to use simple statistical tools for data analysis and apply probability, statistical, modeling and prediction reliability tools appropriately.
• Ability to use in depth analysis and structured methodology to identify the true root causes of a situation or event.

Physical Requirements: Capable of performing sustained physical activities including but not limited to walking, climbing ladders, stairs, standing, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, and ability to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis.          

Eligibility Requirements

• You must submit your application for employment online to be considered. Please submit your resume using the “Apply Now/Apply” option on this page.
• You must be 18 years or older
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work for SABIC in the United States on a full-time basis.

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work (e.g. Monday – Friday) during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.