Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.
Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.
We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.
Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.
The Process Engineer increases productivity by integrating plant assets, personnel, technology, energy, MIS, effective maintenance, instrumentation, production, raw material handling, and material flow processes. The Process Engineer will also assist in daily plant operations by interfacing and coordinating activities with plant personnel. Assist in improvement projects, data review, and operational objectives are all met. Information systems, including CPMS & DCS, PI are providing monthly, daily, and other reports. All while sustaining a safe and healthful working environment that meets environmental, health, and safety regulations and Company requirements.
Process Improvement: Utilizes recognized statistical process techniques and other measurement tools to develop, maintain and present required reports detailing the effectiveness of existing processes or supporting the need to introduce new processes. Issue Management of Change through the KMS system. Follow up with any recommendations for abnormalities or incidents. Troubleshoot process abnormalities and make corrections and recommendations as necessary.
Lead and Facilitate the Fulfillment of Product Delivery and Commitments: Anticipate needs, work as a problem solver to eliminate blockages, and enhance the consistent delivery of quality products that exceed customer expectations. Manage, solve, and/or recommend a resolution to discrepancies, deviations, abnormalities, customer complaints, quality, and non- quality-related issues.
PSM: Assist with elements of process safety and projects such as MOCs, PSI updates, and P&ID modifications.
Staff Development: Keep up to date on Safety training and SOP training. Keep up to date on Memos, Read, and Sign communications. Assist in developing communication memos as necessary. Work with the hourly operators and Shift Supervisors to strive for excellence and professionalism.
Previous Related Experience Required
No prior experience is required but 1 ~ 2 experience in a petro-chemical refinery environment is a plus.
Technical Skills Required To Perform This Job
•Knowledge of Thermodynamics, Energy & material balance, Unit operations, heat/mass transfer, fluid statics and Dynamic, kinetics, engineering economies.
•Ability to train and learn.
•Wiliness to take over responsibility in your areas.
Education
B.S. Degree Chemical engineering; other related engineering disciplines considered.
Other Certification/Training Required To Gain Function-Related Technical Knowledge
•Will require training in Company Policies and Procedures after hire.
•Current employees must meet all technical and safety training requirements for current position, as specified in the Master Training Plan
Other Requirements
•Must meet all safety requirements
•Must have regular, reliable attendance as well as the ability to work outside the regular schedule as required including frequent overtime for time sensitive projects
•Must demonstrate exceptional teamwork and customer service; behave professionally; treat others with respect and dignity
•Must have good oral and written communication skills
•Must be able to handle and manage the stress associated with the position, often changing from one task to another of a different nature.
•Must be able to travel to offsite locations or other business functions as needed (requirement to travel means having a valid driver’s license and being prepared to drive a motor vehicle and to fly with overnight stays required).
•Must implement/educate/train and adhere to all company policies and procedures including but not limited to, ISO, personnel, quality, environmental, health, safety, regulatory and company requirements.
•Must be able to collaborate by integrating and utilizing cross-functional Internal Contacts and External Contact resources to impact Department goals and results optimally.
Physical Abilities Required:
A.Climbing, ascending or descending ladder, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
B.Balancing, maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
C.Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine and waist. Example: Catching Samples.
D.Kneeling: bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
E.Crouching bends the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
F.Crawling, moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
G.Reaching, extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
H.Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.
I.Walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
J.Pushing, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
K.Pulling, using upper extremities to exert force in order to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
DEGREE OF LIFTING ON A REGULAR BASIS: Highest weight capacity 40 lbs.
L.Lifting, raising objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
M.Fingering, picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather that the whole hand or arm as in handling.
N.Grasping, applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm.
O.Feeling, perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature of texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
P.Talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words.
Q.Hearing, perceiving the nature of sounds with no more than a 40 db loss @ 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without correction, Ability to receive verbal communication and to make fine discriminations in sound such as when making adjustments on machined parts.
R.Repetitive motions, substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.