Ecovyst is a materials science, catalyst, and services company dedicated to creating innovative technologies that play a critical role in supporting ecological health and help our customers solve complex challenges.
Energized by an over 200-year history, we have positioned ourselves to be responsive and fast adapting to rapidly changing economic environments and support our customers with solutions that grow and extend their business growth and sustainability goals.
Our cutting-edge solutions span across two industry-leading businesses, Ecoservices and Advanced Materials and Catalyst.
- Ecoservices is dedicated to services that have a positive impact on our planet. Our Ecoservices business provides specialty grade high purity virgin sulfuric acid for a number of diverse and growing end uses.
- Advanced Materials and Catalyst specializes in silica supports and catalysts. This business allows us to develop innovative technologies that enable our customers and value chain partners to create sustainable products.
At Ecovyst, we are ready for change, and we believe that each of our team members can be a catalyst for positive change. Our cornerstone values of integrity and fairness, diligence and service, learning and imagination are reflected across our people and our company culture. Our dynamic and inclusive working environment is one where all opinions are valued and the culture of family is fostered. This culture and our strong spirit of teamwork directly benefit our customers, our suppliers, our employees, our planet, and the communities where we live and work.
Ecovyst's subsidiary, Ecoservices' Baton Rouge, LA plant is on the hunt for a Controls Engineer for our Platform Engineering group.
Responsibilities:
- Provide process controls support to Eco Services’ Baton Rouge site as primary focus.
- Provide process controls support to other Eco Services sites via remote servers as secondary focus. Complex changes or capital projects may require travel to other sites.
- Maintain and provide support for site control systems: DeltaV and Allen Bradley PLC (RS Logix 5000).
- Create/adjust configurations, control schemes, and graphics for site process automation requests (PAR’s) and capital projects.
- Work with operations and/or project managers to generate controls narratives (scope of work) for PAR’s or capital projects.
- Perform and coordinate interlock checks for all units turnaround schedule. Includes supervision of contract employees as necessary. Maintain testing procedures and retain documentation.
- Provide support to operations personnel to troubleshoot day-to-day activities.
- Support units during turnarounds, electrical outages, start-ups, and shutdowns.
- Develop IE&C capital projects including design, cost estimates, and project schedules.
- Execute capital projects, coordinating with contractors and operations to perform work in a safe and timely manner.
- Monitor project progress and report on status, spending, and schedule.
- Provide training to hourly and salary employees for changes to control systems.
- Learn the sulfuric acid regeneration process to better support the site.
Health, Safety, and Environmental Responsibilities:
- Reviews and discusses safety incident occurrences.
- Provide technical support for safety resolutions and assists in development of the safety training within the department.
- Participate in HAZOP and Management of Change (MOC) studies for area. Perform safety analysis of new changes to the system.
- Enforce all plant policies and procedures.
- Attend causal tree investigation meetings for accident/incident occurrences.
- Utilize site safe work permits.
- Attend monthly and quarterly safety meetings as required.
- Complete computer-based training to comply with HSE requirements and policies.
- Act as a steward for maintaining excellent HSSE performance in the unit – fulfill the HSSE Leadership Expectations.
Education and Experience:
To be successful and effective in position:
- 5 years in chemical process industry.
- 2-5 years’ experience with DeltaV or equivalent BPCS.
- Bachelors degree (B.S.) from four year college or university OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Transportation Worker’s Identification Credentials (TWIC).
- Experience with DeltaV.
- Experience with Allen Bradley PLC a plus but not required.
- Experience in a production environment, preferably sulfuric acid.
- Able to work independently.
- Able to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely over email or TEAMs meetings to support other sites remotely.