COMPANY NAME:
Shell Chemical Capital Company

JOB TITLE:
Engineering Technical Support to Operations


INDUSTRY: Utilities and Energy
JOB CATEGORY: Production
v2 JOB CATEGORY: Production
PROFESSION:
Technicians
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT
FULLTIME/PARTTIME: FULLTIME
EDUCATION: BACHELORSDEGREE

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COUNTRY: USA
STATE/PROVINCE: LA
CITY: Geismar
AREA CODE: 0
ZIP CODE: 70734
JOB# (REQUISITION NO): 10646
CONTACT NAME: Shell
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: SI-GRITS-User-Support@shell.com

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Shell's chemical business operations in the U.S. are performed through Shell Chemical LP, which is one of nearly 70 companies engaged in chemicals businesses for the Shell Group of companies. With significant investments in manufacturing assets around the world - both direct and through joint ventures - the Shell chemicals companies number among the largest petrochemical producers in the world. Shell Chemical LP produces about 9,072 kilotonnes (20 billion pounds) of chemicals annually, which are sold primarily to industrial markets in the United States.  Shell Chemical LP is currently seeking an Engineering Technical Support to Operations individual for its Geismar, Louisiana location.


DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities :
In this position, you will be responsible for supporting the Logistics unit's contribution in meeting the production department annual targets in the following areas: HSSE, Reliability, Quality Assurance, and Unit Optimization including Fixed and Variable Costs.

Key Accountabilities: 
- Act as a Technical Contributor for the unit  - Act as a resource in the unit in supporting operating technicians and personnel from other departments and disciplines that support the unit - Reliability focal point for logistics  - Lead field implementation/coordination and Turnaround Coordination as needed  - Champion new improvement efforts. This includes ensuring alignment with Global Prioritization Guidelines, follow-through to completion, and ensuring realization of benefits  - Provide focused effort on performing the Technical Assurance Coordinator (TAC) role and in closing Activity Initiation Database items that have been approved and ranked by the TWST  - Provide input to the Unit Manager on variable cost variance analysis  - Provide technical support to Unit Manager for HSE reporting (CERCLA, SARA, etc.) - Contribute as a team member in HSE-MS activities (PHA, HEMP, etc.)  - Work to close action items from HSE-MS activities (PHA, HEMP, etc.)  - Participate in unit support teams as a technical contributor or as team leader  - Serve as unit representative on site-wide teams as required  - Support unit in meeting annual HSSE targets  - Participate in audits as needed to maintain compliance with state & federal requirements, as well as local and corporate standards  - Utilize analytical skills and production experience in supporting root cause analysis and selection of technology for mitigation purposes  - Support activities that enable the unit to meet the annual Business Plan  - Respond to urgent and critical operational related items at the request of the Operations Staff - Strive to achieve technical mastery of the assigned unit  - Provide technical insight to unit production coordinator, training coordinators, day technicians, and inspectors, as appropriate - Support Unit Optimization effort by identifying opportunities in the areas of yield improvement, energy utilization, mechanical equipment utilization, etc.  - Provide technical support of operations activities with technical, maintenance, and HSE departments  - Act as change leader on projects in logistics area,includeing leading the project during scouting to concept stages while providing technical support for the duration of the project  - Ensure complete documentation of key technical work


REQUIRED SKILLS:
Requirements :
To be considered for this position, you must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent and have approximately 5 or more years of experience in Engineering and/or operation.
Additional Requirements: 
- Demonstrated analytical and decision making skills 
- Potential for Leadership / Team player / Effective Communicator /
Negotiation skills  - Ability to cope with a variety of issues and
situations 
- Strong technical skills and standards 
- Able to progressively learn the Shell HSE systems and apply knowledge and
ability to apply to assigned unit 
- Demonstrated self-improvement interest 
- Systems and causal reasoning 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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