Process Engineering Supervisor

Pemex Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the Pemex group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics and marketing. Pemex Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high quality transportation fuels the world needs. The Pemex site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors, and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work.

The Process Engineering Supervisor (PES) is accountable for people development, coaching, and supervision of Operations Support Engineers (OSEs) and Process Technology Engineers (PTEs) in the Refinery Process Engineering team. This position is one of three supervisor roles that provide leadership within the Deer Park Process Engineering and Technical Safety team. The PES will also provide technical expertise for complex operating problems and leadership for opportunities spanning multiple process unit areas. This position is viewed as a developmental management position with high visibility at the refinery.
Position Accountabilities:

• Responsible for 7-8 process engineers providing support to various Production Areas.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to Operations Support Engineers (OSEs) in a manner appropriate with the experience level of the area process engineers.
• Partner with experienced Process Technology Engineers (PTEs) to resource and solve complex problems.
• Responsible for the development of graduate engineers as needed (technical training, career development, administration of competence development and documentation).
• Collaborate with peer discipline support supervisors (e.g. mechanical, process control, etc.) to deliver Production Team goals and objectives.
• Coordinate with Process Technology Engineers to provide technical assurance via the Management of Change (MOC) process.
• Provide technical assurance for environmental calculations and knowledge management documentation as needed.
• Assist in managing OSE/PTE work plans including resourcing and setting/re-setting priorities. This also includes the coordination of external consultant resources as needed (e.g. PHAs, complex troubleshooting, training, special tasks, startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, etc.).
• Provide advanced technical support in assigned areas. Determine need and justification for use of external technologists.
• Work closely with Production Unit Managers on OSE/PTE work priorities.

Can step up into role of Process Engineering Manager when the Manager is not available or on vacation.