Plant Chemist
Jomel
Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 2 Mois
·Assists the Chief Chemist in ensuring compliance with all Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations.
·Performs routine chemical analyses, compares these with standards, prepares reports and advises on chemical dosing.
·Ensuring compliance with legal obligations for monitoring and controlling potable water, emissions and effluents.
·Coordinates with the Chief Chemist and Purchase Department in maintaining the required stock % bulk and lab chemicals.
·Liaises closely with the operational team during any plant start-up and advising the Shift staff regarding chemical process control across the range of the plant.
·Assists the Chief Chemist in preparing monthly operations and environmental reports.
·Assists the Chief Chemist in ensuring compliance with all HSE Regulations.
·Practical knowledge of plant isolations from the system.
·Maintaining smooth operation of the steam plant via a Distributed Control System.
·Solving current time problems using troubleshooting techniques.
·Utilizing SOPs and P&ID for safe startups and shutdowns.
·Performing maintenance tasks during scheduled shutdowns and emergencies.
·Performing water treatment and analysis to elongate the units' lifetime.
·Directed, monitored and coordinated sectional processes, evaluations and plans, to guarantee standard running conditions of Ethylene Glycol Plant (EG) and maximized the profitability of the plant through the efficient use of raw materials, machinery/ equipment and control of overhead costs.
·Working with Honeywell and Yokogawa Distributed Control Systems.
·Assumed responsibility for all process safety & environmental studies of the hydrocarbon plant. Monitored many different variables in the factory including temperatures, pressures, concentrations, flows and speed.
·Inspected, tested, operated control valves used to control pressure, temperature, level, and flow, ensured optimized operations, analyzed and solved day-to-day operational issues, in the case of any equipment problem executed emergency stoppage till the problem is rectified.
·Ensured the operational stability while handling dangerous chemicals such as Ammonia (NH3), Caustic Soda (NaOH), Ethylene Dichloride (EDC), FeSO4, Lithium Bromide (LiBr), Lithium Chromate and Ethylene Oxide in gas and liquid phases. Undertook measure to avoid blazes, explosions, outflow of gas, mechanical damages, etc.
·Monitored inventory of raw materials and spare parts, audited usage and accordingly authorizing orders to ensure continual production with minimal idle stock. Also, maintained MSDS “Material Safety Data Sheet” leading to safe personnel, environment, and properties.
·Resolved all technical difficulties by participating in fire drills, attending engineers’ sessions about safety, environment, mechanical integrity, and rectified ambiguities through the application of trouble shooting tools.
·Applied technical expertise in chemical reactions, absorption, stripping, vacuum distillation and dehydration columns with high pressure and temperature using huge pumps and compressors of centrifugal force and positive displacement types.
·Ascertained operational readiness of all safety and emergency equipment in the company by executing monthly maintenance checks as per checklist.
·Managed groups of 8 employees effectively and efficiently to accomplish the company goals.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering covering the following courses: Material and Energy Balances Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Separation Processes Transport and Rate Processes I Transport and Rate Processes II Reactor Kinetics and Design Chemical Engineering Lab I, II Process Analysis and Control Digital Process Control Process Analysis and Design I Process Analysis and Design II And other mathematics, physics, statistics, and chemistry classes.
Focusing on chemical engineering process and control technologies
