SABIC
Engineer, Control & Automation
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The Engineer, Control & Automation
The Engineer, Control & Automation, is responsible for provision of Control Engineering expertise to the Operations teams across the Wilton Site (LDPE Plant, Ethylene logistics facility, cross-country pipelines) and the North Tees Site (Ethylene Liquefaction units).
How You Can Be the Impact
The role holder will lead the development and implementation of control strategies aimed at improving safety, reliability and efficiency of the plants, along with implementing Automation Security protocols across a range of industrial automation systems (PLC, SIS, DCS). The role holder will be responsible for the running of Advanced Process Control Schemes and critical information management systems such as the Manufacturing Execution System.
In addition, the Engineer will:
- Support the Operations team in complex troubleshooting and unit performance assurance and optimization.
- Analyse plant data to generate ideas to support and develop both short and long-term improvements to plant safety, capacity, reliability and efficiency.
- Be the custodian of process control technology know-how for the System 18 LDPE process, supporting and developing models to allow scenario and business case development.
- Work closely with DCS systems engineer, plant I/E Engineer, OT infrastructure team and other site Control Engineers.
- Lead reliability investigations for process-themed issues.
- Manage the Programmable Electronic Systems (PES) Change Control database.
- Engage with internal and external knowledge networks to ensure best practices and developments from elsewhere are considered and deployed appropriately.
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What Matters to Sabic
The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Process Engineering / Instrumentation / Control Engineering or an equivalent discipline or will have a trade qualification (e.g. Instrument Apprenticeship), alongside significant relevant experience in the Process Control domain.
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Knowledge of the following systems would be preferred:
- Honeywell Experion DCS
- Siemens S7 / Rockwell PLCs
- Schneider Triconex SIS
- Sella Controls HIMA F35 / HiMax / HiQuad
- Aspentech products – including advanced control and information management
- Emerson DeltaV DCS / SIS
What We Offer
SABIC provide employees with a wide range of benefits, these are summarised as follows:
- An attractive salary within the well-paid petro-chemical sector
- Performance Related Bonus Scheme
- Excellent Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- 26 Days Annual Leave plus 8 Public Holidays
- An additional 47 hours and 5.5 days as part of Extended Working Week (TOIL hours)
- Holiday Bonus – 38 Hours or 2.3% of Salary
- Private Health Insurance
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Interested in joining us? Please apply through our application system. We look forward to hearing from you.
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