Process Engineer

General Electric ,
Liverpool, Merseyside

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**Role Summary:** **About Us:** Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE:BHGE) is the world's first and only fullstream provider of integrated oilfield products, services and digital solutions. Drawing on a storied heritage of invention, BHGE harnesses the passion and experience of its people to enhance productivity across the oil and gas value chain. BHGE helps its customers acquire, transport and refine hydrocarbons more efficiently, productively and safely, with a smaller environmental footprint and at lower cost per barrel. Backed by the digital industrial strength of GE, the company deploys minds, machines and the cloud to break down silos and reduce waste and risk, applying breakthroughs from other industries to advance its own. People are a key part of our success and how we do business; hence, we invest in our 64,000+ employees in over 120 countries. Fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce is not just the right thing to do, but critical to achieving a competitive advantage. Follow Baker Hughes, a GE company on Twitter @BHGECo, or visit us at BHGE.com. **Role Summary:** To provide a professional and technically competent Process & Project Engineering function for UK Chemical Manufacturing, ensuring the safe design and operation of new and existing equipment and systems on site to legislative requirements. To deliver process engineering and assurance for projects and Management of Change plant changes, including fit-for purpose specification and selection of process equipment, field instruments and safety systems. **Essential Responsibilities:** Ability to work with minimum direction to drive process in relation to targets and goals Highly flexible and adapt to a high paced environment Significant experience of providing plant Process Engineering support within a chemical/petrochemical industry Extensive experience of working on a high hazard COMAH /regulated manufacturing site Experience of project management, process improvements and general manufacturing initiatives Technical experience in relation to analysis of process equipment, reliability and utilization, including field studies Experience of facilitating groups Understanding of Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) legislation Experience of Project lifecycles & implementation, including PHA, HAZID & HAZOP, LOPA, SIL etc.. Experience of Management of Change (MOC) system requirements Experience of compliance with DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations) Implementation of legislative and best practice standards associated with process engineering discipline Understanding of improvement techniques as applied to manufacturing Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Ability to be diplomatic and negotiate with others enabling a successful outcome for all parties Extensive problem solving skills Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative Skilled in identifying process improvements, plant troubleshooting and optimisation Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines Perform process design calculations for process related equipment and associated field valves and instrumentation **Qualifications/Requirements:** Degree in Chemical Engineering Chartered Engineer status Support the site reliability strategy, ensuring capability is maximized through improved equipment reliability There is a requirement to work with and support production with product management requests (PMR); to assist in safe introduction of new blends and products to site, ensuring all process aspects are taken into account Drive and champion site process engineering continous improvement projects Solve process and operational problems (troubleshooting) Proactively investigate areas of engineering & improvements to improve site overall OEE Support site engineering and production staff with technical advice, application engineering, incident investigation and project scope definition. Develop improvement projects from concept through lifecycle to implementation/delivery; be the lead Engineer on some projects and provide assurance that legislative and company standards are implemented. Recommend and implement improvements in the production process. Select and apply engineering techniques to solve problems, assess results for applicability, validity and conformance to specifications Assist with specifications for capital equipment procurement projects Presentation of work, reports and recommendations to senior management Special projects and ad-hoc duties as assigned **Desired Characteristics:** Excellent communicator - this position requires a person that has the ability to work across business units - in this case engineering, production and QC laboratory. Understand the purpose and use of Risk Assessments (RA) and Method Statements (MS) Experience of working with Distributed Control Systems (DCS) beneficial Awareness of the correct use and function of all PPE Awareness of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) Awarene