Syngas Process Engineer

Syngas Process Engineer

Full Time, Permanent

Hull (UK)

We’re looking for a Syngas Process Engineerto join the INEOS Acetyls Technology Support Team based in Hull. We need highly motivated individuals who want to be part of our growing business.

INEOS Acetyls is a global chemicals business producing acetic acid and a range of derivatives across Europe, Asia and America. We’re part of INEOS - one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world, employing around 26,000 people across 194 sites in 29 countries.

The multidiscipline Technology Support Team is based in Hull, UK, and provides the global INEOS Acetyls business with technology development, asset optimisation and engineering design for growth projects.

You will be based at the Hull site, which is the largest producer of acetic acid, acetic anhydride and ethyl acetate in Europe. The products we produce are essential building blocks used in almost every industry, including renewable power, automotive, pharmaceuticals, coatings and textiles.

Hull site is based on the 370-acre Saltend Chemicals Park - a cluster of world-class chemicals and renewable energy businesses at the heart of the UK's energy estuary.

Be part of our journey to net zero

Sustainability is at the heart of our business, and we have created a road map to achieving net zero. We’re investing in this sustainable future right now; you could be part of our journey.

The opportunity

In this role you will work with the Senior Syngas Process Engineer to provide syngas technology knowledge and operations experience in support of safe and reliable operations, growth projects and new technology development. You will work with the assets to plan and deliver a programme of variable cost, sustainability, capacity creep and reliability improvement projects.

You will monitor and respond to asset performance, co-ordinating multidiscipline technical support to troubleshoot, benchmark, and optimise the plants in support of safe, reliable, and competitive operations. You will share best practice and lessons learned between assets to maximise performance.

The position offers the opportunity to work as part of an expert team of talented engineers and chemists, and to make a material contribution to the generation of new value for the INEOS Acetyls business.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary annual bonus plan
• Generous contributory pension
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with option to buy extra annual leave and flex 5 of these bank holidays
• Ongoing career development
• Wide range of benefits including discounted private medical insurance, health cash plans and high street discounts
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Free on-site gym in Hull
• Online health and fitness hub for employees, plus friends and family
• Employee Assistance Programme offering a wide range of support services including counselling, financial support, legal services – for employees and family.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Volunteering opportunities

Key accountabilities

• Provide technical support, operational expertise, and engineering assurance in service of the safe and reliable operation of Acetyls assets worldwide
• Develop a network of contacts across syngas assets to capture lessons learned, share best practices and develop deeper technical competency
• Network with syngas technology providers to maintain an understanding of their technologies and help provide effective support to Acetyls assets.
• Support delivery of business improvement Roadmaps for Acetyls assets including working with over the fence CO suppliers to improve CO availability
• Monitor syngas asset reliability performance, understand the root causes of reliability events and intervene to identify and implement reliability improvement actions.
• Monitor syngas asset efficiency performance, identifying and delivering efficiency improvement actions and leveraging improvements across multiple sites where appropriate.
• Support the development of concepts for syngas supply and integration for new projects including inputting capital and operating cost estimates
• Evaluate alternative CO sources that may offer future sustainability benefits
• Provide technical assistance to the subsequent stages of major projects

About you

We are looking for a Chartered Chemical Engineer with extensive experience in the application of chemical engineering skills to the development and delivery of process optimisation and development projects. Experience of syngas and petrochemicals technologies would be an advantage.

You will have strong troubleshooting and engineering optimisation skills, based on the ability to analyse process data and apply a deep understanding of engineering principles to identify root cause or improvement opportunities.

You will be a role model for personal and process safety leadership with a strong manufacturing, business and commercial acumen. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence without formal authority and work across different cultures is key to this role.

An understanding of intellectual property protection and competition law is also essential along with process simulation skills and asset performance benchmarking experience