Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Project Management Group

Job Description:

The Process Engineer role will support the Castrol Warminster facility operations, providing process optimization/ continuous improvement and process safety rigor expertise for the plant.  This role will be responsible for the equipment and systems at the production facility.  This includes designing and modifying new and current processes, working with technology and procurement to implement new products and materials, as well as improving production output and equipment uptime.
This role will work with the Lead Plant Engineer and Capital Projects Engineer to help better optimize the plant processes and advise or lead the implementation of new processes. 
 

Key Accountabilities

• Works with key interested parties (engineer/capex/technology) to develop new processes for the operations.
• Optimizes existing equipment and implement enhancements to productivity, cost efficiency and improving product quality.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and optimization of current manufacturing processes to ensure safety and quality standards are met.  Reviews and assess current processes through data collection and operator inputs to identify and target bottlenecks of the process for improvement.
• Responsible for existing process control systems in maintaining, solving and improvements in the software.  Will work the local engineering team to implement new software, systems, and designs that align with the plant needs and consistency with other plant systems. 
• Works with the operations team to understand & resolve any production bottlenecks or system issues to prevent further failures.
• Collaborates with local and business partners including product technology and network ops teams for introduction of new processes and modification/scale of existing to ensure the site can meet the requirements.
• Works with HSSE Manager to ensure all engineering, maintenance, contractors, and other technical functions are driven in compliance with HSSE standards.
• Ensures the MOC (Management of Change process) is rigorously adhered to for maintenance changes.
• Ensures consistent implementation of all applicable BP and SPU engineering policies, practices and guidelines at the Plant level.
• Develops a “customer Service” mind set within the team.
• Maintains a strong connectivity to Regional Engineering Network
• Understands and ensures compliance with the global policies and procedures for addressing Process Safety Risks at the sites.  Ensures process safety compliance by using the Non-normative Blend Plant Process checklist to identify where PHA’s are required and coordinates the PHA revalidation process. 
• Legal Compliance Task Owner is responsible for maintaining full compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements associated with job accountabilities.
• Act as BP Contract Accountable Manager to ensure safe execution of the contracted work while applying the Working with Contractor process throughout for CAPEX and Maintenance.
• Supports the plant’s control of work policy and participates in the program.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required (Chemical & Mechanical Preferred, Other with relevant experience)

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

• Provides process optimization/ continuous improvement expertise, and process safety discipline leadership (i.e. mitigate hazards and reduce operational risk) during the conceptualization, development and design of new projects and plant improvement initiatives
• Supports the OMS Sub-elements (3.3 Process Safety, 5.2 Design & Construction, 5.3 Asset Operation, 5.4 Inspection and Maintenance) Implementation.
• Develops and applies project specifications which are consistent with bp’s policies, processes and engineering expectations, for controlling the quality/
• Conduct assurance audits as requested
• Ensures that assets/equipment/systems operate within the specified design parameters accounting for variability in product and operating characteristics
• Ensures that the process operates to deliver quality, safety and environmental objectives
• Leads Process safety reviews, risk assessments and action item resolution plans to mitigate safety hazards and reduce operational risks
• Support the greater Castrol Americas business and Americas GSC by participating in cross functional teams to optimize the manufacturing operations and support customer delivery.
• Takes part in Process safety reviews, risk assessments and action item resolution plans to mitigate safety hazards and reduce operational risks
• Provides process & operational optimization/ continuous improvement expertise, and process safety field leadership (i.e. mitigate hazards and reduce operational risk) during the conceptualization, development and design of new projects and plant improvement initiatives
• Must demonstrate awareness of engineering principles, practices and methods, environmental regulations, engineering project management methods, workplace safety, budgeting, employee supervision and personnel management.
• Experience with supporting Engineering projects at all stages of ideation, scoping, conceptual design, detail design, project execution, project commissioning, project turn-over.
• Experience with leading diverse teams (members may include operations, logistics, planning, marketing, technology) on engineering/CAPEX projects
• Experience with HAZOP/HAZID participation

Desirable criteria:

• Effective Communicator: Able to present complex problems to a wide range of audiences in a concise, accurate, and coherent manner. Effectively demonstrate and translate the business impact and value proposition of a recommendation to the entire organization.
• Excellent organizational skills

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!
 
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
 

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Change control, Commissioning, Conflict Management, Construction, Cost Estimating, Design development and delivery, Frameworks and methodologies, Governance arrangements, Performance management, Portfolio Management, Project and construction safety, Project execution planning, Project HSSE, Project Leadership, Project Team Management, Quality, Requirements Management, Reviews, Risk Management, Schedule and resources, Sourcing Management, Stakeholder Management, start-up and handover, Strategy and business case, Supplier Management

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.