STAFF ENGINEER

Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.

Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.

We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.

Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.

Staff - Corrosion Engineer

POSITION OBJECTIVE 

This pivotal role provides support to the FPC plant in both Point Comfort, TX, and Louisiana, LA, with a primary focus on enhancing plant operations and reliability. Operating within a collaborative team environment, it assumes responsibility for implementing reliability best practices, optimizing preventive maintenance tasks, and supporting maintenance activities. The position entails active interaction with other technical groups on-site (Operation/Process engineering, Maintenance), peers, and vendors/suppliers to resolve issues and enhance overall plant reliability and performance.

Additionally, the role involves monitoring and analyzing the performance of various plant production and maintenance units to identify deficiencies and ensure activities align with policies, procedures, and guidelines. This multifaceted position oversees production budget reviews, incentive/value creation evaluations, performance scorecard calculations, production performance reports, various cost analyses, and troubleshooting production issues. Furthermore, it plays a key role in reviewing improvement projects such as B-1/B-2/B-4/B5/PE-7 and PRs.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY 

• Conduct reviews and studies on related capital improvement projects submitted (B-1/B-2/B-4/B-5/PE-7).
• Apply value analysis to decisions regarding repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy.
• Lead or participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses.
• Address and troubleshoot plant production issues through daily production report and monthly operation deficiency report.
• Perform various cost analyses for operational insights.
• Conduct a thorough review of the production budget.
• Assess and review incentive/value creation initiatives.
• Calculate performance scorecards for operational evaluation.
• Prepare necessary routing reports on a quarterly/semi-annual/annual basis.
• Thoroughly review and assess Purchase request (PR) submissions.
• Conduct audits on procedures and systems for compliance.
• Undertake additional projects or assignments as directed by the manager.
• Monitor equipment performance and propose improvement recommendations.
• Collaborate with peers both on-site and across the company.
• Provide technical support/expertise during the design and installation stages of projects for new assets and modification of existing assets to minimize life cycle cost and maximize asset availability.
• Offer technical support within your discipline to production, maintenance, project, and process engineering groups.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 1 - 4 years direct relevant experience in the refining, petrochemical, chemical process, power generation industries, or similar industry is required.
• General knowledge on material standards (e.g. ASTM, ANSI, ASME, API, NACE and ISO)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbally;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Excellent computer skills;
• A willingness and drive to continue to learn and to improve yourself;
• Working in a team environment 
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant BS Engineering degree

Check Out Our Benefits

Health Coverage and Perks

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care  

Short-term Disability 

Long-term Disability 

Group Term Life, Dependent and
Supplemental Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement 
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Work/Life Balance

10 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off for a balanced life
(Vacation, Sick and Personal Time) 

FlexTime Available 

 Competitive Compensation

Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match, 
Cash Balance, Pension Plan