Provide technical/process control support to production units, environmental activities, and plant projects to improve unit stewardship, quality, and reliability. Be able to provide support for a Delta V DCS system.
Additionally:
- Troubleshoot and correct issues with the process control systems
- Implementation and testing of design modifications to process control systems
- Software configuration of control logic and graphical displays of design modifications to process control systems
- Work closely with Operations, Maintenance and other Process Control Engineers to understand and address specific process areas’ control systems challenges and opportunities
- Install and configure DCS/PLC network hardware, software and peripheral equipment
- Develop an automation and instrumentation strategy to drive process improvements and manage relationships with DCS vendor and 3rd party programmers
- Providing and maintaining documentation for all DCS, SIS and PLC systems including logic diagrams, logic narratives, SIL verification calculations, safety requirement specifications, and application software
- Developing and maintaining a high level of technical and functional knowledge of logic solvers and field instrumentation
- Responsible for loop tuning
- Overseeing and managing DCS Alarm Management System including monitoring and reducing the number of “bad actor” alarms and working with Operations, Engineering and Environmental for alarm set point validation and verification
- Providing and maintaining documentation for all DCS, SIS and PLC systems including logic diagrams, logic narratives, SIL verification calculations, safety requirement specifications, and application software
- Monitoring DCS, SIS and PLC system performance, including software updates and maintenance strategies
- Approving and managing changes associated with DCS, SIS and PLC systems
- Gatekeeper for new technology, trials and implementation regarding product, raw material, process and equipment.
- Develop and implement improvement plan for the unit technology.