Process 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.

           Job Summary:

          The Process Engineer position exists to support the VCM  plant's daily operations and comply with the goals of production, quality, training, yearly/monthly budget, cost reports, safety, environmental, plant start-up,
          plant shutdowns, regular operation, improvement projects/expansion management.

            Responsibilities/ Duties:

• Design an ethylene dichloride cracking furnace for the production of vinyl chloride monomer.

• Design and implement a heat recovery vaporizer to reduce water and energy consumption. 

• Design and implement an oxy reactor train to improve reaction efficiency and lower maintenance cost.

• Design and implement a wastewater stripping tower system to enhance the removal of pollutants.

• Design and implement a cooling water tower system to improve heat transfer performance and water reuse efficiency.

• Design and implement a relief valve discharge system to improve the incinerator combustion performance.

• Design and test a hydrochloric acid production incinerator.

• Design and implement a heavy ends column heat recovery system.  Conduct hazard and operability analysis.

  
  
   Job Requirements: 
  

  B.S. Degree in Chemical engineering or Chemistry. Other engineering disciplines considered

  2 year work experience in the job offered or as an Expansion Engineer or as a Chemist.

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