Process Control Engineer

At WE Soda, we believe you are the most important asset. We are taking steps to attract and retain talented and motivated salaried entry-level and experienced individuals. Come utilize your skills and contribute to our continued success. Your new rewarding career begins here!

WE Soda is the world’s largest and most sustainable producer of soda ash, with operations in Turkey and two US-based facilities, located in Green River, Wyoming. At WE Soda, we strive to be the global leader in safe, sustainable, and innovative soda ash solutions, inspiring progress and creating a lasting positive impact for our industry and communities.

Why Join WE Soda?

- Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience.

- Medical, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance, Vision, Flexible Spending (Medical and Dependent Care) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Pre-paid Legal, beginning first day of employment: company funds a portion of HSA contribution if eligibility is met.

- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan for salaried employees, the company makes Safe Harbor matching contributions (fully vested immediately) of 100% up to the first 5% of eligible pay you contribute.

- Tuition reimbursement programs are available to qualifying employees for approved programs.

- Paid time off based on years of service with potential credit given for previous work experience.

- Company-paid transportation available for our Wyoming-based employees to our plants from Green River, Rock Springs, and Bridger Valley.

- Flexible work schedule (may be available and will vary based on location and/or position).

- Relocation assistance may be available based on position.

Position Title: Process Control Engineer

Location: Green River, WY

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and implementation of new control systems projects

- Provides application/control systems design and development for systems of varied complexity to support capital plant and maintenance engineering projects

- Develops and evaluates alternative system solutions that meet stated requirements

- Modifies program/system logic involving multiple systems and subsystems.

- Develops proficiency in multiple programming languages

- Analyze requirements, procedures, and problems to identify the system components and develop the design and functional specifications for the automation systems.

- Ensure projects comply with regulatory requirements

- Technical resource in process control

- Compliance with Process safety, ergonomics, MSHA, ISO 9000, environmental agencies, applicable codes and regulatory agencies

- Ensure projects comply with COS

- Departmental record keeping and databases

- Manage the process control network development and problems

- Responsible for Process control problems shutting down operations

Activities:

- Develops technical solutions and evaluates alternative system solutions that meet best practices and corporate requirements

- Maintain management of change and P&IDs in coordination with data position

- Compliance with the capital deployment project plan

- Develops process controls strategies and long-range plans

- Proficiency in multiple programming languages and control device networks for PLCs, PCs, or DCS systems.

- Analyze requirements, procedures, and problems to identify the system components and develop the design and functional specifications for the automation systems.

- Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to ensure projects comply with regulatory requirements

- Communicates technical strategies and results across the business in a manner that the solutions strategies and business impact are readily understood

- Compliance with Process safety, ergonomics, OSHA, MSHA, ISO 9000, environmental agencies, applicable codes and regulatory agencies

- Departmental record keeping and databases

- Supports the development of AFEs, including evaluation of project’s economics

- Implement process control projects to support AFEs or operations engineering projects

- Seek opportunities to reduce costs and enhance products via control technology

- Ensure projects comply with Corporate Operating Standards

- Assist in diagnosis, maintenance and back-ups of process control systems, data acquisition systems, and infrastructure

- Implement changes and projects via process control systems

- Provide training for personnel using control systems

- Support ISO 9000 efforts

- Support Responsible Care program

- Troubleshoot network problems

- Response to call-ins related to control systems when production is down (must be available on a rotation schedule)

- Develop troubleshooting tools to reduce downtimes (remote access)

Skill, Capabilities and Educational Requirements:

- BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited 4-year college or university required

- 4 + years of process control/engineering experience preferred

- Siemens PCS7, Foxboro I/A, Honeywell Measure X preferred

- Engineer in training certificate or professional engineering license preferred.

- PLC, DCS hardware architecture and wiring experience

- Programing experience and interest, knowledge of control theory and thorough understanding of common instrumentation

- Knowledge of computer network preferred

WE Soda is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age (40 or older), disability, genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to apply through this site because of a disability. Contact WE Soda Human Resources to discuss reasonable accommodations by sending an email to humanresources@wesoda.com.