Process Engineer (Temporary)

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.  You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions.  Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Function:

Engineering and Engineering ServicesJob Summary:

Position Overview:
CF Industries is currently seeking a Process Engineer to join our Engineering Department, located at our Medicine Hat Complex. Reporting to the Superintendent, Process Engineering, the Process Engineer plays an essential role for developing projects; primarily process design, justification, and evaluating EHS risks supporting the continued safe operation of the Medicine Hat Complex.
The Process Engineer is a rotational assignment responsible for plant monitoring and identifying and troubleshooting operational problems in close association with the Production Department and/or providing the day-to-day technical support to various departments and administrative oversight to front end engineering design for MOCs.

Job Description:

What you’ll do:

• Be responsible for day-to-day technical support for departments (Maintenance, EHS, Procurement etc.), usually helping study improvement opportunities.
• Be responsible for plant monitoring and troubleshooting on a day-to-day basis for the assigned plant.  Suggest recommendations to improve plant performance or maintain operational targets
• Be responsible for the planning, organizing, cost control and implementation of approved projects.  These projects will include purchasing new equipment, replacing equipment already in use at site, modifications, or additions to existing equipment and implementing changes through CF’s Management of Change (MOC) system.
• Perform engineering calculations to complete the process design for approved project ideas.  Collaborate with others in the Engineering, Maintenance, and Production Departments to gather necessary data.
• Participate in plant turnarounds by making recommendations for required equipment maintenance, supervising specific jobs (i.e. catalyst replacements, exchanger cleaning), and performing equipment inspections.  Also provide contractor oversight and supervision during catalyst changes and heat exchanger cleaning, and other tasks as requested by the Maintenance Department.
• Support approved projects as an engineering resource, through detailed design, construction, and commissioning phase.
• Act as designated site contact for outside contractors working on our plant site following all requirements as specified in CF’s Contractor Management Program.
• The Process Engineer will have direct impact on the efficiency, production rats & profitability of the plants and site acting as a gatekeeper for all new ideas to improve the plants ensuring the company only invests in the best opportunities.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of Engineering, as well as eligibility for registration with APEGA.
• Experience in Engineering or Production in an industrial plant environment.
• Leadership: Demonstrated knowledge, skills, abilities and attributes to perform successfully in the key areas of People Leadership, Results Leadership, Thought Leadership & Self Leadership.
• Troubleshooting: A strong interest in determining the causes of errors or malfunctions and taking the appropriate corrective action.
• Complex problem solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coaching and training: Ability to empower others through active listening, collaboration, training, education and technical advice.
• Judgment and decision-making: An understanding of your own personal knowledge and limitations when considering long and short-term decisions and recommendations.

This is a temporary position with a duration of up to 18 months.

This position will be accepting applications until March 10, 2025.

• CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.  

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