APC Engineer - Intern
Working in our Honeywell and Client Advanced Process Control team, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of multivariable process control and optimization applications to improve plant profitability.
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We provide performance chemicals and materials, process technologies, and automation controls. By supporting the global transition towards renewable energy and low-carbon economy, were accelerating a more sustainable future to help change the world. As pioneers of automation control, we understand complex industrial facilities, and how to create high-quality and high-performance chemicals and materials.
Safety, sustainability, and digitalization powering the future of chemicals, materials, and energy.
Key Requirements
- Assist with any required Advanced Process Control and Control Performance Monitoring related activities to improve energy conservation, reliability, safety, and profitability of the plant.
- Monitor and analyze the performance of various controllers and evaluate whether they meet the intended objectives on a sustained basis.
- Review critically the control performance of the Advanced Process Controllers in the plant, suggest relaxation of the binding constraints and carry out the necessary tuning improvements, if necessary, to make the controllers further effective.
- Review the economic targets for the Advanced Process Controllers, suggest and incorporate necessary changes, to provide the right direction to the controllers. This may be required to incorporate the new economic indicators, if any, and make the controller to constantly work towards the current economic objectives.
- Identify, advise and incorporate modifications to the controller configuration, in terms of proposing addition of new variables/ constraints, deletion of the redundant variables, wherever found necessary.
- Identify faulty regulatory control loops in the system (DCS level) and carryout tuning of existing regulatory controller at DCS.
- Improve workforce understanding of Advanced Process Control applications by assisting the training department in implementing training initiatives as they apply to Advanced Process Control.
- Undergraduate Degree in Engineering (preferably Electronic or Chemical with a process control specialization)
- Knowledge of process design/process operations
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work alone or as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities under deadlines.
- Uses advanced analysis to identify issues and works with others to bring resolution to complex issues.
- Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to clearly present/communicate data using audience appropriate skills.
- Processing plants are complex work environments with potentially rapidly changing conditions - stress may come from striving to keep applications tuned and working to improve profitability.
- Working hours can be long and non-standard due to turnarounds, unit start-ups, multi-national location and call outs.
- A culture that fosters inclusion, diversity, and innovation in an international work environment
- Market specific training and ongoing personal development.
- Experienced leaders to support your professional development.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Join us now and be part of a global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future!
#TheFutureIsWhatWeMakeIt
Additional Information
- JOB ID: HRD207207
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Bekker Street Howick Close, Waterfall Park, Midrand, GAUTENG, 1685, South Africa
- Nonexempt
