LC Sr Automation Control Specialist

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand. CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource. Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

The Automation Control Specialist has the primary responsibility for developing, implementing, and maintaining basic and advanced process control strategies and applications for an assigned area. This position improves process unit performance and optimizes unit operation through deployment and support of process control concepts and technology. Additional support duties include alarm management program, advanced operator interface graphics (HMI) development, general troubleshooting of operating conditions, and to provide training to Console Operators regarding control strategies, alarm management and HMI (Human Machine Interface).

• Associates degree in Instrumentation, Process Control, Process Technology, Electronics, or Computer Science, plus 5 years of refinery I&E maintenance, design, or operations experience
• 10 years of experience providing DCS support including control strategy configuration, alarm management, and HMI configuration
• Basic knowledge of safe process control design techniques
• Basic computer skills and use of MS Office Suite
• Ability to work independently toward assigned objectives with minimal supervision in a multi-tasked, fast-paced environment
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker's Identification Credential (TWIC)

• Monitor, troubleshoot and support the alarm management. Investigate bad actor, shelved, and standing alarms and coordinate with the Console Operators, Operations Excellence Supervisors and Unit Supervisors for actions to resolve the problems. Initiate MOC (Management of Change) actions to update needed alarm changes, perform alarm rationalization for new alarms or changes to existing alarms. Monitor existing dynamic alarming strategies and develop new logic to adapt alarm setting to dynamic unit operating conditions. Update alarm documentations. Generate alarm KPI (Key Performance Indicator) reports for the assigned consoles.
• Resource for problem solving in routing monitoring of regulatory and APC (Advanced Process Control) utilization, control performance discussion with console operators, reactivation of dropped controlled and manipulated variables, identification of poorly performing regulatory loops and tuning adjustments, and providing operator support on control issues.
• Maintain and ex support for existing High-Performance Human-Machine Interface (HP-HMI) console operator graphics. Assure that the operator interface delivers high value to minimize unit upsets. Monitor graphic performance for system load issues. Develop new schematics as need arises.
• Lead development of new and maintenance of existing supporting calculations, inferential, and control applications. Consult towards new and rework efforts for APC development.
• Participate in failure analysis and incident investigations, participate on technical teams as required.
• Develop and review KPI for weekly work activity report, including weekly reporting of APC utilization, APC utilization correction as needed, weekly reporting of poor performing control loops, process unit performance monitoring using data from the DCS (Distributed Control System) and PI (Plant Information system), activities related to alarm management along with alarm system performance, activities related to HMI development/maintenance, and other general work activities
• Monitor and report performance of Near Infrared Analyzers. Coordinate or provide maintenance for hardware and software.

Job duties displayed above are not all-inclusive, site-specific responsibilities may be assigned.

Here are the incentives we offer:

• Remote Work options available for eligible positions
• Options are department and/or location specific
• 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable)
• Annual Vacation Incentive hours of additional pay) for Eligible Employees
• Paid Vacation Time
• Company-Paid Holidays
• Caregiver Leave
• Excellent 401(k) Match
• Pension Plan
• Company-Paid Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans; FSA and HSA options
• Company-Paid Life Insurance for Active Employees
• Healthy Rewards Program
• Service Awards Program
• Educational Assistance Plan
• Dependent Children Scholarships
• Reimbursement for Gym Membership
• Employee Discount Programs
• On-site Health Clinic (select locations)
• On-site Cafeteria (select locations)
• On-site Credit Union and ATM (Corporate office only)
• On-site Fitness Center (select locations)

PLEASE NOTE ALL JOBS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ALL PERKS

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Requisition ID - 1640