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We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.\nSummary\nCHS has an exciting opportunity at our Oil Refinery facility in McPherson, Kansas. We are looking for a Process Engineer to work in the daily monitoring and optimization of refinery process units. You must be a detail-oriented, results-driven individual with a commitment to quality, accuracy, and the ability to organize and prioritize workloads to meet deadlines. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a strong commitment to customer service and the ability to work in both a team environment and on self-directed tasks are necessary.\nResponsibilities\nPerform engineering activities required to support facility design, process control configurations, and daily unit operations.\nAble to read, review, and approve P&ID drawings and responsible for walking down drawings and keeping them up to date.\nApply sound engineering judgment in selecting and applying engineering methods to solve plant issues.\nMust be able to write/issue technical reports on regular basis. Reports could include tracking catalyst life and performance, unit energy/mass balances, feed and product composition/specification analysis review.\nParticipates in MOC reviews, PSSRs, PHAs and PSM audits as necessary and completes assigned safety action items.\nResponsible for tracking and reporting on heat and mass transfer equipment peformance by completing field surveys, lab data evaluations and performing mass and energy balances.\nWork with catalyst and chemical vendors in tracking and reviewing performance and help select most viable options that optimize performance and profitability.\nFoster an environment of open communication, problem resolution, and project ownership.\nIdentify areas for performance and process improvements.\nPerform other duties as needed or assigned.\nMinimum Qualifications (required)\nBachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university\n0-1+ years of experience in project engineering or related field (including internships)\nAdditional Qualifications\n0-2+ years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry (including internships)\nKnowledge of Process Simulation Software\nProficient with MS Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook\nPhysical Requirements\nMust be able to wear personal protective equipment, including respirators.\nPre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.\nCHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.\nBenefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.\nCHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.\nPlease note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. 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