Statistical Process Control Engineer Jobs in Tulsa, OK

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating from more than 30 locations around the world. Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants. Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients. The ingredients and solutions add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day. We are the secret ingredient to make food extraordinary in some of the world's best loved brands.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Process Control Engineer, as part of the Project Engineering department at the Tate and Lyle Okmulgee facility, will interface with a diverse team of personnel such as manufacturing plant operations and technical/engineering (Safety, Instrumentation, manufacturing process experts, applications engineers, etc.). This position will help install, maintain, support, and improve site process controls assets and systems. They will also serve as a key resource to support and lead plant optimization efforts regarding capacity, cost, quality, safety, and environmental improvements utilizing process controls techniques.

SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES - EHSQ CRITICAL ROLE LEVEL 3

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business.

Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health, Food Safety and Quality, complies with all EHSQ policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHSQS policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work and are expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work. Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSP's) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury loss of life. Responsible for quality and food safety within their realm of control.

Level 2 - Important Role:

• Drive EHSQ excellence culture and improvements in area of responsibility

• EHSQMS Element owner support

• Focus on EHSQ systems, policies, procedures, and their effects on day-to-day operations

• Audit and review EHSQ effectiveness in area

All employees are responsible for:

• Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQ policies and procedures

• Being responsible for their own actions

• Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves, others, and the environment

• Reporting all incidents, defects, hazards, and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken.

• Suggesting improvements and being active in the general improvement of all systems and methods of work to ensure EHSQ supports activities and services are carried out in a safe, environmentally responsible, reliable, and cost-effective manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Confers with operators, supervisors and engineers to elicit known requirements of the business and suggests previously unconsidered improvements for evaluation.

• Meets with engineering team to define and implement process control and instrumentation projects

• Provide technical and operational expertise for the day-to-day support of the process control systems and infrastructure

• Interface with vendors and area personnel to assist in purchasing and deployment of solutions.

• Interface with outside consultants, engineering, company process control specialists, and area personnel to coordinate development and deployment of custom solutions.

• Troubleshoot control systems hardware and software failures for Delta V and Microsoft systems

• Participate in projects to replace servers, develop new networks, and improve control system sustainability

• Comply with all Tate and Lyle standards, such as Process Control Practices, documentation, Management of Change, and design review procedures.

• Ability to respond, via telephone mainly and occasionally in person, to off-hour callouts and requests for support.

• Assist E&I technicians to resolve issues related to automation and control systems.

• Technically support operations and capital projects in the operation, modification and maintenance of all HMI, control system, control system components and sub-systems.

• All duties to be performed in accordance with Tate and Lyle's environmental, safety and health guidelines for a PSM facility.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical, Chemical) or equivalent technical discipline is required.

• 0 - 3 years of working knowledge of DCS and PLC based process control systems.

• Applicant must be a self-starter with excellent troubleshooting skills required to be on call to provide plant support during off hours and weekends.

• Demonstrating high levels of integrity, thoroughness, creativity, flexibility, initiative, and productive, collaborative teamwork.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to independently direct & prioritize one's own work.

• Ability to plan, prioritize, and execute controls projects effectively.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously under various deadlines.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data, draw conclusions and then develop and execute problem solutions.

• Experience with Delta V, Allen Bradley and PI systems is desirable.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.