Oorspronkelijke vacature omschrijving:

Chief Urea Technology Expert

DEPARTMENT

SABIC is a significant player in the fertilizers industry. It supplies customers throughout the Middle East, Far East, Africa, and the US with a wide variety of agri-nutrient products, from general to highly specific, helping address the world’s ever growing demand for food. The product range includes urea, ammonia, and a comprehensive portfolio of nitrogen-based inorganic products.

JOB PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Chief Urea Technologist is expected to Initiate, Propose and Execute research and development, Debottlenecking/Revamp, Energy saving, Sustainability improvement programs directed towards the improvement of processes and commercial technologies. Lead in-house new process technology development, scale up & implementations in commercial plants. Provide technology support to commercial plants for the shutdown, turnover, and re-commissioning as needed. Provide trouble-shooting & Root cause analysis support and drive problem resolution for commercial plants. The technologist is also expected to provide support in Growth Projects

• Provide trouble-shooting & Root cause analysis support and drive problem resolution for commercial plants
• Development of Plant wide Model in Aspen Plus or like and Guide the Plant Improvements/Performance
• Participate in in-house new process technology development, scale up & implementations in commercial plants
• Carry out Energy and mass balance calculations, Energy Optimization/Pinch Studies, Pump hydraulics calculations, Heat exchanger design & calculations, Various Catalyst performances evaluation, Feasibility study & Revamp study
• Independently Review Engineering Documents & Steer
• Design and supervise pilot plant experimental runs for the assigned tasks including preliminary reviews, data interpretation and final reporting
• Collect and interpret plant process data and make recommendations for improvements and ensure work is standardized and processes are optimized
• Actively contribute to plant safety and quality programs.
• Problem solving/Decision making: Urea Technologist is expected to wholistically support the plant performance with various dimensions such as reliability improvement, energy optimization, TSRs & Incorporate the new advancements in our plants, develop proposals and execute
• KPIs: Plant Performance Improvement, New Technological Advancements, Support to Growth Projects, Energy Targets

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ability to influence SABIC Europe and Global Partner(s)
• Ability to balance supportive/steering activities at Site level
• Contribute to Manufacturing projects across Middle East, Far East, Africa and the US
• Ability to work and influence in multi-cultural, diverse Global Community whilst aligning with local and global policy and legal directives
• Ability to promote local and global corporate values

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum Master’s Degree or Equivalent (ideally Postgrad or equivalent) in Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering and/or Technical Equivalent
• Excellent Conceptual, Communication and Analytical Skills
• Fluency (both written and Oral) in English (Arabic would be a bonus)
• Minimum Experience : Masters + 15 years or PhD + 10 years on Technology Development, Plant Support, Modeling and Optimization
• In depth knowledge of Technology, Urea Products, strategic processes, performance management, project management and related IT systems
• In depth knowledge of interconnecting Business Units and Functions across Industry
• Excellent presentation and network skills
• Proficiency in IT/various connecting IT systems such as Office, SAP, reporting, etc
• Experience with working in multi cultural and diverse environment and influencing and engaging at senior management level
• Highly self motivated
• Willingness and flexibility to travel

Location: Geleen, The Netherlands (other European Manufacturing site(s) could be considered)

Travel: 25 – 40% (regionally and globally)

FURTHER INFORMATION

Interested in this position?

Please apply online by sending us your CV and motivation letter in English. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact: Karl Davies, Corporate Recruiter via email –karl.davies@sabic.com

The application closing-date is 30th June 2022

Please be informed that a reference check, an employment verification and E-assessment are part of our recruitment process. A Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested depending on the level of the role in our organization and/or function, allowing us to request depending on local regulations.

Responses from employment agencies will not be considered.

ABOUT SABIC

SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We manufacture on a global scale in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different kinds of products: chemicals, commodity and high performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals. We support our customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end-use applications such as construction, medical devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation and clean energy. Our production in 2020 was 60.8 million metric tons.

We have more than 33,000 employees worldwide and operates in around 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, we have 9,000+ global patent filings, and significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies – USA, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and North Asia.

In Europe, we have over 6,000 professionals running multiple world-scale production sites and 4 technology and innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (the Netherlands), Bergen op Zoom (the Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium).

SABIC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and as such will not discriminate in its employment practices, including recruiting and hiring practices, based on a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.