Engineer II, Industrial Automation

Company Description

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with more than 30,000 team members and over 750 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division serves as a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. Pilot Company supports a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing.

Founded in 1958 by Jim A. Haslam II and currently led by CEO Adam Wright, our founding values, people-first culture and commitment to giving back remains true to us today. Whether we are serving guests, a fellow team member, or a trucking company, we are dedicated to fueling people and keeping North America moving.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Military encouraged to apply.

Job Description

Summary

The purpose of this position is to ensure safe, efficient reliable operation of process control systems and related instrumentation, including process historian databases, automated reports, distributed control systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADAs), programmable logic controllers, human machine interface user interface products, and related devices and instrumentation.

Essential Functions

1. Manage, provide upkeep, and develop automated reports and databases using programming languages such as VBA and SQL, as well as manage and oversee Historian databases at various facilities.
2. Troubleshoot/resolve hardware and process issues.
3. Optimize process controls/systems to maximize facility safety, efficiency and productivity.
4. Ensure conformance of process control hardware and processes with the requirements of appropriate facility Process Hazard Analyses and safe operations documentation.
5. Properly apply Process Safety Management standards, including Management of Change procedures to all process control hardware and process improvements.
6. Review and approve scope of all work performed by third-party original equipment manufacturers, industrial control systems consultants, contractors and integrators to ensure safe, efficient performance of all work.
7. Update facility standard operating procedures pursuant to updates/improvements in process control systems.
8. Monitor performance of industrial process control systems, including  but not limited to fuel processing equipment, vapor processing equipment, loading/unloading/blending equipment, SCADA systems, etc. and make adjustments to operating parameters as necessary to maintain safe, efficient Plant operations, maximize production and produce products that conform to applicable specifications/regulations. 
9. Utilize the industrial control system to capture, log and report facility performance data such as key performance indicators (KPIs) as directed by management.
10. Plan process systems upgrades and preventative maintenance to ensure proper system performance, maintain third-party warranties/support and system cybersecurity.
11. Ensure strict adherence to safe work practices, programs and permits for all employees, visitors, and contractors, including, but not limited practices, programs and permits pertaining to safe work, hot work, confined space entry/work, lockout/tagout, hydrogen sulfide monitoring/training, maintenance and use of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), fire monitoring, etc.
12. Respond in a timely manner to all facility issues that adversely impact safe, efficient Plant operations, regulatory compliance or otherwise require the attention of an Industrial Controls Engineer.
13. Ensure timely third-party inspection and repair of process control equipment.
14. Model behaviors that support the company's common purpose; ensure guests and team members are supported at the highest level
15. Ensure all activities comply with rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
16. Complete other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Materials Science or Physics or Equivalent Technical Background required
• BS in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 2-4 years of industrial controls experience required

Specialized Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge in industrial process control systems and logic
• Process Safety Management experience required

Competencies

• Excellent written, verbal, and listening communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to apply mathematics, chemistry and process logic in an industrial process/production environment.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to take on and off a SCBA

Travel

Less than 15% travel required

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time
• Lift up to 75 pounds
• Use heavy tools (e.g. pipe wrench)
• Able to pass pulmonary fitness test, SCBA mask fit test and physical
• Able to see and use both hands for operating machinery and packing products
• Able to stoop, bend, and reach
• Available to work long hours as needed

Additional Information

• Nation-wide Medical Plan/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Weekly Pay

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