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CF Industries · 16 hours ago

Process Engineer

CF Industries is dedicated to providing clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. The process engineer will contribute to the safety, reliability, and profitability of plant operations by developing and optimizing chemical process technologies while providing engineering and technical support across various departments.

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Responsibilities

Maintains excellent communication and a professional working relationship with all departments and plant personnel
Provides production and process optimization, troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical support to the operations organization
Monitors process and production metrics on a daily/weekly basis, reviewing KPI's, operating logs, Distributed Control System (DCS) trends, PI Data Base trends, quality lab results, and other sources of data to ensure reliable, consistent, and cost-effective operations. Monitor product yields, catalyst life and process efficiencies. Intervene where appropriate to identify and resolve operating issues
Provides detailed engineering support to meet Process Safety Management requirements including to monitoring and progression within the Management of Change process, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews, and safety layer evaluation and disablement risk assessments
Works with the EHS team to assure full comprehension of all permit conditions with the operating unit personnel and apply appropriate safety and control measures (DCS process control loops, alarms, operating procedures, etc.) that enables full compliance to permit limits
Develops process standards, operating procedures, diagrams, training materials, and job aids as required to properly document, teach, and manage efficient and sustainable production
Organizes, leads, and participates in improvement initiatives, projects, and process optimization to deliver specific, focused, time bound improvement objectives
Designs and implements new processes and/or equipment upgrades. Manage applicable small and large projects including potential capital project assignments as necessary to support plant improvements including those that address quality, operating reliability, costs, and production throughput
Provides a working knowledge of the maintenance activities in order to determine what can be done while on-stream and what must be deferred to a shutdown period
Actively Participates within Process Hazard Analyses and Layers of Protection Analysis teams
Actively participates in incident investigations and problem-solving exercises as needed
Actively participates in turnaround and/or plant shutdown activities. This does include planning, implementation, and verification stages
Establishes and implements processes and procedures to meet departmental process safety and internal controls requirements. Ensures that established processes/procedures are followed as designed. Works with site and corporate team members to identify deficiencies in existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed. Develops and implements corrective actions with regard to department internal controls as necessary

Qualification

Chemical process technologiesProcess Safety ManagementData analysisProcess optimizationProject managementAnalytical skillsComputer skillsCommunication skillsTeam playerInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skills

Required

BS degree in engineering
Engineering experience in a production, manufacturing, or plant environment
Exposure to project management and implementation
Solid communication skills including the ability to effectively converse in English, compose written documents and interact effectively with peers and supervisors
Familiar with applicable codes, regulations, and standards

Preferred

Strong computer related skills, process simulation experience preferred

Company

CF Industries

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At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably.

H1B Sponsorship

CF Industries has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (4)
2023 (6)
2022 (8)
2021 (7)
2020 (8)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$750M
2025-09-04Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2005-08-11IPO

Leadership Team

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Christopher Bohn
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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Ashraf Malik
Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution
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