Process Engineer

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Sergeant Bluff, IA, USA
In-Office
Junior
Energy
The Role
Provides process engineering expertise for nitrogen fertilizer plants, focusing on safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations. Responsibilities include monitoring plant performance, troubleshooting process chemistry and equipment, optimizing operations through modeling and data analysis, supporting process design and capital projects, reviewing PFDs and P&IDs, developing procedures and training, participating in process safety studies and incident investigations, and supporting maintenance turnarounds and plant restarts.
Summary Generated by Built In
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.  You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions.  Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Function:

Engineering and Engineering ServicesJob Summary:

Provides process engineering expertise in a collaborative environment to enhance the safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly operations of the nitrogen fertilizer plants. As the process technical expert, works with other engineering disciplines as well as operations, maintenance, and EHS to ensure solutions meet overall business objectives.

Job Description:

Key Job Elements:

1. As holistic system thinkers, monitor and report on operational performance process units and key variables impacting plant efficiency, capacity, catalyst performance, emissions, and process safety.

2. Proactively evaluate process and equipment performance to reduce plant upsets and generate solutions to resolve problems with process chemistry and equipment including pumps, compressors, turbines, heat exchangers, absorbers, strippers, boilers, combustion equipment, reactors, and high pressure steam systems.

3. Optimize process performance through troubleshooting, process modeling, data analysis, process tests, and technical support to the operations organization.

4. Complete process engineering studies and provide comprehensive process engineering support during collaborative design of new installations and processes. 

5.  Help prioritize the development of projects to increase production capacity, improve energy efficiency, and enhance EHS performance. 

6. Prepare and review documents including PFDs, P&IDs, scopes of work, and equipment specifications to support the capital process. 

7. Review and approve new operational procedures and equipment operating limits.  Develop and conduct training for operations and other groups to address significant changes and for annual refresher training. 

8. Participate in MOCs, PHAs, LOPA studies, and incident investigations to identify and implement process safety and other EHS solutions.

9. Assist Maintenance and Operations during turnarounds by providing pre-turnaround process engineering recommendations, assisting in planning specialty work, performing equipment inspections related to process issues, coordinating catalyst replacements, and participate in plant restarts. 

10. Maintain excellent communication and a professional working relationships with all departments and plant personnel.

Position Requirements:

1. BS degree in Chemical Engineering from an ABET or IchemE accredited university is required.

2. A minimum of 2 years of process engineering experience is preferred.  Experience required working for an operating company in the chemical manufacturing, refining, or oil and gas industry is required.

3. Strong communication skills (written and verbal) required. Must be able to effectively communicate and interact with personnel throughout the organization.

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Notice Regarding Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process 

As part of our recruitment process, CF Industries may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning technologies, to assist recruiters in identifying and prioritizing candidates whose qualifications align with job-related criteria, including information provided during the application process such as resumes, work history, education, qualifications, and responses to application questions. These tools support but do not replace human decision-making, and all final employment decisions are made by our Talent Acquisition team and/or hiring managers exercising independent judgment.


If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, need reasonable accommodation with the application process, or have questions about our use of AI, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at [email protected].

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Skills Required

  • BS degree in Chemical Engineering from an ABET- or IchemE-accredited university
  • Experience working for an operating company in the chemical manufacturing, refining, or oil and gas industry
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Minimum of 2 years of process engineering experience

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered competitive across many roles, often characterized as strong or top notch relative to similar employers. Compensation is described as fair for the work performed and paired with performance rewards in certain roles.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match alongside legacy pension plans, which are highlighted as a meaningful differentiator. These options are portrayed as supportive of long‑term financial security.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is characterized as high‑quality and comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, HSA support, and on‑site care in some locations. Wellbeing resources such as counseling and condition‑management programs further reinforce the health focus.

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The Company
HQ: Deerfield, IL
2,245 Employees
Year Founded: 1946

What We Do

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. The company is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. We operate manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, which are among the most cost-advantaged, efficient, and flexible in the world and an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America.

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