Control Room Operator-Hertha Metals Job at Pear VC, Conroe, TX

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  • Pear VC
  • Conroe, TX

Job Description

About Hertha Metals, Inc.

At Hertha Metals, our unwavering commitment is to revolutionize the heavy industry by embracing technologies that significantly decrease carbon emissions and uplift humanity. While the global steel sector plays a crucial role in providing secure and resilient infrastructure for society, it is also responsible for 10% of worldwide CO2 emissions. Hertha Metals envisions a future that breaks away from the traditional coal-based iron and steelmaking practices of the past three centuries. Our innovative steel manufacturing process utilizes well-established chemistry to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of steel production, all while offering economic advantages to the industry.

If you aspire to be at the forefront of pioneering efforts at Hertha, this is the perfect moment to join us. While we are still in the early stages (albeit well-funded), you have the unique opportunity to play a vital role in transforming the steel sector and actively contribute to the establishment of Hertha.

Control Room Operator

Hertha Metals is scaling up its revolutionary iron smelting technology. We are looking for a process control and automation technician to support iron and steelmaking operations during pilot plant trials and participate in the industrial production of green steel. You must enjoy working in a fast-paced startup environment where creativity, speed, initiative and cross-functional teamwork are required to succeed. 

Key Responsibilities

The process automation technician will be involved in the project at the phases of pilot plant construction; commissioning; start-up; ramp-up and the operation of the industrial plant to produce metal by means of iron ore smelting and thermal refining of impure iron to product steel final product. The process automation technician must be able to use commercial software packages of process control and monitoring such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition” SCADA” for capturing data from sensors and Programmable Logic Controller” PLC” to automate routine functions of the plant such as feeding batch, starting, and shutting down systems of pumps; burners; heat exchangers; cyclones; fans; bag-houses; scrubber; boilers; turbines; etc. Additional responsibilities for this role include:

  • Set furnace control input set points (power, voltage, current, and resistance) according to plant design criteria.

  • Monitor plant operations using computer controls to ensure proper functioning.

  • Maintain and monitor plant equipment and indicators for proper operation, informing instrumentation electrical technician of any malfunctions for maintenance or software modification.

  • Perform inspections of plant equipment through the screen and provide instructions to operators and maintenance technicians for fixing faults.

  • Operate and supervise the operation of heavy machinery such as cranes, front end loaders, skid loaders, and forklifts, including off-gas system and plant utilities.

  • Prepare LOTO's and other safety forms, assist maintenance when required, and order equipment and supplies.

  • Support plant engineers by performing and evaluating plant tests and putting together outage packages.

  • Operate, control, and maintain power generating equipment (transformer, rectifier, reactor), burners, cyclones, heat exchangers, bag-house, scrubber, and supporting equipment using DCS (Distributed Control System).

  • Operate the plant and monitor PLC programming, furnace pressures, and temperatures to ensure successful smelting times and quality product.

  • Monitor furnace cooling system to ensure temperatures are within safe limits and adjust controls as needed.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in a smelting environment or a production metallurgical, chemical, or petrochemical plants.

  • Hold a national diploma in electronic, process automation, or equivalent fields. An engineering bachelor's degree is preferred.

  • Possess essential backgrounds in electricity and electronics, with the ability to perform electrical calculations, interpret P&IDs and PFDs, and handle process control and monitoring.

  • Proficient in writing daily reports of furnace operation and compiling technical smelting reports of process control and automation.

  • Must be a dynamic leader, result-oriented, problem-solving, lateral thinker, loyal, respectful, and a team player, with the ability to handle stress.

  • Capable of managing furnace daily operation and coordinating work for plant mechanical and electrical maintenances.

  • Knowledge of MS Word, MS Project, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel to create tables and plot curves of reactors' operational trends.

  • Knowledge of SCL programming highly preferred.

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