Description:
Our client is a leading global independent energy company, engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as in refining and in marketing refined petroleum products, natural gas, and electricity.

Responsibilities:

• Provide mechanical engineering support to routine maintenance.
• Assist in trouble shooting prior to repair
• Provide input regarding repair options
• Develop and manage small projects arising from maintenance upgrades and modifications
• Manage related MOC activity and documentation
• Evaluating pressure equipment design based on ASME BPV Code, National Board Inspection Code, TEMA Standards, and API Inspection and Fabrication Codes.
• Technical review of temporary and permanent repair strategies.
• Analyze equipment failures and recommend corrective action.
• Perform Root Cause of Failure Analysis (RCFA)
• Participate in Reliability-focused Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA)
• Assist technical review of site plant changes from a pressure equipment standpoint as part of our Site Management of Change Procedure

Qualifications

• BS Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or Industrial Engineering Technology. Individual with an Associates Degree in Engineering Technology and relevant work experience will be considered.
• 5 years of work experience minimum for BS Degree candidate; 8-12 years of experience minimum for AAS Degree candidate.
• Knowledge of refinery / chemical equipment and applicable industry standards.
• Ability to manage small field execution projects.
• General knowledge of metallurgy, welding, equipment repair, corrosion mechanisms.
• Good proficiency in use of Microsoft products: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.

SUMMARY OF POSITION
Manage the Refinery’s Reliability Improvement Program to improve safety and reliability and assure compliance with generally accepted industry standards, laws and regulations related to rotating and fixed equipment as well as mechanical integrity related to fixed equipment inspection, testing and maintenance (API 510/API 570/TCPA/OSHA PSM. Develop strategies to improve equipment reliability and reduce incidents. Provide leadership for effective root cause analysis. Manage a staff of Mechanical Engineers, contract inspectors and NDE personnel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise reliability department consisting of mechanical engineers, contract inspectors and NDE personnel
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work and the work of the Inspection / NDE contract personnel
• Monitor and control resources and steward the inspection and reliability budget
• Direct the work of others and conduct multiple projects simultaneously
• Conduct inspections and investigations related to reliability incidents, write reports, apply safety codes and standards, establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Mentor employees in root cause failure analysis
• Provide consultation and advice; and discern appropriate formulas and codes for complex applications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree Required (Mechanical Engineering preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of experience with an emphasis in refining is required
• Knowledge and experience with both Fixed AND Rotating equipment is required
• Knowledge and experience with API 510, 570, and 653 preferred
• Knowledge of metallurgy, corrosion and welding preferred
• Project Engineering experience is a plus
• API certification as a pressure vessel (API 510), piping (API 570) and tank inspector (API 653) is desired but not required
• AWS certification is a plus

As a member of the site maintenance team you will engage in maintenance and reliability engineering efforts within the chemical manufacturing site. This includes: Resolving technical issues with equipment and processes, establishing reliability programs, justifying and implementing capital projects and major equipment overhaul programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain a focus on personal safety, the safety of co-workers and promoting a safe work environment; responsible for carrying out all work activities in compliance with federal and state environmental regulations
• Promote an environment in which everyone is treated with respect
• Improve effectiveness of predictive and preventative maintenance programs
• Resolve major reliability issues through the use of contemporary TPM practices
• Establish processes and procedures for the capitalization of maintenance spare parts
• Planning, estimating, coordinating and scheduling of major manufacturing equipment overhauls and maintaining a database of budgeted overhaul costs
• Develop justification and implementation of capital projects for buildings and maintenance reliability issues
• Lead or participate in maintenance improvement projects and capital projects
• Desired traits include a strong “results” orientation, ability to think “outside the box”, and great teamwork skills.

Requirements:

• Must have Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Must have previous experience with capital project management, rotating equipment, and facilities equipment
• Must have experience with mechanical and electrical equipment predictive maintenance practices (e.g. ultrasound monitoring, vibration monitoring, infrared imaging etc.)
• Must have 5 to 10 years of plant engineering/maintenance reliability experience

Our clients operates a chemical plant in the South Houston, TX area that has very diverse chemical operating units. This is a large, international chemical and pharmaceutical company.

Responsibilities:

• Improve the reliability of the plant by analyzing the performance and developing a preventative and predictive maintenance program
• Develop and maintain KPI’s to monitor equipment reliability
• Facilitate RCA’s and FMEA’s and coordinate all parties involved in finding appropriate solutions to improve reliability
• Develop and implement the PPM program for the site, including documentation
• Ensure PPM program for new installations are set up and communicated
• Receive and address notification of all failures beyond normal life cycle
• Receive and address notification of all inspections and their results for adjusting the PPM program (e.g. glass lined vessel)
• Provide production and maintenance support for normal operation, project work, startup/shutdown for mechanical equipment
• Lead Six Sigma projects to improve reliability
• Manage capital projects to improve reliability, including project budgets and schedules
• Develop specifications for mechanical equipment for projects
• Assist in project start-up

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• Thorough knowledge in chemical process equipment technology
• Detailed knowledge of FMEA, RCA, tools, and application
• Knowledge of applicable SHE & Manufacturing requirements
• Six Sigma Training preferred
• Experience in capital project management preferred

Job Description:
This position provides daily technical support to operations and maintenance personnel for the Cracking Heaters. This position is the first point of contact for maintenance issues, production furnace outage scheduling, and reliability improvement efforts for the heaters. Responsibilities include troubleshooting equipment problems, performing condition assessments, developing repair scopes of work, and providing QA/QC requirements. Additional responsibilities include leading the Furnace Reliability Improvement Team, optimization of preventive maintenance procedures, providing technical support for capital and expense furnace projects, and providing scheduling support for furnace outages in a way that optimizes reliability while meeting the production plan. This position is also responsible for the managing the $7MM Furnace Reliability Program and $2.5MM extraordinary furnace projects. The successful candidate is required to perform investigations to identify and eliminate the root cause of failures, complete and close findings as required, identify, prioritize and resolve leveraging maintenance/reliability issues related to areas of responsibility and support major unit turnarounds.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in the refining/petrochemical industry.
• Experience with general corrosion mechanisms, fixed equipment codes and standards, OSHA regulations associated with Process Safety Management, and SAP cost tracking and functionality
• Familiarity with Cracking Heater design and operating fundamentals is a plus.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve an optimal balance between minimizing maintenance costs, driving reliability improvements and optimizing production in a frequently changing business environment.
• Critical analytical skills are needed to effectively evaluate equipment performance and trouble-shoot equipment and process problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership are necessary for the resolution of issues associated with completing daily activities, relating complex concepts to a diverse workforce, and leading the Furnace Reliability Improvement Team.
• Individual should be well versed in standard PC software tools

SUMMARY OF POSITION
Under the direction of the Reliability Supervisor, develops reliability improvement strategies and performs duties associated with the predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance of rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, fans, turbines, and blowers. The Rotating Equipment Engineer will be responsible for root cause analysis as a basis for eliminating “bad actor” equipment and development of QA/QC criteria for maintenance of rotating equipment. The incumbent will also be responsible for predictive technologies for rotating equipment. The Rotating Equipment Engineer will be responsible for documenting root cause analysis results, performing trend analysis, and developing performance metrics as a basis for reliability improvement.

The Rotating Equipment Engineer will be responsible for assisting in the development of equipment repair plans and establishing standards of repair standards. The Rotating Equipment Engineer will work with the Mechanical Maintenance Supervisors and crafts to ensure that equipment repairs are performed in accordance with specified plans.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as technical resource to maintenance groups, providing direction and recommending problem solutions
• Analyze failures, perform root cause of failure analysis with emphasis on human reliability and recommend corrective action
• Assist with the development of a bad actor failure reduction program
• Develop life cycle costs for rotating equipment repairs and replacement
• Develop QA/QC standards for rotating equipment repair

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Hands-on experience in heavy industrial settings (Refining, Chemicals, Petroleum,) required
• Experience in inspection, and repair of rotating equipment
• Effective team leadership skills
• BS Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology
• 5 + years of experience

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support to plant preventative maintenance program for fixed equipment (pressure vessels, piping, relief devices, tanks, critical valves, etc.) and rotating equipment to ensure that equipment continues to operate at optimum levels.
• Provides technical guidance and supervision to maintenance
  inspection personnel
• Manage reliability program improvement projects
• Works with Project Engineering group and makes recommendations to upgrades equipments, maintaining plant standards and specifications
• Maintains and improves plant reliability through identifying/correcting bad actors, conducting root cause failure analysis, meeting mechanical integrity requirements, and implementing preventative/predictive maintenance programs.
• Lead RCFA review meetings, and support risk mitigation around At Risk Equipment and Potential Business Interrupters
• Maintains and Recommends Key Process Indicators (KPIs) for Fixed Equipment. Reviews equipment history and determined capital components replacement needs based on fixed equipment expected life.
• Leads and coordinates Plant / Unit corrosion studies
• Develop Predicative Maintenance strategies and be able to facilitate root cause failure analysis of equipment and production issues.
• Develop reliability equipment strategies using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis & prioritize based on potential opportunities, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in petrochemicals and/or refining

Summary of Position:
Provide technical guidance and improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency of plant rotating and fixed equipment through the application of reliability engineering practices to provide optimum Operating Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). This engineer will provide overall support to a 100 person chemical manufacturing plant.

Scope/Purpose

Major activities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure safety has top priority through clearly developed safety objectives, uniform application of safety policy and procedures, timely execution of PSR’s and MOC policy compliance
• Develop and implement Best Practices and predictive/preventive maintenance procedures for inspections on rotating and fixed equipment, issues inspection reports, and adjusts maintenance intervals
• Assist site personnel in financial justification of reliability enhancement projects.
• Assist site in specification, inspections and performance testing as needed on new and/or rebuilt rotating equipment components
• Monitor effectiveness of predictive/preventive maintenance programs at sites and drive improvement
• Develops corrective action to improve reliability and/or performance to reduce repair cost and predict life cycle
• Administers and maintains an inspection schedule for rotating equipment and ancillary components
• Performs failure analysis on rotating equipment, develops corrective action and tracks results
• Coach site personnel in the use of Reliability Tools to select and make improvements to critical equipment
• Assist and lead root cause failure analysis on rotating equipment, develop corrective action and tracks results
• Develop and promote new predictive/preventive maintenance technologies

Requirements

• BS ME
• Minimum 5 years experience in application of Plant Maintenance, Reliability Engineering and knowledge of manufacturing plant processes
• Experience with preventative and predictive techniques to improve the equipment surveillance program
• Strong computer skills especially with Microsoft and SAP applications
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities
• Demonstrated communication skills with proven ability to communicate internally and externally with all levels of the organization
• Strongly motivated individual who works independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in a team based environment
• Ability to lead teams toward a common goal

Reporting Relationship
Reports to Maintenance Leader

• Requires understanding of best industry practices regarding maintenance activities and work processes.
• Requires strong understanding of rotating equipment repair and general knowledge of stationary equipment repair, project execution, and construction and installation techniques.
• Must have general computer skills as well as user knowledge of SAP maintenance and project functions.
• Must have generic competencies of analytical thinking, communication and interpersonal understanding, customer focus, entrepreneurial acting/initiative, team leadership/collaboration, and coaching.
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 8 years industrial experience regarding chemical plant mechanical design, maintenance, operations, and troubleshooting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical guidance and expertise to improve manufacturing reliability at multiple plant sites globally (20+ sites).
• Take a strong, proactive approach to identify and prevent occurrences of lost production across all assigned sites.
• Lead and coach site personnel in the use of reliability tools to drive measurable reliability improvement.
• Develop and implement reliability best practices to reduce lost production
• Develop Predicative Maintenance strategies and be able to facilitate root cause failure analysis of equipment and production issues.
• Develop reliability equipment strategies using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis & prioritize based on potential opportunities, etc.
• Support the reliability area teams with troubleshooting, assessment, scoping, economic analysis and recommendations that optimize the life cycle value of the equipment
• Travel estimated between 0 to 50%.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in chemicals, petrochemicals, or refining in reliability engineering.