Position: Reliability Engineer

Location: Corpus Christi, Texas

Salary: $100,000 -$120,000 + Bonus (On Target Earnings ~$150,000)

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required, mechanical Engineering preferred.

Three years of experience as Reliability Engineer required; in the chemical industry preferred.

Certifications in Six Sigma (Green Belt, Lean) preferred.

The primary role of the Reliability Engineer is to identify and manage asset reliability risks that could adversely affect plant or business operations. The three significant aspects of that role are Loss Elimination, Risk Management, and Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM).

Principal Accountabilities:

Health, Safety, and Environment

Works safely, maintains a safe work environment, attends safety training and other related meetings, and actively participates and drives all safety programs:

Knows all safety policies and procedures (especially the Big 4 Take 2, LO/TO, Confined Space, and Injury Reporting)

Knows all safety standards.

Reports all incidents immediately.

Completes Management of Change where appropriate

Works to keep an environmentally sound facility

Knows and follows Emergency Response Plan

Reliability Support:

Works with Project Engineering to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations. The Reliability Engineer is responsible for adhering to the Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM) process throughout the entire life cycle of new assets.

Participates in developing design and installation specifications and commissioning plans. Participates in developing criteria for and evaluating equipment and technical MRO suppliers and technical maintenance service providers. Develops acceptance tests and inspection criteria.

Participates in the final checkout of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing to ensure adherence to functional specifications.

Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems.

Professionally and systematically defines, designs, develops, monitors, and refines an Asset Maintenance Plan that includes:

Value-added preventive maintenance tasks

Effective utilization of predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems

Provides input to a Risk Management Plan to anticipate reliability-related and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operation.

Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance issues. To fulfill this responsibility, the Reliability Engineer applies the following:

Data analysis techniques that can include:

Statistical Process Control

Reliability modeling and prediction

Fault Tree Analysis

Weibull Tree Analysis

Six Sigma (6σ) Methodology

Root-cause and Root-Cause Failure Analysis (RCA, RCFA)

Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)

Works with Production to perform analyses of assets, including:

Asset Utilization

Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Remaining useful life

Other parameters that define the operating condition, reliability, and costs of assets

Provides technical support to production, maintenance management, and technical personnel.

Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions.

Keep maintenance and technical documentation current, sending markups for updates as necessary.

Identify training needs to maintain the required skills and knowledge to perform the job to the necessary standard.

Competencies:

Leadership

Sets high standards for self and others, actively follows procedures, suggests ways for improvements, and regularly checks operating key measures.

Finds ways to enhance own productivity. Takes individual responsibility for tasks, provides full support to others, and gives help and assistance readily.

Keeps self and others informed about changes to plant and equipment.

Provides annual performance reviews with subordinates.

Self-Directing Continuous Improvement

Sound knowledge of equipment, can predict outcomes and demonstrates care for the plant and equipment. Persistent in getting things done with the ability to prioritize activities.

Communicates with operators regarding the status of jobs and whereabouts. Works with all parties to ensure the job is performed to the specifications and finds ways to do it better.

Aware of likely consequences of actions, systematically selecting alternative courses before making decisions, and quickly identifying discrepancies between what should and should be happening.

Ability to identify causes and effects in problem situations, gathers information to diagnose and assess current conditions, clarifying and define problems. Confronts situations, reacts quickly and effectively in emergencies, and reflects on the root cause to learn from experience.

Unit downtime, rate, and quality excursions require immediate attention and reallocation of the workforce despite other projects underway.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills Required

Bachelors Degree in Engineering required. Mechanical Engineering preferred.

Three years of experience as Reliability Engineer required; in the chemical industry preferred.

Certifications in Six Sigma (Green Belt, Lean) preferred.

Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills are required.

Capacity to work with limited supervision and support in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment.

Must demonstrate ability to teach/train staff members at all levels.

Demonstrated ability to interact collaboratively with other departments, teams, and stakeholders.

Fluent verbal and written skills are required to communicate within the operations team and other American Chrome and Chemicals departments.

Able to lead teams through good leadership skills. Give clear direction and the ability to control and plan activities effectively.

Ability to collect and interpret data into information and fact-based solutions and planning using creativity and imagination. Evaluates based on measurable or verifiable criteria.

Proficiency in computer software programs systems (i.e., Lotus Notes, Word, Excel, Access, Intouch, PowerPoint, Access) is required.

Planning of work, relationships, and level of autonomy:

Work is identified through the maintenance work order system, immediate supervisor, and plant-wide customers (Production, maintenance, technical staff).

The Incumbent will determine resources to be used for assigned job tasks.

Support the entire plant and external contacts with providers and all levels of the organization

The description provided does not necessarily include all essential functions and does not include all duties, responsibilities, and obligations of an employee in the position of Technical Manager. Duties, responsibilities, obligations, and functions of ones job can and will, as necessary, change as required by business necessity. Employees will be evaluated in their job performance based on all aspects and functions of their position, whether or not explicitly identified herein.

Compensation and Benefits:

Competitive Base Salary and Bonus

Excellent Benefits including:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k Program

Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (with voluntary Term and AD&D available)

Short & Long-term Disability

Accidental, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance (Aflac)

Voluntary Short-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Identity Theft Protection