Mechanical Engineer

INEOS Calabrian • port neches, tx, us • 3m ago

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. Our products touch every aspect of modern-day life. INEOS comprises 36 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Our production network spans 196 sites in 29 countries throughout the world. INEOS Calabrian is part of the INEOS Enterprises portfolio. INEOS Enterprises is a global market leader in the production of intermediary chemicals that are used as an essential input into chemical value chains across a broad variety of end markets and sectors.

INEOS Calabrian is the leading North American manufacturer of on-purpose sulfur dioxide. Its proprietary SO₂Clean® process has been successfully and safely applied for more than three decades with sites in Port Neches, Texas, and Timmins, Ontario.

Main Purpose

The position is part of the Port Neches team. The team has the responsibility of managing, setting functional expectations and ensuring the reliability of all asset equipment. The team is also responsible for the support of the operations team defining process plans that meet the safety operating envelopes and production objectives. This includes support to daily operations, problem resolution, adhering to established internal controls, and decision making that can impact plant reliability with the focus of cost savings. The team is not only empowered, but is expected, to effect change through improvements to processes and equipment that help steer the company towards operational and reliability excellence, while providing the highest level of service with the resources that have been allocated to the asset.

The Asset Mechanical Engineer role is 70% strategic and 30% tactical. The primary focus is to obtain and analyze data taken from all the asset equipment to identify reliability risks and build reliability strategies that predict/prevent unnecessary failures, as well as present issues to the Technical Service Manager. This involves leveraging programs that are already in place as well as modifying and developing new programs to meet business needs. This role will work with the Technical Service Manager, Operations Manager and Maintenance Manager to assist in any urgent matters that may arise, including leading RCFAs (Cause-Mapping), rotating and fixed equipment issues, MOC’s, and provide technical support for operations and daily maintenance.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

· Backup and fill-in for the Technical Service Manager role as necessary.

· Take on lead role in Asset outages as Scope Owner.

· Identify equipment bad actors through metrics and develop plans remediate via FMEA, RCFA, PMs and other reliability tools to improve lifecycle, reduce cost and increase MTBF of all equipment onsite.

· Complete any compliance action items as assigned.

· Take on mechanical engineering discipline engineer role for MOC’s (as applicable) and act as MOC leader as needed.

· Support development of monthly reliability reports and summaries as required.

· Develop and maintain KPIs focused on equipment reliability.

· Lead investigations into failed equipment and make recommendations to maintenance department for possible fixes.

· Lead and/or develop guidelines to optimize the operation of rotating and fixed equipment.

· Support maintaining the asset protective systems integrity and equipment mechanical integrity program.

· Calculate monthly MTBFs and maintain the Reliability Spread Sheet which tracks costs and equipment failures.

· Identifies and promotes the reduction of loss of containments and investigates loss of containments as required to prevent recurrences.

· Own and Develop Scope for Asset Outages as well as act as Scope Owner during Outages.

· Assist Maintenance Coordinator with scope development for routine work.

· Specify designs and scope for equipment upgrades, capital and/or expense projects.

· Oversees and support the implementation of equipment upgrades, capital and/or expense projects.

· Work with Process Engineer, Maintenance Team, and Operations Team to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations including design solutions and commissioning plans.

· Observe and/or conduct of tests at suppliers (FAT) or repair facilities to evaluate reliability factors, such as causes of equipment failures and to oversight critical repairs as needed.

· Provide input on process plans as needed to complete specific optimization and/or operations tasks.

Education/Experience

· Bachelor’s degree Mechanical Engineering or other engineering discipline.

· Experience in a Chemical manufacturing environment with 3 or more years of experience in reliability and/or field engineering in a maintenance setting.

· Knowledgeable in the use and integration of predictive and preventive maintenance tools.

· Knowledgeable in reliability and failure analysis methodologies such as FMEA, RCFA, and MTBF

· Must understand Computerized Maintenance Management System

· Must be familiar with the LDAR program and the regulations that accompany the annual completion of the assigned routes and ensure the asset meets regulatory compliances set in place by the government.

· A demonstrated ability to apply fundamental concepts of science and engineering to solve problems in a manufacturing plant.

· Knowledgeable of chemical industry best practices (safety practices, design, control, safety, etc.)

· Basic knowledge of the PHA process, pressure relief systems, and safety instrumented systems

Skills/Competencies

· Must have a strong, demonstrated commitment to safety.

· Advanced computer skills in spreadsheets, word processing, and database software

· Self-motivated and enjoy working in a team environment.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced 24/7 environment.

· Strong organizational, interpersonal skills and advanced communication skills; both written and verbal

· Advanced computer skills in spreadsheets and word processing.

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