Reliability Engineer (Oil & Gas). 3-5 Years Experience. Excellent Opportunity To Work For A Fortune 500 Company.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Direct and oversee major mechanical equipment overhauls and routine overhauls of all rotating, reciprocating, and/or instrumentation/electrical equipment
• Serve as point-of-contact for maintenance groups in regards to mechanical and/or electrical/instrumentation issues, trouble shooting and failure notifications
• Support non-routine repairs
• Support failure analysis process (cause map and incident investigations)
• Engineer and implement equipment upgrade projects
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) process
• Develop and implement base predictive and preventive maintenance programs, such as: rotating/reciprocating equipment, instrumentation and electrical systems
• Lead effort to ensure equipment documentation is up to date
• Provide engineering support to maintenance and equipment analyst teams
• Provide start up support including, but not limited to:Document verificationsVerify that procedures and guidelines are followedLead failure analysis investigationReport findings
• Research and stay current in the development of new technologies
• Promote and expand the use of the corporate asset management system, Maximo
• Identify and solve repeat/ongoing equipment problems
• Provide recommendations on equipment purchase for operability, maintainability, and reliability
• Support turnarounds, planned and unplanned outages
• Lead Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and equipment criticality analysis
• Establish and maintain spare part strategies to include Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), Bill of Material (BOM), quantity levels, etc
• Lead and implement predictive and preventive maintenance analysis and optimization strategies
• Gatekeeper for any preventive maintenance (PM) changes
• Provide a high level of technical support to operations, maintenance and project engineering
• Benchmark, track, and improve process reliability
• Utilize equipment modeling software
• Support and lead equipment efficiency studies utilizing equipment modeling
• Provide technical and/or engineering assistance to management, employees, governmental/regulatory personnel, contractors, customers, and others on matters including, but not limited to:Equipment/system designPipeline facility design, construction, operation, and maintenancePolicies and procedures
• Research, analyze, prepare, and/or approve information including, but not limited to:Engineering studiesBid documents and Purchase contractsCost estimatesBid evaluationsMaterial specifications/selectionsPurchase requisitionsCost benefit analysis
• Identify and facilitate the implementation of best practices (internal and external), equipment specifications, standards and maintenance activities including Recognized and General Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in mechanical or reliability engineering and/or an equivalent combination of formal education and the following job related experience:

Work Experience

• 3 - 5 years related work experience working within the oil and gas, refining or petrochemical industry
• Experience and training related to:Leading Failure and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) initiativesCompany/governmental operating and safety proceduresLeading and monitoring rotating, reciprocating, instrument and electrical system preventive/predictive maintenance programsComputerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) experience (i.e. Maximo, SAP, etc.)Improving asset availability through effective preventive and predictive activities
• Experience identifying, researching, evaluating, and prioritizing operational problems or specific situations and coordinating appropriate action/response
• Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, construction drawings, contracts, manuals, specifications, equipment drawings, load studies, and various reports and correspondence
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of: personnel policies and procedures
• Ability to: lead, coach, mentor and facilitate maintenance and reliability improvements within a diverse workforce
• Ability to: supervise, direct, and/or delegate work assignments
• Ability to: examine, test, and evaluate new products, materials, and processes
• Ability to: effectively develop and present information and training to various levels of the organization including upper management and field teams
• Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas, calculus, and statistics
• Ability to: communicate and exchange verbal information and instructions; conduct oral presentations

Licenses and Certifications:

• None required

Physical Demands/Requirements:

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel:

• Travel to other locations and job sites out-of-doors required

Driving:

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license