Fixed Equipment Engineer

Fixed Equipment Engineer

**Fixed Equipment Engineer

POSITION OVERVIEW**

The Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer will establish reliability engineering principles and best work practices and lead major overhauls and repairs to critical Fixed Equipment.

TARGETED OUTCOMES

? Performs reliability engineering evaluations and analyses related to equipment strategies (i.e. Preventive/Predictive tasks, Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Remaining Useful Life, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA).

? Works with production to identify key areas of equipment performance requests and improvement opportunities based on materials of construction evaluations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

? Troubleshoot equipment problems and conduct root cause failure analysis investigations on failed equipment, develop action plan to eliminate repeat failures, and implement corrective actions

? Work with production to identify key areas for reliability improvements, develop action plan, and work to implement action plan

? Ensure that all inspection plans/strategies are in place. Consistently monitor the plans to optimize

? Provide technical support to all Mechanical Integrity Specialists and Mechanical Integrity Inspectors as it relates to mechanical repairs, troubleshooting problems, and equipment installation issues

? Provides technical support to the Project Engineering Department on the selection of mechanical equipment based on reliability improvements and industry best practices. Provides support through phases of projects: Design, Fabrication, Installation, Testing and Start-up.

? Conducts and reviews vessel and piping design calculations; including rerating of equipment (i.e. pressure vessels).

? Demonstrates and stays abreast of developments and advancements in technology (i.e. engineering and inspection equipment and techniques).

? Exhibits knowledge and use of SAP as an effective maintenance management tool for analyzing equipment information and history.

TEAM

? Reports to: Mechanical and Reliability Manager

? Team Members: Mechanical and Reliability Group

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

? Minimum of five (5) years? experience as Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer

? Bachelor?s degree in Mechanical Engineering

? Job related experience maintaining the Mechanical Integrity program using the MI Software

? Applied knowledge of reliability centered maintenance practices

? Knowledge and understanding of predictive technologies for fixed equipment evaluations

? Demonstrated use of SAP or other CMMS as an effective maintenance management tool for pulling equipment information and history

REQUIRED SKILLS

? Computer Systems: Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio); Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP); Reliability Software (Wiebul Analysis, RCM, Mechanical Integrity Software)

? Critical thinking: use of logic, reasoning, and calculations to identify alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to solve equipment problems

? ASME BP&V Code Knowledge: ASMBE B31.3 & API Codes for Tanks, Vessels, Exchangers & piping. API 510, API 570, API 571, API 579, API 580, API 653 (Certifications is an added advantage)

? RBI Methodology to improve risk management results and reduce the risk of failures

? RCFA Methodology to identify the casual factors for component, equipment or system failures

? Corrosion Protection to control the corrosion of metal surfaces through materials selection and Cathodic Protection

? Communication: ability to listen and understand information and ideas and to express thought and ideas clearly and concisely through oral and written communication

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format to Please reference job code 139016 when responding to this ad.