Reliability Manager

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Job description

The Asset Integrity Manager empowers a team of reliability engineers and inspectors to continuously improve the safe and reliable operation of the refinery.

This team will develop and maintain programs to improve the refinery's overall reliability, extend asset life, and predict and mitigate failures for all refinery equipment. This will be accomplished by deploying up-to-date inspection techniques, preventative maintenance strategies, and other reliability technologies.

Qualifications:

Requires a BS Degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical) and a minimum of 5 years' of related experience in a petrochemical and/or manufacturing environment.

Candidates with 15 years of related experience in a petrochemical and/or manufacturing environment will be considered.

Familiarity with reliability engineering functions, destructive and non-destructive inspection techniques, API and ASME fabrication and inspection codes, welding, and basic metallurgy.

Working knowledge of fixed equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, mechanical repairs, and vibration analysis in petrochemical process plants.

Expertise in root cause failure analysis.

Experience trending and extending the mean time between failures across a collection of assets.

Experience in facilities that have implemented precision maintenance strategies.

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills.

Self-motivated individual with strong leadership.

Must have experience with Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, and AutoCAD. Experience with PCMS and SAP is preferred.

Responsibilities:

Exemplify a high level of moral and ethical standards and values.

Lead asset integrity group to achieve results in the improvement of asset integrity in a ratable and visible fashion.

Provides technical and subject matter expertise to the Reliability Engineers (fixed, rotating, and I&E equipment), Unit Inspectors, and QA/QC Personnel.

Manage administrative and personnel functions, including implementing organizational changes, supporting recruiting and hiring, supporting formal and on-the-job training, providing performance feedback, and facilitating career development.

Supervise the review and approval of systemization, circuitization, and CML allocation for all piping and fixed assets in all process units.

Support the asset integrity team with data analysis. This includes inspection interval analysis, review and approval of contract inspections, thickness monitoring and NDE reports and IWR management, analysis of PM and other maintenance best practices, etc.

Review and approve Inspection Work Plans (IWP), repair plans and Fitness for Service (FFS) Level 1 assessments.

Conduct and/or coordinate Level 2 FFS assessments and review Level 3 assessments conducted by contract Subject Matter Experts (SME).

Coordinate piping or equipment re-rate activities as required by inspection results, FFS evaluation or MOC.

Coordinate Turnaround (TAR) initiated IR's, including field review of inspection and NDE findings, TAR FFS evaluations and development of TAR repair plans.

Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for hot tapping and temporary repairs and ensure compliance with procedures and RAGAGEP.

Develop, audit, and analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to asset integrity.

Update applicable programs and procedures according to assigned review schedules or as referenced codes and standards (RAGAGEP) are updated.

Develop new programs and procedures as required to ensure compliance and continuous improvement of overall asset integrity.

Ensure team commitment maintenance of equipment files and records.

Available for call-out by Maintenance / Engineering Department.

Always keep safe work habits as the highest priority for self and team.

Always maintain a clean and well-organized workspace.

Strive to develop good working relationships with all co-workers, contractors, and associates

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