Job Summary

This position is in the Engineering and Reliability Department and reports to the Engineering and Reliability Manager.

Plant Refrigeration System Reliability Engineer

• Provides guidance on refrigeration equipment design.
• Drive continuous improvement of refrigeration equipment reliability.
• Develops 5-year capital plan for refrigeration equipment.
• Perform Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for refrigeration equipment.
• In conjunction with Capital Project team, Process and Production Engineers implement refrigeration system improvement projects.
• Support other plant reliability initiatives as needed.
• Supports Arkema Clear Lake Mechanical Integrity, Maintenance, Operations, Turnaround, Capital Project, Process Technology, and HES teams.
• Accountable for interaction in a team environment and works closely with plant personnel and contractors.
• Must provide metrics and accountability driven leadership and show a high degree of self-motivation and initiatives.
  
  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Daily refrigeration system reliability activities - 40%
• Leadership- accountability for development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Clear Lake Plant refrigeration equipment reliability program to become model for other plants in Coating Solutions Platform
• Responsible for establishing appropriate team to set targets and continuously improve for refrigeration equipment reliability to ensure static equipment reliability is managed at acceptable risk levels.
• Drive refrigeration equipment reliability program to ensure timely completion of the action items and incident investigations due to fixed equipment failure.
• Communication -5%
• As part of corporate CFME pool of resources, facilitate refrigeration equipment reliability Best Practice Sharing across Arkema North America (where appropriate)
• Works effectively with several cross-functional teams and communicating effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Accountable to assist plant management in establishing an acceptable level of risk for refrigeration equipment reliability across the plant.
• Provides strategic insight to the site refrigeration equipment annual operating cost, strategic plan, and capital budget.
• Being the recognized expert of refrigeration equipment reliability, standards, and maintenance
• Accountable for communication of refrigeration equipment reliability status to appropriate stakeholders
• Failure Analysis - 15%
• Leadership accountability to ensure that data collected is accurate and addresses the appropriate failure modes for refrigeration equipment at the facility.
• Responsible to ensure that adequate resources are available to perform any required fitness for service evaluations or failure analyses.
• Provide management team with well written and oral presentations with necessary information and supporting analysis to make appropriate business decisions.
• Develop/approve equipment repairs per local/national codes and RAGAGEPs.
• Evaluate failure areas to propose material of construction and other design changes to be used in the capital plan- 5%
• Leadership accountability to ensure that procedures are in place to define static equipment reliability strategies based on evaluated or expected risk.
• Utilizing proper Arkema documentation systems as the location for all records in static equipment reliability program
• HES Support and MOC Action Items – 5%
• HSE responsibilities include but are not restricted to those outlined in Leadership expectations such as reporting any incident in a timely manner.
• Ensuring safe procedures and processes followed by all team members.
• Championing continuous improvement for the department in all areas of HES
• Ensure static equipment reliability program meets/exceeds local/national regulatory compliance/RAGAGEPs.
• Plant Support – 30%
• Provide input into the plant fixed and capital budgets to ensure refrigeration equipment improvement plans are budgeted.
• Accountable to ensure equipment reliability falling below acceptable level is mitigated in a timely fashion.
• Fostering a productive working relationship between Engineering and Reliability, production, maintenance, HES, and process technology departments.
• Developing an effective look ahead program to manage refrigeration equipment reliability and integrate into Turnaround (TAR) planning and capital project budgeting.
  

Minimum Qualifications And Education Required

Min Years of Experience

• Minimum 5-year experience in Chemical or Petrochemical Manufacturing environment.
  
  

Education and area of focus

• Minimum-BS Degree in Mechanical engineering
  
  

Certifications/Trainings

• API 510, 570, 571, 653, or 936 certification is a plus.
• Prior Absorption Refrigeration Units and Mechanical Refrigeration Units experience is a plus.
  
  

Competencies -Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of applicable RAGAGEPs including ASME, API, ASTM
• Plant Condition Management Software (PCMS) and SAP experience is plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Motivated self-starter.
• Strong interpersonal, technical and leadership skills are required.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy and self-reliance.
• Strong leadership and work ethic.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrates initiative, personal drive and accountability.
• Demonstrated leadership, learning and development skills.
• Effectively interface with manufacturing, engineering, and other cross-functional teams
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to solve problems and present solutions.
• Ability to influence without formal authority.
• Good written and oral communication skills to interface with operations and maintenance personnel
• Ability to follow maintenance procedures for equipment.
• Ability to read, understand and utilize equipment drawings and P&ID’s
  
  

HES Requirement – All Jobs

• Supports the site HES policy and complies with all regulatory and internal requirements.
• Participates in HES activities provided by site management and Arkema Inc. (e.g., Behavioral Base Safety, SafeStart, etc.)
• Supports and promotes the reporting of all health, safety, environmental, near-miss, accident, or injury incidents