Engineer Sr., Reliability

Westlake Chemical Corp.•Longview, TX

29d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary role of this position is to provide the necessary engineering and technical support to continuously improve plant rotating equipment integrity, reliability, cost and economic performance.

Requirements

B.S. Engineering: Preferably Mechanical Engineering
20+ years plant experience

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to production and maintenance departments.
Learn and understand maintenance and production work processes, methods, cost points, etc.
Longview Site resource for polymers processing equipment, including gearboxes, extruders, mixers, melt pumps and rotary feeders.
Develop and maintain reliability improvement / tracking programs for critical assets.
Serve as leader and/ or member of cross-functional teams to resolve equipment problems, investigate incidents, and improve reliability
Perform root cause failure analysis on critical equipment failures and failures that result in economic impact greater than $ 100,000.
Perform component failure analysis as required.
Participate in the maintenance budgeting process.
Witness repairs to critical equipment and performance testing of new equipment as needed.
Initiate capital projects to maintain / enhance business goals
Assist in the development and monitoring of the preventative maintenance program
Participate actively in department/plant safety and environmental programs
Investigate and evaluate new methodologies, work practices, and technology
Develop / Review / Maintain equipment specifications as related to purchasing, installation, operation, and maintenance / repairs.
Develop and implement alteration and revisions to equipment to improve business performance of the operating units.
Lead equipment PM programs from a technical perspective
Provide administrative and technical support to the maintenance organization concerning improvement-oriented efforts.
Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety as well as the safety of all personnel on site. Whenever appropriate, promptly report Safety, Health or Environmental incidents or issues to management so the situation can be corrected. Attend Monthly Safety Meetings to help prevent off site and job accidents.