Equipment & Reliability Engineer - Rotating Equipment

Motiva Enterprises LLC•Port Arthur, TX

About The Position

At Motiva, our employees’ energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing. We invest in every aspect of our employees’ lives because, at Motiva, our people matter. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company’s Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America’s largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva’s commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies. Position Overview: The Equipment & Reliability Engineer provides technical support for operators and crafts, and technical assurance for rotating equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation and maintenance for Production. This role will troubleshoot operational rotating equipment in support of the Maintenance Execution Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) work process and will identify, develop, and apply best practices in machinery design, maintenance and operation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
3+ years of experience working as a Mechanical Engineer within the Rotating Equipment discipline in the refining or petrochemicals industry
Ability to work both independently and across functions
Physical ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing of stairs and ladders
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (respirator, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots, and hearing protection)
Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Motiva Enterprises LLC without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (for example, TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa).
Motiva participates in E-Verify.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status under federal, state, or local laws.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to Production areas on mechanical upgrades, potential threats to production, or improvements for rotating equipment.
Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and rework reports concerning rotating equipment.
Verification that designs, field installations, and repairs meet engineering standards or approve deviations.
Participate in RCM analysis and establish alarms and limits for equipment through Ensure Safe Production (ESP) work process.
Assist in scope preparation for Turnaround repairs and overhauls for rotating equipment.
Develop and maintain “Bad Actor” list for respective area, identifying the highest maintenance or production impact equipment, identify and implement corrective actions needed to enhance the reliability for pumps.
Participate in or facilitate Management of Change (MOC) reviews to ensure safe operation and design of equipment and related changes, apply engineering technology to improve safety and environmental related issues.
Provide rotating equipment technical assurance support to Process Engineering, Project Engineering, and other technical groups, in the development and implementation of projects.
Coordinate field performance tests on rotating equipment as requested/required in the course of resolving operational or efficiency problems.
Develop or review operating procedures for plant rotating equipment as needed.
Provide expertise to the Complex on lubrication and monitor the effectiveness of the lube oil analysis and lubrication recommendations program.
Develop or assist in development of Opportunity Proposals for Capital Projects on rotating equipment, lead small (<$500k) projects for rotating equipment.