Fixed Asset Reliability Engineer

Atalco Gramercy Operations • Gramercy, LA

67d

About The Position

This role works closely with plant maintenance and operations to ensure compliance for pressure vessel integrity throughout the facility. This includes pressure relieve valve compliance and reliability assessments for piping and fixed vessels.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of maintenance/reliability engineering experience is preferred.
• Experience required working for an operating company in the chemical manufacturing, refining, or oil and gas industry.
• Solid working knowledge of piping systems design and maintenance, pressure vessel specifications and maintenance, inspection techniques, and manpower coordination.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in basic computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of industrial codes & standards (API, ASME, ANSI, MSHA, State).

Responsibilities

• Serves as a lead site technical resource for piping systems, stationary equipment and pressure relief valve (PRV) compliance.
• Leads efforts to ensure site practices & documentation are in compliance with PSM Mechanical Integrity standard.
• Works with Operations and Maintenance in the planning, scheduling, execution, and documentation of PRV, stationary equipment and piping inspections.
• Works with site maintenance team, inspectors, and contractors to ensure repairs are performed according to specifications and properly documented.
• Develops, reviews & updates site maintenance and mechanical integrity procedures associated with plant pressure systems.
• Leads troubleshooting efforts related to pressure systems equipment issues onsite and documents findings.
• Assists the maintenance department with planning of site turnarounds, shutdowns, and special projects with pressure system components.
• Provides input with regards to schedule, development of job lists, ordering of parts and materials, sequencing of jobs around a critical path, and sizing of work crews based on job estimation.
• Provides equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for input into equipment purchasing requirements, evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance.
• Works with Operations and Maintenance to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
• Participates in the development of design and installation specifications along with commissioning plans.
• Participates in the development of criteria for and evaluation of equipment and technical MRO suppliers and technical maintenance service providers.
• Develops acceptance tests and inspection criteria as needed.
• Participates in the final check-out of new installations, including factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.
• Professionally and systematically defines, designs, develops, monitors and refines an asset maintenance plan for pressure systems.
• Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree