Lead Reliability Engineer

Dow•Hahnville, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Lead Reliability Engineer, you will be aligned to the reliability team supporting Saint Charles Operations (SCO) Environmental and Energy Assets in Hahnville, LA. The facility has various types of rotating and stationary equipment that include gas and steam turbines, water and wastetreatment assets. In addition, you will serve as reliability steward to ensure sustained reliability improvement through utilization of proven reliability practices and techniques. This will be done by focusing on those opportunities that over a long-term period (or historically) have impacted the plant’s measured asset capability and the opportunities identified as "high-risk" in risk assessments, reliability models, and other evaluations. This role requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.

Requirements

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking OR Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class ranking.
A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience (i.e. Manufacturing, Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, etc.)
Must have ability to work comfortably and safely at elevated heights.
Candidates must be familiar with, or willing to undergo training in, the proper usage and maintenance of safety equipment to ensure safe movement and operations at heights.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% annually and meet all applicable requirements related to business travel (e.g., as to immigration and visa rules, public-health mandates, airline rules, etc.) into and out of (and physical presence in) various countries worldwide.
A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in the United States.
No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Responsibilities

Develop, execute, and implement improvement projects that deliver value and high return of investment.
Monitors and reports equipment losses and unplanned events.
Creates Equipment Reliability Strategies based upon Top Opportunity List, Critical Equipment List, and identified plant/business needs.
Validates ERS (Equipment Reliability Strategies) implementation and closes gaps to improve/sustain reliability improvement.
Develops and maintains extended ERS plan in conjunction with Business Reliability partners.
Supports ERS leveraging ensuring validation, value capture and fidelity of implementation.
Changes existing PPM (preventative/predictive maintenance) programs and/or develops new ones based on definitive analysis of cost and benefits.
Serves as the SME (subject matter expert) for equipment prioritization.
Identifies and resolves Top Reliability Opportunities and decreases equipment failure losses and leverages those solutions both into and out of the facility.
Ensure consistency in the Reliability Opportunity List process.
Develops and maintains a model that identifies the unit operations, equipment, process, etc. that identifies the value of opportunities for improvement.
Serves as Reliability SME and coaches others in the use of reliability engineering principles and tools (Weibull, RCI (Root Cause Investigations), FMEA) to identify and eliminate negative reliability trends and equipment performance.
Develops and implements the Facility Reliability Plan.
Recognized RCI SME, coaches’ others on RCI excellence.
Performs critical RCIs at other plants when requested.
Provides front end loading support for plant Turnarounds.
Facilitates the Reliability Team and implementation of the HRO (High Reliable Organizations) principles within the unit, building strong partnerships and coaching/teaching as needed.
Facilitates the annual maintenance budget setting process.
Represents the facility in business reliability teams and initiatives.
Identifies key learning with significant value and leverage across the site reliability network through appropriate tools.

Benefits

We invest in you. Diamond Infrastructure Solutions invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.
You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Vibrant network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) designed to foster inclusion and belonging. With ten ERGs spanning diverse interests and identities, there’s a group for everyone. Employees are encouraged to join and actively participate.
Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only). Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)