Mechanical Reliability Engineer

LanceSoft•Port Neches, TX

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Reliability Engineer is responsible for mechanical reliability in an assigned plant area, covering fixed and rotating equipment. The role ensures equipment is properly designed, managed through change, installed, and repaired in accordance with regulatory requirements and Indorama standards. It serves as the focal point for changes involving equipment such as pumps, compressors, turbines, gear boxes, cooling towers, exchangers, and vessels. The engineer works with engineering, maintenance, and operations to understand needs and provide design and installation packages. Responsibilities also include managing Management of Change (MOC) for the assigned area, helping develop turnaround scopes, and initiating turnaround change requests that affect mechanical equipment. With limited supervision and substantial decision-making, the engineer supports Process Safety Management compliance related to mechanical integrity, engineering design, relief devices, process safety information, maintenance procedures, and document retention. The role inspects equipment, recommends maintenance and repairs, leads root-cause activities for equipment failures, develops engineering and procurement specifications, and manages equipment repair, procurement, and installation projects. It also provides technical assistance and written operating and maintenance instructions to production and process engineering, and supports inspections and maintenance turnarounds. The position requires regular workplace presence and may require extra hours or overtime to meet production objectives. The engineer is expected to follow applicable safety, food safety, GMP, health, environmental, quality, and responsible care requirements; participate in company EHS initiatives and required training; collaborate with colleagues; and perform other assigned duties. The project duration is 12+ months. The listed pay range is $40–$46 per hour, and the worksite is in Port Neches, Texas. The role requires comfort wearing FRC, including an FR jacket, safety boots, and a hard hat.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; other engineering degrees are not accepted.
2–5 years of mechanical maintenance and/or reliability experience, including internships, in a petrochemical or refining facility is preferred.
Strong communication and documentation skills.
Proficiency with SAP, the internet, email, and Microsoft Office programs.
Knowledge of risk-based work prioritization methodology.
Knowledge of economic evaluation methods, including Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, NPV, and Benefit/Cost.
Basic understanding of engineering, purchasing, accounting, construction practices, and maintenance workflows.
Must have or be able to obtain a TWIC card.
Must be comfortable wearing FRC, including an FR jacket, safety boots, and a hard hat.

Nice To Haves

Experience analyzing and creating preventive maintenance procedures or practices to ensure validity, efficiency, unit uptime, and asset availability is strongly desired.
Experience with predictive maintenance programs using condition monitoring, including thermal scanning, temperature trending and analysis, and vibration analysis.
Prior experience leading Risk Based Maintenance assessments on critical equipment.
Knowledge of Reliability Centered Maintenance or some form of Asset Management Plan Development.
Experience with reliability-focused statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

Maintain the mechanical reliability of fixed and rotating equipment in an assigned plant area.
Ensure proper equipment design, change management, installation, and repair in accordance with regulatory requirements and Indorama standards.
Serve as the focal point for changes involving pumps, compressors, turbines, gear boxes, cooling towers, exchangers, vessels, and other mechanical equipment.
Work with engineering, maintenance, and operations to understand needs and provide design and installation packages.
Manage Management of Change (MOC) for the assigned area.
Assist with turnaround scope development and initiate turnaround change requests affecting mechanical equipment.
Ensure Process Safety Management compliance related to mechanical integrity, engineering design, relief devices, process safety information, maintenance procedures, and document retention.
Periodically inspect equipment in assigned units and assist with its maintenance, modification, or improvement, including documentation and regulatory change management.
Provide maintenance and engineering repair recommendations for stationary and rotating plant equipment in assigned areas.
Work with operations to keep equipment in excellent working condition.
Lead root-cause activities for stationary and rotating equipment failures.
Develop engineering and procurement specifications for equipment in assigned units.
Manage equipment repair and new equipment procurement and installation projects.
Manage engineering support and supervision for unit inspections and maintenance turnarounds.
Provide production and process engineering departments with technical assistance and written instructions on equipment maintenance and proper operation.
Keep current with technical developments through outside study, trade journals, technical societies, and seminars.
Ensure activities comply with applicable integrated management system requirements, including safety, food safety, GMP, health, environmental, quality, and responsible care requirements.
Be present in the workplace regularly and work extra hours or overtime if needed to meet staffing and production objectives.
Collaborate with team members with different backgrounds and perspectives and assist with company goals.
Follow supervisor instructions, perform other assigned duties, participate in EHS initiatives, and complete required company training.