Reliability & Maintenance Engineer - Internship

Kaneka Americas Holding•Pasadena, TX

About The Position

This internship focuses on implementing and maintaining a comprehensive reliability improvement program. The intern will monitor critical equipment, assist in developing Preventive Maintenance programs, and identify equipment with high maintenance costs or failure rates. Responsibilities include supporting non-destructive inspection programs, implementing the Mechanical Integrity (MI) program, and evaluating plant inspection and testing programs. The role involves performing root cause failure analysis (RCFA), gathering failure data, and developing action plans for improvements. The intern will also provide technical expertise for job plan development, troubleshooting, and defining repairs.

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in Engineering or a related field.
Understanding of mechanical reliability principles.
Familiarity with maintenance and inspection programs.
Ability to perform data analysis and interpretation.
Knowledge of root cause failure analysis (RCFA).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with vibration monitoring.
Knowledge of non-destructive inspection techniques.
Familiarity with Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs.
Experience with RAGAGEPs (Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices).

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain a comprehensive reliability improvement program.
Monitor critical equipment and assist in the development and implementation of Preventive Maintenance programs.
Identify equipment and facilities with high maintenance cost and/or high failure rates - mechanical reliability.
Implement the vibration monitoring program to include data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and implementation of corrective actions.
Demonstrate improvement of equipment availability through Reliability KPIs.
Support the non-destructive inspection program which includes planned scheduled equipment inspections.
Implement the Mechanical Integrity (MI) program.
Evaluate adequacy of plant inspection and testing programs to ensure integrity and availability of mechanical components and systems.
Ensure the inspection database is accurate and documentation is complete.
Perform root cause failure analysis (RCFA) on equipment component and system failures, develop and recommend corrective action proposals.
Perform all necessary analysis, conduct all necessary investigations involving vendors and subject matter specialists as needed to identify failure modes, and classify all findings.
Gather and classify all data and information pertaining to equipment component and system failures and failure frequencies.
Develop and implement action plans to eliminate identified failure modes, including but not limited to modifications and changes to equipment component and system specifications and standards, inspection, reconditioning, and repair procedures, and technician training documents and programs.
Advise and assist on-site mechanical technicians, planners and maintenance supervisors on modifications and improvements of maintenance re-conditioning and repair procedures and practices.
Provide technical expertise in regard to job plan development, equipment critical path, job scopes, troubleshooting and diagnosing problems.
Define and approve repairs to service equipment, per RAGAGEPs, potentially including audit and evaluation of contracted repair organizations, and inspection of repair work.