Engineer, Reliability

Nutrien; Borger (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutrien in Borger, TX is seeking a Reliability Engineer to manage reliability maintenance effectiveness programs and facilitate meetings focused on asset reliability. The successful candidate will need a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 3 years of related experience.

A key responsibility will be to investigate failure mechanisms and provide solutions for reliability issues in Nitrogen production assets. Strong analytical and communication skills, along with familiarity in relevant PM technologies, are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering or related occupation.
• Experience with PM/PdM technologies including thermography.
• Leading and administering reliability programs with continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage reliability maintenance effectiveness programs.
• Facilitate reliability meetings and develop preventative plans.
• Investigate and identify failure mechanisms of top equipment.

Skills

Vibration analysis

Lubrication

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Process Safety Management

Mechanical Integrity methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Ivara EXP

RCM II

Job description

Job Duties

Nutrien US LLC has an opening for Reliability Engineer in Borger, TX. Manage reliability maintenance effectiveness programs. Facilitate meetings with maintenance/operations over all assets in the plant to find all potential damage/failure mechanisms and build preventative maintenance plans to keep the assets reliable. Review the data in our work management system from current PMs along with time between failures to better adjust the time between PMs. Own KPI data – including Availability Factor, Schedule Factor, Plant trip index, Reliability event index, Capacity utilization, RCMs and PMO. Facilitate a review with a small team of critical equipment and systems to identify all failure mechanisms and create PMs as needed. Lead RCFA’s on Equipment Failure. Facilitate meetings after a reliability event to create a timeline and cause map of the event to identify the root cause of the failure and create actions to prevent future failures. Keep track of the facility’s top 10 bad actors and investigate the root cause of the failures to make necessary repairs/changes. Support Operations and Maintenance on chronic reliability issues. Provide leadership and mentorship to the members of the Reliability department. Provide help with vibration analysis and oil analysis to our reliability technicians. Provide engineering support to our rotating specialist. Support T/A preparation and execution. Provide detailed repair plans and bill of materials to the planning group for upcoming overhauls on rotating equipment. Provide engineering support/designs for MOC’s to be complete in TA.

Job Requirements

Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Mechanical Engineering‑related occupation. Experience must include 3 years of experience in each of the following:

• Experience with vibration analysis, lubrication, thermography, or other PM/PdM technologies;
• Demonstrated proficiency with analytical, organizational and communication skills;
• Experience with Ivara EXP, RCM II and PM optimization methodologies;
• Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM) Systems and processes;
• Utilizing Mechanical Integrity (MI) methodologies and applicable codes and standards (RAGAGEP);
• Investigating equipment problems and recommending design modifications to improve reliability, productivity and safety of Nitrogen production assets;
• Leading and administering site reliability programs, including ongoing continuous improvement actions.

Experience must also include:

• Proven ability to perform as a sole contributor and to lead teams. Background check required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

Hiring Process

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