Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer

Kraton Polymers LLC; Bay Harbor (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading polymer manufacturer seeks a Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer to oversee the mechanical integrity of fixed equipment at their Bay Harbor, Florida facility. Responsibilities include managing compliance with safety standards, championing reliability practices, and developing improvement strategies. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in equipment design and must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. This role requires excellent communication skills and adaptability to varied work conditions.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in fixed equipment design, fabrication, repairs, and/or inspection.
• Ability to work in a plant environment including confined spaces and heights.
• Strong knowledge of ASME and API codes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of ASME and API codes for construction, repair, rerate and alteration.
• Reading and interpretation of P&IDs and construction drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manage the fixed equipment mechanical integrity program.
• Ensure compliance with safety and industrial standards.
• Champion best practices for equipment reliability.
• Oversee staff and contract mechanical integrity personnel.
• Champion best practices and drive reliability improvements for fixed equipment.
• Support operations, engineering, and maintenance in training and processes.

Skills

Fixed equipment design

Mechanical integrity principles

Excellent communication skills

Working knowledge of ASME and API codes

Root Cause Analysis

Communication skills

On-call readiness

Safety/compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Tools

CMMS

IDMS

Sologic

IDMS

Job description

At Kraton, we make a Positive Difference, and we are looking for individuals who are also looking to make a difference in their jobs, for our customers and to the world. We are looking to hire a key member of our Operations team at our Panama City, Florida location.

The Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer is responsible for the fixed equipment mechanical integrity program of the plant for fixed equipment – including process piping, tanks, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, relief devices, and special emphasis items. The engineer will be responsible for continued and sustainable improvements of fixed assets within the facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the overall fixed equipment mechanical integrity program and shall conform to good safety and reliability principles, government laws, and industrial codes and standards.
• Ensure compliance in all areas and make necessary decisions to meet compliance requirements.
• Support, participate in and review Root Cause Failure Analyses ensuring action items result in risk reduction.
• Manage staff and contract mechanical integrity employees.
• Champion the site fixed equipment mechanical integrity best practices, evaluate new technology and ideas to continuously improve reliability of fixed equipment.
• Assist Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance departments in training, and processes ensuring fixed equipment is operated & maintained properly.
• Provide input to the planning and scheduling process to ensure a good balance of repair vs proactive maintenance.
• Ensure key reliability targets are developed and mechanisms put into place to track progress through metrics.
• Ensure cross functional communication making the most value-added decisions for the plant.
• Safely, efficiently, and reliably complete outages with leak free start-ups.
• Own the bad actor management process for fixed equipment and take appropriate action to eliminate failures.
• Ensure reliability improvement strategies are implemented for decreased cost and operations interruption.
• Develop and implement reliability expectations for preventative and predictive activities.
• Manage the continued development and lead the site quality assurance and quality control initiatives.
• Participate Process Hazard Analyses as required.
• Develop fixed equipment projects resulting in improved reliability & provide technical guidance to project managers and engineers.
• Develop and lead special emphasis fixed equipment mechanical integrity initiatives and develop budgets for each.
• Perform Fit for Service calculations for fixed equipment.

Required Skills

• 10 years of experience in fixed equipment design, fabrication, repairs, and/or inspection.
• Ability to work in a plant environment involving climbing stairs and ladders, working at heights, entering confined spaces, walking, crawling, crouching, balancing, and sitting.
• Extended hours may be required including weekends and holidays. Must be willing to have on call responsibilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of ASME and API codes of construction, repair, rerate and alteration.
• Working knowledge of other non-destructive testing techniques.
• Experience working with a CMMS and IDMS.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and construction drawings.

Desired Skills / Competencies

• Knowledge of API 571, API 574, API 575, NBIC.
• Experience with SAP.
• Experience with Meridium or GE APM-MI.
• Sologic for Root Cause Failure Analysis.
• Experience with industry available fixed equipment design and fit for service computer programs.

Education, Certifications & Licenses

• Bachelor of Science degree in designated Engineering or related field. 15 years of fixed equipment related experience will be considered as equivalent.

Kraton is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.