Fixed Reliability Engineer

LSB Industries, Inc.; Pryor Creek (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LSB Industries, Inc. seeks an MI Engineer at the Pryor Creek site to lead instrumented reliability activities and develop the MI program across the plant.

The role focuses on enhancing inspection planning, ensuring PCMS accuracy, and coordinating with project teams to meet codes and standards. The incumbent will travel to sites to support MI leads, participate in long-term reliability strategy, and contribute to QA reviews of contractor work while staying current with industry codes and NDE

Responsibilities

• Recommends and collaborates with site MI leads on inspection frequencies for pressure vessels, tanks, and pipe systems based on codes and materials.
• Manages the PCMS database and ensures asset descriptions align with JDE.
• Oversees inspection due dates in PCMS and creates timelines to avoid past due inspections.
• Writes MI procedures and processes applying to all LSB sites.
• Supports capital projects to ensure new equipment meets codes and standards.
• Reviews drawings for new stationary equipment to meet codes.
• Develops and maintains IOWs for site stationary equipment.
• Creates detailed ITPs and QC procedures for contractor work.
• Reviews MI lead ITPs for correctness and compliance with inspection requirements.
• Provides QA oversite for contractors performing QC functions.
• Reviews and approves leak repair enclosure plans and calculations.
• Travels to sites regularly to support MI leads.
• Supports TA activities in the field including long shifts and weekends.
• Performs inspections on stationary equipment when certified.
• Collaborates with NDE companies to stay current with new tech.
• Acts as liaison for QA duties in contractor code repairs.
• Keeps up with latest technologies and trends in inspection methods and codes.
• Performs shop inspections for new vessel fabrication for quality and code compliance.

Job description

The position will report to the site Corporate MI Program Manager and will be responsible for developing skills of the site MI leads, managing PCMS, supporting the sites and MI leads as needed, and actively participate in the long-term strategy of improving reliability through a comprehensive MI program. Continued education and growth allows the MI Engineer to increase skills and knowledge to help improve the understanding of the requirements for a robust MI program.
Responsibilities & Duties

• Recommends and collaborates with the site MI leads in setting inspection frequencies of pressure vessels, tanks, and pipe systems based on the applicable codes, materials of construction, and damage mechanisms.
• LSB lead over the PCMS database and ensures its information is accurate and that its asset description matches with the descriptions in JDE.
• Oversees the inspection due dates in PCMS and works with site MI leads to create timelines for inspection due dates to ensure inspections do not become past due.
• Make equipment improvement recommendations via official recommendation memos to share with project engineering, operations and maintenance.
• Writes MI procedures and process that apply to all LSB sites.
• Supports capital projects as needed to ensure new equipment meets applicable codes and standards.
• Makes material of construction recommendations based on damage mechanisms and materials of construction.
• As requested, reviews drawings for new stationary equipment to meet applicable codes.
• Supports maintenance and operations as needed to ensure the plants are operating in a safe manner.
• Develops and maintain IOWs for the sites stationary equipment.
• As needed, create detailed ITP’s and provide recommended QC procedures for contractor code work.
• Review all MI lead created ITP’s for correctness and that they meet the inspection requirements for the particular damage mechanism for the asset the IT was created for.
• As needed, provide QA oversite for contractors performing QC functions.
• Reviews and approves leak repair enclosure plans and calculations.
• Travel to the sites on a regular basis to support the MI leads.
• Supports TA activities by actively engaging in the field at the sites. This may require 12+ hours days, nights, and on weekends.
• As needed, performs inspections on stationary equipment (once applicable certification is obtained).
• Works with NDE companies to become knowledgeable on the newest technology.
• Act as liaison for QA duties for contractor implementation of code repairs including code packages, travelers, NDE, welding, and final sign off.
• Attends continued education requirements to stay up to date on the latest technologies and trends for inspection methods and changes to codes.
• As needed, perform shop inspections for new vessel fabrication to ensure quality and code compliance is acceptable.