Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Nouryon; Texas; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nouryon is hiring a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer for our Battleground site in Texas. This onsite, full-time role focuses on improving equipment reliability and driving bad actor elimination through structured maintenance strategies and RCPS workshops.

The candidate will support capital projects with reliability input, perform RCA and MOC participation, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams. A mechanical engineering degree and SAP PM experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 1 year of maintenance/reliability engineering experience in chemical or refinery industries.
• Working knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance Module.
• Project management experience with small replacement projects for reliability improvements is a plus.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of pumps, seals, gearboxes, agitators, and lubrication.
• Knowledge of API 510, API 653, and API 570 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly bad actor analysis and propose eliminations for next month.
• Drive bad actor elimination by organizing RCPS workshops and updating asset strategies.
• Provide troubleshooting support to operating units on equipment reliability and emergency reviews.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis efforts for events and incidents.
• Support development of disciplined maintenance strategy using criticality analysis and FMEA.
• Contribute reliability input to engineering design and procurement in capital projects.
• Support Hazard Studies with reliability data for equipment and components.
• Provide technical support and expert knowledge as required.
• Support equipment improvement initiatives with technical knowledge.
• Participate in root cause problem solving and implement technical solutions.
• Design and implement technical modifications.
• Manage preventive maintenance/repair of HVAC/Chiller equipment.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independence

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

FMEA

Job description

Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?

About the job

Battleground primarily produces metal alkyls, sold primarily as co-catalysts to major thermoplastic resins and rubber manufacturers (producers of polyethylene, polypropylene, and EPDM). The product line is complex with over 30 metal alkyl products (plus formulations) produced at Battleground. Products are extremely hazardous (pyrophoric, meaning they ignite on contact with air) and are highly reactive with water. The site also manufactures High Purity Metal Organics (HPMO) for the semi-conductor and LED industries.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly bad actor analysis; establish proposals for bad actors to be eliminated in month to come.
• Drive bad actor elimination by organizing and facilitating weekly RCPS workshops, updating asset strategies, and implementing technical improvements to equipment design and repair methods.
• Provide troubleshooting support to operating units on equipment reliability including emergency work reviews.
• Facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis efforts for events/ incidents.
• Facilitate disciplined and systematic equipment maintenance strategy development efforts; e.g by using criticality assessment and FMEA.
• Actively participate in the capital projects process including providing reliability input to the Engineering Group for equipment design, specification and purchase.
• Support Hazard Studies by providing reliability data of equipment and components.
• Provide technical support and expert knowledge as required.
• Actively support equipment improvement initiatives with technical knowledge.
• Participate in and execute root cause problem solving; developing and implementing technical solutions.
• Design and execute technical modifications.
• Manage the Preventive Maintenance/Repair of a specified group of equipment such as HVAC/Chiller equipment.
• Provide the necessary foundation for the maintenance team to perform precision maintenance and set the expectation.
• Actively participate in MOC, Site Incident Investigation, and Environmental Compliance processes.

Qualifications

• We believe you bring Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Maintenance/Reliability Engineering in the chemical or refinery industry.
• Great if you have Working knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance Module.
• Project management experience with small replacement projects for reliability improvements a plus.
• Strong communication skills and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work independently and in teams that are multidisciplinary.
• Knowledge pumps, seals, gearboxes, agitators, and lubrication is necessary.
• Knowledge of API 510, API 653, and API 570 a plus.

Have we got your interest?

This is an onsite permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Maintenance Manager and based in the Battleground site.

About Nouryon

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