RELIABILITY ENGINEER

Ashland Inc.; Calvert City (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team recognition rewards

Comprehensive benefits from day 1

401(k) plan with company match

Job summary

Ashland Inc. in Calvert City, KY seeks a Reliability Instrument / PM Engineer to lead instrumentation reliability and PM program development for the site.

The role sits within the Maintenance & Reliability Departments and involves coordinating with hourly craft crews and external contractors. The ideal candidate has a BS in Electrical/Electronics Engineering and 10+ years in chemical processing, with at least 5 years in Equipment Reliability, plus strong familiarity with instrumentation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Ten or more years in a chemical process plant with at least five years in Equipment Reliability.
• Familiarity with electronic and analytical instrumentation used to measure and control flow, temperature, pressure, level and analytical properties of fluids.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, and ability to work as a team member.

Responsibilities

• Review compliance of ITPM/PdM activities with corporate, regulatory, site and quality requirements, standards and procedures.
• Manage PMs and reporting for level instrumentation calibrations of material storage vessels governed by SOX as identified by Ashland finance department.
• Provide recommendations for storeroom inventory to service Calvert City Plants instrumentation.
• Provide technical engineering support to hourly craft crews to improve inspection/calibration procedures and existing programs.
• Support instrumentation improvement projects involving plant critical process instrumentation.
• Review instrumentation installation drawings, data sheets and specifications for compliance with standards and safety/quality rules.
• Design or upgrade instrumentation and specify materials to support installation.
• Develop maintenance procedures and calibration frequencies for all ITPMs and include in CMMS.
• Maintain calibration records for test equipment for Instrument/Electrical and Valve Repair shops.
• Approve and/or specify purchase of new measurement/test equipment for Instrument/Electrical shop.
• Review site MOC’s for correct instrumentation and conformance to Ashland standards.
• Evaluate and implement new instrument technologies.
• Participate in Quality and Safety audits.
• Coordinate with contractors on scale inspection frequency and record keeping.
• Update CCOP/SOP forms as needed.
• Track elevator/lift PM costs and coordinate with KY inspectors for licensing.

Skills

Instrumentation

Electrical Engineering

Process control

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelors of Science in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

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Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Reliability Instrument / PM Engineer to join our Ashland Inc., business at our Calvert City, Ky manufacturing plant. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and Maintenance & Reliability Departments.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Review compliance of ITPM/PdM activities with corporate, regulatory, site and quality requirements, standards and procedures.

• Manage PMs and reporting for level instrumentation calibrations of material storage vessels governed by the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) as identified by Ashland finance department.

• Provide recommendations and inclusions for the storeroom inventory to service the Calvert City Plants instrumentation.

• Provide technical engineering support to the hourly craft crews (ISO, ITPM, and Analytical) to correct inspection/calibration procedures, installations, and the improvement of the present programs in place.

• Provide technical support to instrumentation improvement projects involving plant critical process instrumentation.

• Review instrumentation installation drawings, data sheets and specifications, in full compliance with recognized industry standards, safety and quality standards.

• Design, development of new and/or upgrade of present instrumentation including the specification of industrial instrumentation and the material to support installation.

• Develop maintenance procedures and correct calibration frequencies of all ITPM’s for all instrumentation, controls, and scales and include in the site CMMS.

• Maintain information and calibrations records for test and measurement equipment for the Instrument/Electrical and Valve Repair shops.

• Approve and / or specify and purchase new and replacement measurement and test equipment for the Instrument/Electrical shop.

• Reviews site MOC’s for correct instrumentation and conformance to Ashland’s standards.

• Evaluate and implement new instrument technologies.

• Participate in customer and internal Quality and Safety audits.

• Coordinate with contractor on scale inspection frequency, repair and record keeping.

• Perform routine review and update of applicable CCOP/SOP forms.

• Track Calvert City Plant Elevator/Lift maintenance and PM costs. This includes working with KY State elevator Inspectors to maintain the required licensing of plant passenger rated elevators.

• Other Projects within the AI&R Department Team as needed.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Bachelors of Science in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Ten (10) + years experience in a chemical process plant environment with at least five (5) years in Equipment Reliability.
• Familiarity with electronic and analytical instrumentation used to measure and control flow, temperature, pressure, level and analytical properties of fluids.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, and function as a team player.

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Prior Experience with Maximo CMMS
• Prior Experience with ISO 9001 & 14001 Requirements

Perks of working at Ashland:

• Team recognition rewards, and monetary incentives based on performance.
• Comprehensive Benefit package, Medical, Dental and Vision starting on Day 1 for you AND your family.
• 401(k) plan with company match.

Third party recruiters and agencies (Agency) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland's career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.

Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.