Rotating Equipment Engineer Supervisor

ineos; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Oxide seeks a Rotating Equipment Engineer Supervisor to lead the site rotating equipment reliability and condition monitoring programs, improving availability, MTBF, safety, and environmental compliance. The role supervises a Condition Based Monitoring Technician and a Rotating Equipment Specialist, providing technical leadership for strategy, troubleshooting, and capital replacement initiatives.

The candidate will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Capital

Qualifications

• Leader in rotating equipment reliability programs and technical leadership.
• Strong collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Capital Projects, and vendors.
• Commitment to safe and environmentally compliant operations.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety policies and standards.
• Maintain safe and efficient operation of rotating equipment using established operating disciplines and procedures.
• Lead investigations into equipment deviations and reliability events and develop corrective actions.
• Participate in development and improvement of SOPs, maintenance procedures, and training materials.
• Initiate and drive Management of Change activities related to rotating equipment systems.

Job description

Company:

INEOS Oxide

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational context and job purpose

INEOS Organization :

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 15 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS products make a significant contribution to saving life, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people around the world. Its businesses produce the raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones - chemicals manufactured by INEOS enhance almost every aspect of modern life.

Business Context:

INEOS Oxide is one of the most diverse, dynamic and successful businesses within INEOS. We operate 5 manufacturing sites in Europe and North America (Antwerp BE, Köln DE, Lavéra FR, Plaquemine US, Bayport, US). We produce a broad range of 200+ products which spread across five key value chains (Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, Oxoalcohols, Acetic Acid, and ENB), and on many of our products we are the European market leader. Our total manufacturing capacity is above 3 million tonnes per annum generating an annual EBITDA of ~300 M€. INEOS Oxide is an energetic business which is growing actively on a global level, with projects to extend our production base to new sites in North America and Asia in addition to continued investment on our existing platforms. We are committed to resourcing the Procurement team accordingly to deliver on this ambitious growth agenda.

Purpose of the Job:

The Rotating Equipment Engineer Supervisor is responsible for leading the site rotating equipment reliability and condition monitoring programs to improve equipment availability, optimize mean time between failures, drive safe and environmentally compliant operations, and develop the technical capabilities of the rotating equipment reliability team. This position requires the individual to perform the responsibilities of a rotating equipment engineer, and supervises one Condition Based Monitoring Technician and one Rotating Equipment Specialist. This role specializes in providing technical leadership for rotating equipment strategy, troubleshooting, reliability improvements, and capital replacement initiatives. Additionally, they will work on capital replacement projects to address obsolescence. During a typical day they will work with the Specialist, Millwrights and Maintenance Supervisor. The candidate is responsible for safe and efficient operation of rotating equipment using established operating discipline, procedural compliance and engineering standards. This engineer is responsible for maintaining these assets and their protective systems to meet the production targets set by the business. This role provides direct supervision, mentoring, and technical development for one Condition Based Monitoring Specialist and one Rotating Equipment Specialist. The supervisor is expected to drive accountability, prioritize workload, develop team capabilities, and ensure reliability objectives are achieved. The position requires strong leadership and strategic collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Capital Projects, Corporate Technical Networks, contractors, and vendors to resolve equipment issues, implement reliability improvements, and lead turnaround and outage activities.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountabilities:

SHE

• Adhere to and uphold all safety policies and standards
• Support INEOS's 20 Principles of Safety
• Maintain safe and efficient operation of the rotating equipment using established operating disciplines and procedures. Ensure that safety and environmental compliance is achieved.
• Support PSM and Environmental efforts including Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Management of Change process, Risk Assessments and incident investigations.
• Maintain plant assets and protective systems integrity. Ensure rotating equipment assets and protective systems maintain integrity and reliability.
• Lead investigations into equipment deviations and reliability events and develop corrective actions.
• Participate in development and improvement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintenance procedures, and training materials.
• Initiate and drive Management of Change activities related to rotating equipment systems.
• Ensure completion of assigned training, audits, PHA action items, and incident corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Cascade safety expectations, reliability standards, and operating discipline through direct reports and cross-functional teams.
• Assist in defining and maintaining the correct operating envelopes. Investigate when deviations occur and propose solution to mitigate.

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