Sr. Reliability Engineer

Westlake Chemical Corp.; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical Corporation in Texas is seeking an experienced engineer to provide technical support for rotating equipment and drive reliability improvements across the site.

The role focuses on equipment like gearboxes, extruders, pumps, and mixers, leading RCFA investigations and capital project initiation while supporting maintenance budgeting and safety programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience: 8+ years in rotating equipment engineering, reliability, or maintenance in petrochemical/related industries.
• Experience with reliability improvement programs, RCFA, and rotating equipment troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to production and maintenance departments.
• Learn and understand maintenance and production processes, methods, and cost points.
• Be the Longview Site resource for polymers processing equipment (gearboxes, extruders, mixers, melt pumps, rotary feeders).
• Develop and maintain reliability improvement / tracking programs for critical assets.
• Lead or participate in cross-functional teams to resolve equipment problems and improve reliability.
• Perform RCFA on critical equipment with high economic impact.
• Participate in maintenance budgeting and witness repairs/testing of new equipment.
• Initiate capital projects to maintain/enhance business goals.
• Assist in developing and monitoring preventative maintenance programs.
• Promote safety and environmental program participation.

Skills

Rotating equipment engineering

Reliability engineering

Maintenance engineering

RCFA

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Preferred Mechanical Engineering

Job description

SUMMARY

The primary role of this position is to provide the necessary engineering and technical support to continuously improve plant rotating equipment integrity, reliability, cost and economic performance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide technical support to production and maintenance departments.
• Learn and understand maintenance and production work processes, methods, cost points, etc.
• Longview Site resource for polymers processing equipment, including gearboxes, extruders, mixers, melt pumps and rotary feeders.
• Develop and maintain reliability improvement / tracking programs for critical assets.
• Serve as leader and/ or member of cross-functional teams to resolve equipment problems, investigate incidents, and improve reliability
• Perform root cause failure analysis on critical equipment failures and failures that result in economic impact greater than $ 100,000.
• Perform component failure analysis as required.
• Participate in the maintenance budgeting process.
• Witness repairs to critical equipment and performance testing of new equipment as needed.
• Initiate capital projects to maintain / enhance business goals
• Assist in the development and monitoring of the preventative maintenance program
• Participate actively in department/plant safety and environmental programs
• Investigate and evaluate new methodologies, work practices, and technology
• Develop / Review / Maintain equipment specifications as related to purchasing, installation, operation, and maintenance / repairs.
• Develop and implement alteration and revisions to equipment to improve business performance of the operating units.
• Lead equipment PM programs from a technical perspective
• Provide administrative and technical support to the maintenance organization concerning improvement-oriented efforts.
• Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety as well as the safety of all personnel on site. Whenever appropriate, promptly report Safety, Health or Environmental incidents or issues to management so the situation can be corrected. Attend Monthly Safety Meetings to help prevent off site and job accidents.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering.
• Preferred: 15+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Required: Minimum 8 years of experience in rotating equipment engineering, reliability, or maintenance within the petrochemical, chemical, or related process industries.
• Experience with reliability improvement programs, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and rotating equipment troubleshooting.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job is performed mainly in control room or office setting; physical presence is required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; have full use and range of motion of arms, hands and fingers to reach, grasp, hold, push or pull, twist, and work with tools; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to perform tasks that may require bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, lying down or working from elevated platforms. The employee must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to see details of objects that are more/less than a few feet away; see differences between colors, shades and brightness and determine the distance between objects. This job requires response to audible emergency alarms inside of the plant. Employee must be able to evacuate when required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee must be able to work in a normal factory environment, including enclosed spaces and exposure to various hazards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, flame retardant clothing, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators. Travel including air travel or auto travel may occasionally be required.

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.