SUPERVISOR, MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING - DGC

Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Beulah (ND); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A utility firm is seeking a Supervisor for Maintenance Engineering to lead and develop a technical team focused on implementing maintenance and reliability strategies. This mid-senior level role requires a strong background in engineering principles, code compliance, and related supervisory experience in the chemical industry. The position offers full-time employment in Beulah, North Dakota, with occasional travel required.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of engineering and inspection codes and standards.
• 6 years of related experience in the petrochemical or chemical industry.
• Prior supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team to implement maintenance/reliability strategies.
• Develop and maintain a predictive maintenance program.
• Ensure compliance with engineering codes and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office 365

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Position: Supervisor, Maintenance Engineering - DGC

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Position Summary

POSITION PURPOSE
Responsible for leading, developing and directing a technical team to provide engineering support implementation of maintenance/reliability strategies and goals to maintain the mechanical integrity of plant process equipment. Directs activities to minimize equipment failures through equipment design changes, reliability improvements, preventive/predictive maintenance programs and inspection strategies to achieve safe and reliable operation of Synfuels plant equipment. Manages, reviews and approves mechanical integrity programs and advises changes to engineering processes and documentation to maintain regulatory compliance requirements.

Essential Duties

• Develop, direct, implement, and maintain an effective preventative/predictive maintenance program which includes periodic checks and inspections of plant process equipment.
• Advise and review of plant engineering specifications, calculations, designs, and repairs to ensure design control with plant procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Work with operations and maintenance on the development of equipment maintenance and operating strategies while providing technical input to ensure consistency of procedures.
• Develop and maintain an effective corrosion monitoring program for piping and fixed equipment.
• Provide technical guidance in the proper maintenance and operation of plant equipment.
• Lead the mechanical integrity portion of the process safety management program.
• Responsible for ensuring that equipment fabrications, modifications, and repairs meet respective code and jurisdictional requirements.
• Coordinate activities with planning and maintenance to ensure the proper preventive maintenance practices and frequencies are documented and implemented to reduce maintenance costs.
• Responsible for establishing inspection plans/programs for process equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operation.
• Develop KPIs and metrics for specific assets and site-wide predictive maintenance programs.
• Oversee maintaining of asset specification data in Fusion, Asset Suite, and APM, including inspection reports, reference documents, and critical spare parts.
• Design programs/workflows and provide training to improve maintenance effectiveness. Collaborate with leadership and foster continuous improvement efforts toward improving workmanship quality and minimizing rework.
• Maintain contacts with Engineering contractors, Basin Electric support staff, and other entities to support the plant in a safe and efficient manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of engineering and inspection codes and standards, corrosion control concepts, material selection, equipment applications and performance, predictive and preventive maintenance techniques, and inspection methodology acquired through completion of a bachelor’s degree from an Engineering Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) accredited engineering program; and 6 years of related experience in the petrochemical or chemical industry.
• Prior experience acting as a lead or previous supervisory experience.
• Occasional travel.
• A valid driver’s license.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires frequent sitting, standing, reaching below shoulder level and use of keyboard/computer; occasional walking, stooping/bending, climbing stairs and ladders, kneeling, lifting up to 25 pounds, reaching above shoulder level, crawling, pushing and pulling up to 50 pounds, use of tools and foot controls. Requires finger dexterity, good color vision and hearing, and the ability to speak. Most job activities are performed indoors. May occasionally be exposed to dirt, dust, fumes, chemicals, extreme heat and cold, noise, poor ventilation, electrical risks, confined areas, and working at heights.

Key Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 and AutoCAD.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Utilities

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