IEA Maintenance Engineer

Company:
INEOS Aromatics

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

INEOS Aromatics is a global chemical manufacturing company that produces products the polyester industry uses to make many of the things we use in our daily lives, such as clothes, carpets, furniture, automotive parts and food packaging.

We employ 1,300 employees in sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Mainland China, Belgium, Indonesia and Taiwan, with annual sales of $4 billion. Our diverse team of engineers, scientists and business professionals is dedicated to discovering solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges.

We are looking for people who share our passion for excellence, collaboration and innovation. In return for your excellent skills and abilities, we offer a competitive benefits package including: health, dental & vision insurance, 401K match (up to 9%), STD/LTD, paid dependent care days, Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, 9 paid holidays, 2 personal days and paid vacation.

INEOS Aromatics is part of INEOS, formed in 1998 and already one of the world's most successful chemical companies, with an annual turnover of over $60 billion and 25,000 employees - over 5,000 of them in the US. INEOS is also one of the safest manufacturing companies in the world, nothing is more important to us.

Job Description:

The I&E Engineer will provide I/E/A Maintenance support to the Texas City site (PX, MX, EB, SM) operating facilities to ensure equipment integrity is preserved. This role contributes to achieving and maintaining 1st quartile performance in asset utilization (uptime & quality) and maintenance costs. The Instrument/Electrical/Analyzer Maintenance Engineer continually interacts with the operations group to ensure timely and cost-effective maintenance troubleshooting and repairs to the I/E/A assets in the process unit, utilities and the docks. The employee is involved daily with unit maintenance, particularly the electrical, instrument, and analyzer departments to assist in troubleshooting and development of procedures and practices. The employee interacts with operations and process engineering groups to plan, prioritize, and execute TAR projects.

• This position - and all positions - within the INEOS organization requires that the incumbent commit to learning, following and practicing INEOS 20 Principles of Process and Behavioural Safety as applicable to the position. These are posted within each INEOS facility. Each employee must also commit to following INEOS' Life-Saving rules on a daily basis. These rules are posted within each INEOS facility.
  • An asset engineer and a champion of the 20 Principles and Life Saving Rules
  • Integrity responsibility for the critical assets and protective systems.
  • Work with maintenance supervisors to develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs on existing equipment based on manufacture's recommendation or best engineering practices
  • Develop/manage I/E/A inspection program to maintain mechanical integrity and compliance with all engineering/regulatory codes.
  • Support the Management of Change process through PHA and PSSR Evaluations
  • Lead/participate in incident investigations to identify root causes and corrective recommendations to prevent reoccurrence
• Provide leadership to improve equipment reliability and reduce vulnerabilities.
• Follow-up (direct technical support or lead focus teams) on equipment failures, determine root causes and identify actions to prevent reoccurrence.

• Apply proactive reliability processes (i.e. criticality ranking, bad actor focus, root cause failure analysis) to ensure long term reliability.
• Benchmark internally and externally to identify and share best practices.
• Work within SAP and develop work plans within.
• Be the focal point for plant I/E/A electronic documents and drawings.
• Troubleshoot, along with I/E/A techs, operations staff, daily instrument and electrical problems
• Initiate and implement I/E/A MOCs.
• Optimize equipment spare parts and predictive/preventative maintenance practices to ensure required reliability at lower cost.
• Ensure reliability/maintenance issues are considered and addressed on new equipment installations.
• Highlight and correct maintenance and operational practices that negatively impact reliability.
• Provide technical assistance for critical work in progress and for scope development of planned packages for regular and shutdown maintenance
• Develop maintenance job procedures as required and ensure a consistent review process is maintained.
• The position of Instrument/Electrical/Analyzer engineer interacts with the maintenance manager to manage the prioritization, scheduling, and execution of plant maintenance and TAR repairs.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Electrical Engineering degree with 5 years maintenance & reliability/engineering experience in a chemical/petrochemical plant.
• A strong demonstrated competence in Electrical Equipment (i.e. high voltage systems, power distribution, motors, UPS systems).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Control System Equipment (i.e. control valves, transmitters, computer based & electronic instrumentation, PLC/DCS (Allen Bradley & Honeywell system knowledge a plus), Ladder Logic, Triconex systems, analyzers). Knowledge of refrigeration systems a plus.
• Demonstrated performance in the area of leadership and facilitation within a technical/manufacturing environment.
• Advanced trouble shooting ability to determine root cause.
• Thorough understanding & ability to effectively apply reliability processes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Good ability to teach/share information.

• Strong organizational skills (ability to multi-task & prioritize effectively).
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deliver results in a team environment.
• General knowledge of and exposure to SAP.
• Cooperative manner, capable of effective interfacing at all levels within and outside the organization.
• Strong and demonstrated ability to learn.

Job Competencies:

• Planning
• Creativity
• Problem Solving
• Quality of Work Output -
• Functional/Technical Skills
• Time Management
• Written Communication
• Organizing
• Decision Quality

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of engineering contracting and project execution is essential.
• Strong knowledge of instrument, electrical and analyzer standards and practices is key to interaction with vendors, contractors, managers and hourly personnel.
• A background in the petrochemical industry with a focus on styrene is beneficial

Behavioral Skills

• Ability to lead investigations, support PHAs, initiate and follow MOCs
• Strong organizational skills
• Effective troubleshooting skills
• Ability to communicate effectively from craft level to corporate management level

Core Competencies:

• Safety - Takes actions in a manner that is safe to self and to others.
• Action Oriented
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity and Trust
• Accountability

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

INEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.