Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Your Job

INVISTA is looking to hire a Mechanical Reliability Engineer at our Victoria, TX plant.

In this role, you will include support and ownership of site- wide mechanical integrity, reliability, and equipment health with a focus on Site/Business competitiveness.

What You Will Do


* Apply the site vision to achieve excellence in environmental, safety, and reliability performance


* Champion reliability strategies and support the development of project justifications to address plant needs and opportunities for improvement


* Lead root cause failure analysis related to equipment and recommended corrective actions to eliminate reoccurrence and bad actors Support maintenance for repair and modifications to plant equipment by preparing specifications, designs, and construction packages Provide technical recommendations through the collection, analysis, and summary of data and trends and use of equipment strategies and codes


* Partner with Operations and Maintenance to develop tools, procedures, workflows and practices using the latest technology and lean practices.

Deliver solutions that enable sustained capability in maintenance and operations


* Use the site Management of Change (MOC) process to methodically drive change


* Solve technical problems and steer economic decisions while working with a diverse workforce Problem solve and troubleshoot issues using transformative and innovative approaches

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Material Science Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Related Discipline


* Mechanical Engineering experience in a petrochemical, refinery, or other industrial manufacturing plant


* Mechanical Engineering experience in supporting or leading projects to install or improve equipment (justification, design, scoping, cost, execution, management of change process)


* Experience with engineering software (i.e., Excel, HTIR, PV Elite, Fathom, ASPEN, Seeq, OSI Pi AF, etc.) to perform fundamental mechanical engineering calculations


* Experience with the development, use, and interpretation of design drawings (P&ID, Assembly, Fabrication, Machining, etc.)


* This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience with equipment preventive maintenance or condition monitoring programs & procedures (vibration, lubrication, precision maintenance)


* Experience using industry code guidance to design and specify process equipment (i.e.

piping, flanges, gaskets, pumps, pressure vessels, etc.)


* Experience working in a maintenance management software system (i.e.

SAP, Maximo, etc.)


* Experience applying statistical tools to analyze maintenance failures or uptime loss data.

(ie: Pareto of failure causes, mean time between failures, thickness evaluation)


* Experience using root cause analysis (RCA) or failure analysis methodologies

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