Power Plant Boiler Reliability Engineer

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At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

About the Role:

The Boiler Engineer provides analytical and technical expertise in Boiler Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability for four coal-fired boilers at the Warrick Power Generating Station.

This role serves as the primary engineering support for day-to-day maintenance and operational concerns while driving strategic reliability improvements.

The position also establishes repair criteria for forced outages and owns the yearly planned outages.

Key Responsibilities



* Identify long-term opportunities for improvement through equipment reliability evaluations.


* Analyze OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) data to prioritize and target improvement opportunities.


* Facilitate and support teams in developing and executing reliability improvements.


* Evaluate operations and maintenance practices for improved asset utilization.


* Conduct root cause analysis on equipment failures.


* Provide technical expertise to ensure accurate equipment utilization.


* Act as a technical resource for Process Engineers, Project Engineers, and maintenance staff for troubleshooting and reliability issues.


* Support Reliability Excellence (REX) processes in production and maintenance departments.


* Mentor Maintenance Planners and technicians on repairs and installations related to boiler outages.


* Monitor and improve processes, procedures, and equipment to eliminate environmental and safety hazards.


* Translate technical reliability concepts (availability, MTBF, downtime, utilization, root causes) into actionable insights for operations and maintenance teams.

Working Conditions



* Heavy industrial plant environment with exposure to high temperatures, noise, and coal-fired boiler systems.


* Requires adherence to strict safety protocols and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).


* Occasional extended hours during planned and forced outages.

Environmental Responsibilities



* Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and company standards.


* Identify and implement process improvements to reduce environmental impact.

Safety Responsibilities



* Promote and maintain a safe work environment.


* Identify and mitigate safety hazards in processes and equipment.


* Support safety initiatives and ensure compliance with safety procedures.

What you can bring to the role:

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do.

To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:

Minimum Qualifications



* Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related technical field (mechanical or welding engineering...