Reliability Engineer

About the role

The Role: The Reliability Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, integrity, and safety of all assets at Koch Methanol St James. This position is vital for driving value through innovative solutions and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause analyses to identify the underlying causes of high impact equipment failures and recommend corrective actions to the site leadership team
• Collect and analyze reliability metrics to identify bad actors
• Develop and implement reliability programs to eliminate fixed equipment threats
• Serve on cross-site tech teams to ensure Koch’s internal fixed equipment engineering practices are competitive and up-to-date with industry practices
• Support preventive and proactive maintenance planning activities for critical assets
• Conduct fitness-for-service (FFS) and risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis to ensure equipment is operated in compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Support capital projects related to fixed equipment, including scope development, materials selection, engineering design review, and construction oversight
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines to identify and address equipment-related challenges

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field with at least 5 years of reliability engineering experience, or a minimum of 10 years of reliability or industrial manufacturing experience providing equivalent technical proficiency
• Experience in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to wear PPE in designated areas
• Ability to climb up to 150 ft on occasion

Qualifications

• Experience with maintenance/reliability associated with medium/high pressure steam turbines
• Relevant certifications such as API 510, API 570, API 653, API 610, API 580, and API 581 are desirable
• Proficiency in using reliability software and tools for data analysis and predictive maintenance
• Experience with inspection techniques, NDE methods, and fitness-for-service assessments
• Knowledge of industry codes and standards such as ASME, API, and ANSI
• Experience in reliability engineering in an industrial manufacturing industry

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Highly organized and detail-oriented

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.