May 15, 2008
Reliability Engineer - Freeport, TX
A job opening exists for a Reliability Engineer at the Texas Operations facility located in Freeport, TX for Dow. This role will provide reliability engineering support for the Freeport site electrical power generation plants. Texas Operations is located 50 miles South of Houston, Texas.
This role exists to improve the overall the reliability performance for the Freeport Energy Business assets, which is comprised of four power plants and large electrical and industrial gas distribution systems. The Reliability Engineer is expected to facilitate development of the business / facility / Equipment maintenance strategy(s), and solve reliability and availability losses through application of reliability technology and tools.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for implementing and sustaining all reliability activities
Resolve repetitive failures using current Reliability Engineering Tools (Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Weibull analysis, Risk Based Inspection, Titan, etc.) to help achieve the desired results.
Facilitate and lead RCI’s on failures meeting the criteria, and drive to the management system improvement.
Ensure that Long Term Cost of Ownership (LTCO) principles are utilized as appropriate for all decisions.
Identify and resolve Top 10 opportunities based on losses to downstream partners and annual maintenance cost.
Coordinate and provide technical assistance for the plant Preventive/Predictive Maintenance strategies.
Lead/Participate in maintenance/reliability reviews for capital and expense projects
Gather, interpret, and communicate global reliability measures.
Provides engineering technical guidance for operations and maintenance personnel.
Utilize six sigma tools and methodologies to improve reliability.
Qualifications
Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering field is required (preferably Mechanical Engineering)
A minimum of 2.7 (out of 4.0) GPA is required if you are a recent graduate (i.e. received the degree required for this position less than 2 years ago).
Strong interpersonal, technical, and leadership skills.
Assets
Experience in Power generation plants, preferably gas-fired co-generation.
Experience with advanced reliability tools such as (Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Weibull analysis, Risk Based Inspection, Titan, Crystal Ball, RCM Turbo, etc.).
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