Reliability Engineer
Full-time, Permanent
One-site
Location: Bastrop, LA
At Drax, we are working towards a zero-carbon, sustainable future
and you can help make this future a reality.
So, what will you be doing
As a Reliability Engineer you will provide the technical
expertise on all matters of reliability engineering, assessment, and monitoring
for all process equipment. You will carry out reliability studies on existing equipment and recommend needed improvements to Operations management in the areas of equipment philosophies, strategies and best practices for asset
productivity. You will be the "go
to person" for all matters of equipment reliability with a focus on
enhancing equipment reliability through analysis along with some first
response, day-to-day trouble shooting of failed equipment.
Who you are
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop and implement equipment asset plans using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and other reliability techniques.
- Apply engineering theory and practice to perform physical failure analysis, determine root cause of equipment failures and conduct equipment performance evaluations
- Analyze equipment trends & historical data to recommend and justify improvements to obtain lowest life cycle cost.
- Determine how process variation and equipment operation can impact equipment reliability
- Promote consistency by standardizing equipment procedures & operations within area of responsibility
- Support capital projects by participating in setting equipment criteria and specifications to optimize equipment/system reliability and life cycle cost. Also provide technical support for fabrication, installation, and start-up of new critical equipment.
- Participate in production turn-around/shutdown teams providing input into needed equipment inspection and repair procedures
- Participate in maintenance and reliability networks, sharing best practices, successes and failures.
- Participate in interviewing, hiring and mentoring of new reliability co-ops and engineers.
- Participate in continuing education courses, professional organizations (e.g. SMRP) and reliability conferences to stay current with, and evaluate, emerging technologies.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
required:
- B.S. degree or higher inMechanical Engineering preferred
- Downtime data analysis techniques and statistical interpretation skills
- Failure analysis including preservation of evidence techniques
- Maintenance and reliability best practices including the work management process
- Rotating equipment and alignment techniques
- Fundamental Materials Science, including material selection and properties
- Lubrication and fundamentals of interpreting oil analysis results
- Vibration analysis and interpretation of vibration analysis reports
- Fundamentals of nondestructive testing, including thermography
- Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
- Engineering design standards and their application
- Cost/Capital analysis and justification
- Reliability Engineers are encouraged to get CMRP certified (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional)
What’s it
like to work at Drax
- A competitive salary, with opportunities to grow your experience and build an exciting career.
- A supportive team environment where you will continuously learn and grow.
- Great health and dental benefits starting from day one at Drax!
- A 401K matching plan to support your personal and family goals (also starting from day one at Drax!).
- A company bonus plan which rewards overall Drax performance, safety, and scorecard achievement.
If
this role sounds good, we’d love to hear from you! Click "Apply
now"
Together, we can make it happen