Reliability Engineer

Ecovyst is a materials science, catalyst, and services company dedicated to creating innovative technologies that play a critical role in supporting ecological health and help our customers solve complex challenges.

Our cutting-edge solutions span across two industry-leading businesses, Ecoservices and

Advanced Materials and Catalyst.

Ecoservices is dedicated to services that have a positive impact on our planet. Our Ecoservices business provides specialty grade high purity virgin sulfuric acid for a number of diverse and growing end uses.

Advanced Materials and Catalyst Technologies specializes in silica supports and catalysts. This business allows us to develop innovative technologies that enable our customers and value chain partners to create sustainable products.

What We Offer

Competitive pay

Full benefit package

401k matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Director of Reliability, the Reliability Engineer will provide advanced knowledge and technical expertise to deploy continuous improvement in process and asset reliability through the detection and elimination of defects. This role will partner with and support Operations and Maintenance through identification and reduction and/or elimination of production losses and high maintenance cost assets to promote plant objectives in the areas of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE), asset capability, quality, and production. The Reliability Engineer role will focus on the longer-term (2 years) strategic implementation of plant asset reliability improvements.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the development, design and installation of predictive maintenance programs and technology applications to identify dominant deterioration and failure modes, causes/effects of deterioration, and corrective actions required to eliminate defects.
• Analyze maintenance data to identify trends in equipment performance that adversely affect -Safety, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, or costs to establish an “Equipment Top 10 List” that will become the primary focus of driving improved reliability.
• You will drive the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as Asset Utilization, MTBF, On-Stream Time (OST), and benchmark performance against best-in-class, track progress, and measure improvements.
• Conduct analysis/investigations and provide leadership to others in Failure Mode & Effects --Analysis & Root Cause Analysis on equipment failures that significantly affect Safety, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), or costs. Ensure the results from this analysis become the basis for the applicable Equipment Maintenance Strategies.
• Manage the plant Mechanical Integrity (MI) Program and ensure that all required testing and new work follows state and federal code requirements, as well as Eco Services’ expectations and Best Practices. This role must close gaps identified quickly to drive compliance and long-term value.
• Ensure MI inspection data is set up accurately in the new GE-APM database, and ensure it is analyzed, documented, deficiencies are communicated effectively, and actions are identified.
• Perform PM Optimization reviews to ensure the Equipment Strategies will prevent premature failures of plant equipment.
• Work with Subject Matter Experts on the development of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) models. Learn the technology and take ownership for maintaining these models to help with forecasting plant on-stream availability or identifying where the greatest risk of failure exists based on historical plant failure data.
• Develop strategies to reduce these risks that may involve adding redundancy, changing PM frequencies, increasing spare parts availability, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience. Mechanical engineering preferred.
• Min of 3 years of relevant maintenance and reliability experience, preferably in a chemical, petrochemical, or refinery production plant with emphasis on implementing preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Occasional travel (<10%)
• API and ASME Codes and Standards/Failure Modes & Effects Analysis
• Formal Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) training/certification
• Proven analytical troubleshooting/problem-solving skills; able to apply them to assess and improve equipment reliability.
• Detail oriented, data-based decision maker.
• Strong, clear, and concise communication (written and verbal).
• Competent computer skills with working knowledge of MS Office programs and databases plus SAP experience
• Team player able to build productive and positive working relationships with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to handle multiple competing activities/projects simultaneously.
• Works well under pressure – ability to meet tight deadlines with quality results.