Reliability Engineering Team Leader

Main Purpose

The Reliability Engineering Team Leader role is largely a strategic position focused on improving the long-term reliability of the site (compliance, asset improvements and programs), improving the multi-disciplinary engineering capability for the site, and ensuring the site complies with mechanical integrity requirements for fixed equipment. The primary focus is on providing leadership, mentorship, and work direction to the site reliability team. This role will support evaluation of the equipment reliability challenges facing the assets and recommend improvements and changes to continually improve the reliability and availability of the equipment within the site assets. This role will work with Process Area Teams (PAT), maintenance department, capital projects team, and site technical team to provide approved specifications, standards, procedures, compliance strategies, and technical skill development to enable the process units and maintenance department to resolve the issues affecting plant reliability and mechanical integrity.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all aspects of the site’s Mechanical Integrity Programs and Corporate Standards pertaining to reliability or inspection are implemented throughout the site.
• Develop, manage, and sustain the capabilities of the reliability engineers and area inspectors to deliver the site reliability and inspection objectives.
• Optimize the use of resources (manpower and cost) to timely and sustainably deliver site and business objectives.
• Ensure all inspections, repairs, and equipment installations performed on the site meet applicable industry codes and standards, INEOS Joliet specs and standards, or recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
• Site representative for the Office of State Fire Marshall (OSFM) government interactions.
• Ensure compliance with all Fixed Equipment with regulatory due dates on the site.
• Develop the site’s reliability engineering capability.
• Ensure the Reliability and Inspections teams fully support the INEOS Joliet Capital Project Process.
• Business Value Records and Governed Record Owner/Custodian.
  
  

Principal Accountabilities

• The position is to Lead the Reliability Technical Group (RTG) and Area Inspectors (AI).
• The team has the responsibility of managing and overseeing the site mechanical integrity programs.
• The team is also responsible for providing recommendations and engineering support to the individual assets to improve their reliability and prevent unplanned events.
• Team members are expected to be a subject matter expert in their respective engineering field, and be available to help teach, train, and coach supervisors and engineers on the site.
• Team members must be proficient in all aspects of the business including SAP, Failure analysis, troubleshooting, maintenance history reporting, inspections and PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Maintain good working relationships with outside vendors and world-wide INEOS engineering professionals to develop and recommend new technologies or help solve complex problems for the site.
• The team is not only empowered, but is expected, to effect change through improvements to processes and procedures that help steer the assets towards maintenance and reliability excellence, while providing the highest level of service to the group’s intra-plant customers.
  
  

Skills & Knowledge Required

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5 years of experience in a Petro-chemical manufacturing environment, 10 years preferred.
• 4 years of supervisory experience, engineering professional supervisory experience preferred or equivalent leading and/or influencing a team of professionals to deliver critical business objectives.
• Knowledge of reliability processes (Reliability Analysis, Failure Analysis, etc.) and PSM compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of general engineering Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices.
• Knowledge of inspection Codes (API, NBIC) and inspection techniques used within the Petro-chemical industry.
  
  

Skills/Competencies

• Demonstrated successful verbal, written, and interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships with internal stakeholders and vendors.
• Excellent negotiation and rational persuasion skills.
• Ability to appropriately deal with and prioritize multiple & changing site priorities based on business needs.
• Self-control capacity to deal with challenging situations and or individuals.
• Ability to present complex information to senior management.
• Must have a strong, demonstrated commitment to safety.
• Self-motivated, and enjoy working in a team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced 24/7 environment.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal skills and advanced communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Advanced computer skills in spreadsheets and word processing.
  
  

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job the individual will perform primarily office tasks requiring repetitive use of hands; however, may be required to enter production areas to understand and scope project needs. Minimum requirements include:

• Maintaining constant awareness of personal safety and the safety of all other personnel. This includes knowledge of INEOS 20 Safety Principles and other safety procedures and rules.
• Being able to pick up a 25lb object such as a fire extinguisher or a large book/binder.
• Being able to work at a desk and operate routine items such as a computer and calculator; close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make discriminations in sound.
• Able and willing to meet with stakeholders or vendors within the facility including providing tours.
• Being able to wear the appropriate PPE when inside the facility.
  
  

This is an on-site position & is NOT remote or hybrid.

No relocation assistance provided & preference is given to local candidates.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to relevant experience in the role, industry experience, education, and other qualifications.

At INEOS, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation.

While it is not typical for a candidate to be hired at the top of the salary range for a position, compensation decisions are based on the specific circumstances of each role and candidate.