Reliability Engineer

Title: Reliability Engineer
Location: Freeport, TX

Salary: $117,000 - $153,000
Schedule: 4-10s; 5-8s; 9/80
Relocation Available

Focus: The Reliability Engineer is responsible for increasing the reliability of the assigned production units by applying reliability principles, existing knowledge of equipment, and various reliability tools to identify solutions for the top reliability opportunities in the production unit. This role will collaborate with Maintenance Engineers (MEs), Run-Plant Engineers, Plant Operations personnel, Improvement Engineers, Site Maintenance personnel, and others to accomplish this goal.

The Freeport site is the single largest chlor alkali complex in the world with more than 1,000 employees. The chemical products produced at our Freeport location include chlorine and caustic soda, vinyls, epoxies, chlorinated organics, aromatics, bleach, hydrogen, and hydrochloric acid.

Reliability Engineer Essential Job Functions:

• Decrease equipment failure losses to meet the operational reliability and asset utilization goals for the production unit.
• Develop and drive implementation of a customized reliability plan for each of the assigned production units, updated annually.
• Update and implement facility specific strategy documents on an annual basis - Facility Maintenance Strategy, Facility Turnaround Strategy, and Reliability Opportunity List; evaluate all plant equipment for criticality and develop Equipment Reliability Strategy documents for all high-risk and plant selected medium-high-risk equipment.
• Utilize Root Cause Analysis methodology to perform effective problem analysis and root cause elimination; evaluate solutions for leveraging across the company.
• Help coach, develop, and mentor local Maintenance Engineers.
• Lead projects and engage with stakeholders to influence outcomes/champion new reliability tools; provide technical expertise for business-critical equipment rebuilds and procedure development; support production unit turnarounds and capital projects.

Reliability Engineer Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree* in Engineering; Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 5 years maintenance/reliability engineering experience
• Maintenance/reliability experience with most rotating equipment technologies including but not limited to pumps, compressors, fans, blowers, agitators, etc.
• Maintenance/reliability experience with most fixed equipment technologies including but not limited to exchangers, tanks, drums, towers, reactors, piping, etc.
• Basic understanding of project management, instrumentation and equipment
• Prior Olin experience in a relevant position preferred
• Must be able to obtain a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) and possess a valid US Driver's license

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*Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.

*Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship. We will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN or who need sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Olin is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.