What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reliability Engineer position at Praxair?
Job Overview :
We are currently seeking a West Region Reliability Engineer that will be based out of one of our West Region offices (options include : Garfield, UT; Wilmington, CA; Phoenix, AZ). This position will report to the LGUS Reliability Director. The reliability engineer works with the national LGUS Reliability team and other corporate / regional / plant personnel to achieve strategic reliability goals.
The overall objective of the West Region Reliability Engineer is to ensure safe and reliable operation of production facilities at the lowest life cycle cost. This person will be expected to work independently and make technical decisions and recommendations based on collection and analysis of data and information and analysis of cost, risk and benefits.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Work with reliability and operations to identify and resolve long term asset concerns (bad actors and reliability threats)
- Analyze data and information from multiple sources to identify, recommend and justify life-cycle cost and reliability improvement activities.
- Own and lead the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process for major failures to eliminate re-occurrence.
- Assist in engineering, design, specification and execution of projects to ensure optimal reliability and operability.
- Review and update Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Develop and assist with Reliability Assessments of facilities and / or equipment.
- Utilize Six Sigma methodologies for continuous improvement of Reliability.
- Assist with setting up new facilities and reliability programs.
- Lead identified reliability programs and initiatives
- Assist with critical spare identification and BOM creations for critical assets
This position requires a combination of office work and field work, with a strong sense of urgency and integrity. This position typically requires approximately 25% travel domestically. Accessibility during off-hours (laptop and cell phone) is occasionally required.
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About Linde :
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com .
Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.
Pay commensurate with experience.
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