What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: We are hiring a Maintenance Reliability Engineer to work  in Norco, LA. This position is part of the Maintenance/Reliability Team and reports to the Maintenance Manager. You will be part of a team that is embedded in the daily operations to include a Maintenance Coordinator, Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, Crafts Specialist, and Process Engineers. As a Maintenance Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for the Mechanical Integrity and Reliability Programs.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Develops and manages equipment maintenance plans for area equipment including updating PM, PdM, CBM routines, and equipment lists in SAP
• Conducts Critical Equipment Analysis and Criticality Assessments
• Manages Critical Equipment lists
• Tracks and analyzes reliability data on Critical Equipment
• Develops Maintenance Strategies for equipment
• Identifies and defines reliability improvements for daily maintenance as well as projects
• Troubleshoots long term equipment issues
• Identifies critical spares and recommended spare parts inventory levels
• Tracks, manages, and analyzes area asset reliability data
• Manages area equipment files and documentation
• Conducts RCIs and incident investigations for equipment failures
• Conducts daily job site inspections and walkthroughs
• Identifies and scope potential reliability improvement projects
• Facilitates area Maintenance planning and execution meeting for outages
• Provides input to weekly maintenance schedules
• Assists with emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs
• Participates in Process Hazard Analysis (PHAs) including, PSSR and Management of Change (MOCs)
• Provides oversight of stores equipment repairs on and off site
• Participates in safety programs and initiatives

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is highly preferred

Certification: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.

Experience: This position requires a minimum of 2 or more years of relevant in a chemical manufacturing environment, highly preferred, other manufacturing environments may be considered.

• Proactive problem-solving approach
• Proficient with MS Office suite
• Knowledge of a maintenance scheduling tool
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with effectively with stakeholders throughout the plant to solve problems
• Ability to organize and prioritize Preferred Qualifications
• Experience using SAP Preventative Maintenance module
• Previous experience working in a PSM plant
• Knowledge of Engineering codes and standards such as ASME, API, ANSI, etc
• Knowledge of machinery lubrication
• Knowledge of equipment monitoring such as Vibration Analysis, Ultrasound, Oil Analysis and Infrared Thermography
• Understanding of industry design, repair standards and maintenance practices

Who We Are

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors supplies unparalleled services in engineering, procurement, construction management, and technical services in the industrial, commercial, and government sectors. With over 2,000 Teammates across the US, we build long-term support relationships in the energy generation, manufacturing, research and development, and process-heavy industry in on-site support arrangements, in plant-level small projects and consulting roles, and in larger capital projects.

Hargrove’s key operating principle is to provide the Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time. We believe that relationships and partnering together provide the best results and long-term benefits for our clients.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Hargrove. We’re happy to discuss flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business.

Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

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