I&E Engineer Job

JOB SUMMARY This position is in the Engineering and Reliability Department and reports directly to the Engineering and Reliability Manager The I&E Engineer will oversee plant instrumentation maintenance/reliability initiatives and interface with the appropriate maintenance and manufacturing groups to ensure the highest level of safety, productivity, work quality and reliability for all instrumentation, electrical and analyzer maintenance/reliability activities. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • I&E Engineer daily activities-45% • Provide technical leadership on maintenance, assessment and troubleshooting of the plant instrumentation work • Develop long and short-term improvement plans for the plant instrumentation reliability • Lead plant instrumentation reliability studies on existing plant instrumentation and recommend needed improvements to key stakeholders • Provide technical expertise in regard to instrumentation job plan development, equipment critical path, and job scopes • Evaluate PM strategies and recommend critical spare parts for the plant instrumentation • Contribute to development of instrumentation standards that will maximize reliability, efficiency, design, and spare part synergy • Develop auditing protocol for instrumentation repairs and audit contracted repair organizations • Develop guidelines and procedures for the plant instrumentation repairs and calibrations • Develop 5-year capital plan for the plant instrumentation and add to the plant capital project portfolio • Failure Analysis - 40% • Conduct root cause failure analysis (RCFA) on instrumentation failures and analyze data using appropriate reliability analysis tools to develop and implement corrective improvement plans • Leadership accountability to ensure that data collected is accurate and addresses the appropriate failure modes of facility instruments • Provides management team with well written and oral presentations with necessary information and supporting analysis to make appropriate business decisions. • Develop/approve equipment repairs per local/national codes and RAGAGEPs. • Propose instrumentation material of construction and other design changes to improve instrumentation reliability • Document Management - 5% • Leadership accountability to ensure that procedures are in place to define plant instrument maintenance strategies based on evaluated or expected risks • Audit/evaluate contracted repair organizations and inspect repairs • Accountable to develop and maintain documentation of emergency/temporary repairs • Ensure instrumentation records are managing properly • Utilizing proper Arkema documentation systems as the location for the instrumentation records • HES Support and MOC Action Items - 5% • HSE responsibilities include but are not restricted to those outlined in leadership expectations such as reporting any incident in a timely manner. • Ensuring safe procedures and processes followed by all team members. • Championing continuous improvement for the department in all areas of HES • Ensure instrumentation reliability program meets/exceeds local/national regulatory compliance/RAGAGEPs. • Communication - 5% • Working effectively with several cross-functional teams and communicating effectively with all levels of the organization • Accountable to assist plant management in establishing an acceptable level of risk for the plant instruments • Providing strategic insight to the site instrumentation annual operating process, strategic plan, and capital budget • Being the recognized expert of instrumentation repairs and inspection techniques • Accountable for communication of the status of plant instrumentation to appropriate stakeholders MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATIOAN REQUIRED Minimum years of experience: • Minimum 3 years of work experience in the design, repair, maintenance, reliability, failure modes, and/or inspection of chemical process instruments • Experience with reliability tools such as RCFA, FMEA • Thorough understanding of plant instrumentation maintenance, repairs, and reliability • Knowledge of applicable RAGAGEPs including ANSI/FCI, IEC Education and areas of focus: • B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Competencies – Knowledge Skills & Abilities • Knowledge of a broad range of industry standards including NFPA, API, ASME, and ISA standards • Knowledgeable in all types of industrial instrumentation and process control loop systems • Basic knowledge of inline process and environmental analyzers and their functions • Skilled in interpreting electrical diagrams/schematics and loop drawings • Skilled in Instrument, Controls and Analyzer terminologies and maintenance processes • Strong experience with industrial computer systems, motor control, PLCs and DCS. Experience with analog and digital signals, HART Protocol and process communication network systems. • Good written and oral communication skills to interface with operations and maintenance personnel • Ability to follow maintenance procedures for equipment • Ability to read, understand and utilize equipment drawings and P&ID’s • Works well in teams #LI-MS1 Apply Job!