Asset Integrity Reliability Engineer

Who we are:

ARLANXEO, established in April 2016, is a world-leading synthetic rubber company with sales of around EUR 3.2 billion in 2017, about 3,800 employees and a presence at 12 production sites in nine countries. The company’s core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-performance rubber for use in, for example, the automotive and tire industries, the construction industry, and the oil and gas industries.

What we can offer you:

ARLANXEO is a young company with strong roots! We derive our strength from global presence, management excellence and most importantly our people! Our employees are the pillars of our success.

We offer exciting career opportunities regionally as well as internationally, competitive pay and benefits, educational assistance programs, and many other personal and professional development programs that are a part of our vision and values that drive our ongoing success.

ARLANXEO has a new career opportunity available for an Asset Integrity Reliability Engineer at our Orange, TX manufacturing site.

As an Asset Integrity Reliability Engineer, you will ensure product quality, proper maintenance, reliability and the integrity of plant equipment. This role is designed to comprehensively provide subject matter expertise for mechanical maintenance, design and inspection.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate with the plant maintenance and capital groups/units to ensure all equipment installations maintain compliance with assigned regulatory requirements as well as ARLANXEO engineering specifications and standards.
• Review, update and establish preventive maintenance programs to ensure reliability through periodic or condition-based checks. Examples rotating equipment, pressure safety valves, rupture disks, exchangers, finishing equipment, and vessels.
• Lead incident investigations regarding mechanical equipment failures, activation of pressure safety devices, and failures resulting in loss of containment.
• Perform critical job observations in order to help reduce injuries and equipment damage.
• Develop CIP Projects and Capital Projects to improve unit operations, reliability, HES, and quality.
• Provide support to maintenance for troubleshooting complicated or time sensitive equipment failures and develop solutions for improvement.
• Direct maintenance and operations regarding changes in mechanical components and operation of critical equipment such as agitators and dewatering machines.
• Provide Asset Integrity and Reliability data to unit engineers and take part in developing and updating Lifetime Extension plans for all units by analyzing Asset Integrity and Critical Equipment data to develop 5-10 year budget forecasts of Capital Requirements for necessary equipment replacement/upgrades.
• Provide engineering expertise for maintaining all rotating equipment including pumps, conveyors, agitators, expellers, Krupps and motors

In order to accomplish this you will possess:

• A Bachelors degree in a Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 5 years experience in a manufacturing facility with knowledge of plant maintenance and project engineering
• Strong project management experience
• Certifications required but may be obtained through an agreed upon timeframe: API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector, API 570 Piping Inspector, API 653 Above Ground Storage Tank Inspector, API 580 Risk Based Inspection and CMRP Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional.
• Skilled in Office products and SAP software functions
• Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills
• Must be able to multi-task, prioritize work and be able to adapt and adjust to changing circumstances and responsibilities.
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels and with all locations within Global organization
• Must possess good communication skills and ability to give direction to those outside of the company