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LSB Industries, Inc. · 12 hours ago

Reliability Engineer

El Dorado, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

LSB Industries, Inc. is committed to producing low and no carbon products that support various essential markets. The Reliability Engineer will oversee asset maintenance and reliability, acting as a liaison between production and maintenance while leading initiatives to improve equipment availability and capacity utilization.

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Hiring Manager

Elizabeth Hamlin

Responsibilities

Ensures the principles of Asset Care Excellence (ACE), including the technical means for safe operation and compliance programs, are applied to all aspects of the work, as detailed below

Ensures/supports that adequate process related equipment maintenance systems and programs are in place and that such programs are operated in a safe and efficient manner and meet or exceed all regulatory requirements

Carries out pareto analyses of maintenance costs and/or repair frequencies and use existing analyses of OEE losses to identify bad actors and develop measures to improve or replace the assets

Leads or takes part in cross-functional teams, e.g. Reliability Centered Maintenance, Root Cause Analysis and Six Sigma Teams, Investigations, or Equipment Improvement Teams

Prepares and submits to the Operations Manager monthly reports summarizing the status of major maintenance and reliability activities and their on-going capital projects

Leads the Capital project input and budgeting process for his/her area of responsibility

Executes maintenance work orders – assuring work order quality metrics are met as well as assuring operators are entering work orders in JDE for all non-optimal issues in the plant. Set the weekly/daily maintenance scheduling priorities. Work to drive down emergency work orders and call outs

Leads and coordinates Root Cause Analysis investigations for all bad actors and significant reliability incidents. Responsibility for follow up – assignment and tracking of corrective actions

Manages all areas of mechanical equipment related maintenance not being covered by the Mechanical Integrity program, including on-plant, workshop, inventory, clerical, and planning activities as well as maintaining/improving the necessary documentation (e.g. specifications, equipment documentation)

Co-ordinates plant changes, both equipment and facilities, which require engineering input, which are requested by Maintenance or Production, or other departments acting within LSB Industries.Co-ordinate plant changes, both equipment and process, which improve plant OEE, yields, equipment, reliability, process quality

Ensures that prompt and effective reporting and investigation of accidents and incidents is carried out by the Engineering and support staff. Take part or take over the team lead in the investigation of accidents or significant incidents in the assigned areas (Root Cause Analyses)

Improves/develops a reliability strategy based on the business needs, e.g. (ACE), to make sure that maintenance, Turnaround and Capital spending is mainly focused on the most relevant equipment and moving towards a proactive approach. This includes identification of the critical spare equipment/spare parts and determination of their inventory parameters, enhancement of the Preventive Maintenance program, e.g. condition-based, as well as development of a plan for asset preservation and rationalization projects in the assigned areas

Serve as the champion for the Potential Business Interrupter (PBI) process, driving cross-functional collaboration to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks, ensuring timely implementation of controls and continuous improvement in plant reliability and safety

Lead the Management of Change (MOC) process in a Process Safety Management (PSM) facility, overseeing cross-departmental reviews, risk assessments, and documentation to ensure all operational changes complied with safety regulations and maintained plant integrity

Qualification

Reliability EngineeringRoot Cause AnalysisAsset Care ExcellenceSix SigmaPreventive MaintenanceCross-functional CollaborationTechnical DocumentationProject Management

Required

Experience in asset maintenance and reliability engineering

Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to equipment maintenance

Ability to perform pareto analyses of maintenance costs and repair frequencies

Experience leading cross-functional teams such as Reliability Centered Maintenance and Root Cause Analysis

Strong organizational and planning skills for maintenance and reliability activities

Experience in preparing and submitting reports on maintenance and reliability activities

Ability to manage capital project input and budgeting processes

Experience executing maintenance work orders and setting scheduling priorities

Ability to lead and coordinate Root Cause Analysis investigations

Experience managing mechanical equipment related maintenance activities

Ability to coordinate plant changes requiring engineering input

Experience in reporting and investigating accidents and incidents

Ability to develop and improve reliability strategies based on business needs

Experience in managing the Potential Business Interrupter process

Ability to lead the Management of Change process in a Process Safety Management facility

Company

LSB Industries, Inc.

LSB Industries, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is committed to playing a leadership role in the production of low and no carbon products that build, feed and power the world.

Founded in 1968