About this opportunity
Kraton Corporation lists this Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer opportunity in pompano beach, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
**Make a +Difference at Kraton!**
At Kraton, we make a **+Difference**, and we are looking for individuals who are also looking to make a difference in their jobs, for our customers and to the world. We are looking to hire a key member of our Operations team at our Panama City, Floirda location.
The Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer is responsible for the fixed equipment mechanical integrity program of the plant for fixed equipment – including process piping, tanks, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, relief devices, and special emphasis items. The fixed equipment reliability engineer will be responsible for continued and sustainable improvements of fixed assets within the facility
We believe in making a **+Difference**, as a global manufacturer of sustainable specialty polymers and biobased pine chemicals, delivering innovative, high-performance solutions.
We're proud to offer benefits that meaningfully support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
Some Of The Benefits Offered Are
Medical Insurance, including TeleDoc - multiple plans available with Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account options
Dental & Vision Insurance
Health Advocate – free support to help you understand your coverage and answer questions
Life Insurance – base coverage paid for by Kraton with option for additional coverage
401k – Kraton provides matching contributions based on enrollment level
Employee Assistance Program – provided at no cost to employees
Accident, Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
Key Responsibilities
Manage the overall fixed equipment mechanical integrity program and shall conform to good safety and reliability principles, government laws, and industrial codes and standards.
Ensure compliance in all areas and make necessary decisions to meet compliance requirements.
Support, participate in and review Root Cause Failure Analyses ensuring action items result in risk reduction
Manage staff and contract mechanical integrity employees
Champion the site fixed equipment mechanical integrity best practices, evaluate new technology and ideas to continuously improve reliability of fixed equipment
Assist Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance departments in training, and processes ensuring fixed equipment is operated & maintained properly
Provide input to the planning and scheduling process to ensure a good balance of repair vs proactive maintenance
Ensure key reliability targets are developed and mechanisms put in place to track progress through metrics
Ensure cross functional communication making the most value-added decisions for the plant
Safely, efficiently, and reliably complete outages with leak free start-ups
Own the bad actor management process for fixed equipment and take appropriate action to eliminate failures
Ensure reliability improvement strategies are implemented for decreased cost and operations interruption
Develop and implement reliability expectations for preventative and predictive activities
Manage the continued development and lead the site quality assurance and quality control initiatives
Participate Process Hazard Analyses as required
Develop fixed equipment projects resulting in improved reliability & provide technical guidance to project managers and engineers.
Develop and lead special emphasis fixed equipment mechanical integrity initiatives and develop budgets for each.
Perform Fit for Service calculations for fixed equipment
Required Skills
1-2 years of experience in Reliability, Maintenance repairs, and/or inspection.
5 years experience in related plant environment.
Ability to work in a plant environment involving climbing stairs and ladders, working at heights, entering confined spaces, walking, crawling, crouching, balancing, and sitting.
Extended hours may be required including weekends and holidays. Must be willing to have on call responsibilities.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Knowledge of ASME and API codes of construction, repair, rerate and alteration.
Working knowledge of other non-destructive testing techniques
Experience working with a CMMS and IDMS
Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and construction drawings.
Desired Skills/Competencies
Knowledge of API 571, API 574, API 575, NBIC
Experience with SAP
Experience with Meridium or GE APM-MI
Sologic for Root Cause Failure Analysis
Experience with industry available fixed equipment design and fit for service computer programs
Education, Certifications & Licenses
Bachelor of Science degree in designated Engineering or related field.
_The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position._
_Kraton's internal talent acquisition team manages our recruiting efforts and from time to time works with pre-selected/pre-approved external staffing agencies. We do NOT accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from recruiters and/or agencies who are not pre-selected/pre-approved._
_Kraton is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer._
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Worksite address
pompano beach, FL, 33072, US
Who can apply
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