Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Your Job

INVISTA is looking to hire a Mechanical Reliability Engineer at our Victoria, TX plant. In this role, you will include support and ownership of site-wide mechanical integrity, reliability, and equipment health with a focus on Site/Business competitiveness.

What You Will Do

• Apply the site vision to achieve excellence in environmental, safety, and reliability performance
• Champion reliability strategies and support the development of project justifications to address plant needs and opportunities for improvement
• Lead root cause failure analysis related to equipment and recommended corrective actions to eliminate reoccurrence and bad actors
• Support maintenance for repair and modifications to plant equipment by preparing specifications, designs, and construction packages
• Provide technical recommendations through the collection, analysis, and summary of data and trends and use of equipment strategies and codes
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to develop tools, procedures, workflows and practices using the latest technology and lean practices. Deliver solutions that enable sustained capability in maintenance and operations
• Use the site Management of Change (MOC) process to methodically drive change
• Solve technical problems and steer economic decisions while working with a diverse workforce
• Problem solve and troubleshoot issues using transformative and innovative approaches
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Material Science Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Related Discipline
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Mechanical Engineering experience in a petrochemical, refinery, or other industrial manufacturing plant
• Experience supporting or leading projects (MOC, scoping, estimating, planning)
• Experience with equipment preventive maintenance or condition monitoring programs & procedures (vibration, lubrication, precision maintenance)
• Experience using industry code guidance to design and specify process equipment (i.e. piping, flanges, gaskets, pumps, pressure vessels, etc.)
• Experience with engineering software (i.e., HTIR, PV Elite, Fathom, ASPEN, Seeq, OSI Pi AF, etc.) to perform fundamental mechanical engineering calculations
• Experience working in a maintenance management software system (i.e. SAP, Maximo, etc.)
• Experience applying statistical tools to analyze maintenance failures or uptime loss data. (ie: Pareto of failure causes, mean time between failures, thickness evaluation)
• Experience using root cause analysis (RCA) or failure analysis methodologies
  
  
  

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, air bags, food packaging and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life’s essential products to market.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.