Reliability Engineer

Flint Hills Resources is looking to hire a Reliability Engineer at our Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, MN. The Reliability Engineer has accountability to the health, performance and availability of the assets in their defined area. This is a key role in the refinery that will work with many disciplines, primarily: Operations, Process Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Production, Maintenance and Construction Management.

Our Team

The Reliability Engineer is a core team member of the Production Area Team. This team exists to excel in maintaining, improving and restoring assets needed to run the refinery every day.

What You Will Do

Play a leading role in maintaining and improving equipment availability of your designated area. Work with a team that has diverse knowledge focused on availability, risk management, cost optimization, and business improvement.

• Owns maintenance & reliability of equipment within assigned production area
• Lead complex critical equipment troubleshooting and develop/align on scope of repair
• Lead development and alignment of turnaround work scope for unit equipment while optimizing cost, availability, and risk
• Track and forecast maintenance spending for your area
• Lead change through the MOC process, ensuring process safety hazards are identified and changes are clearly documented
• Oversee, audit, and implement equipment reliability strategies
• Perform root cause failure analysis to understand equipment failures and update equipment strategies as appropriate
• Act as project manager on select reliability and business improvement projects
• Some afterhours work may be required, which might include nights, weekends and holidays during turnarounds and outages
• Able to climb structures and inspect equipment both at high elevations and in confined spaces

• Four (4) years or more of refining or chemicals experience
• Experience with refinery equipment maintenance and repair
• Knowledge and understanding of refinery equipment with the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems/failures
• Experience framing opportunities and advancing improvement initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to stakeholders
• Experience with construction coordination and on-site execution

What Will Put You Ahead

• Seven (7) years or more refining and/or chemicals experience
• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering
• In depth experience with refinery specs & standards and industry codes (ASME, API)
• Experience with process piping fabrication & repairs, process pump mechanical seals & failure modes and process instrumentation
• Experience working in a facility with an established Process Safety Management (PSM) program, including practical involvement in Management of Change, Process Hazard Analyses, and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews
• Experience with construction management, field execution, and craft coordination
• Experience in project development, economic thinking, and marginal analysis

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $175,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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., As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline - delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.

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