Reliability Manager

Company: INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Job title:

Reliability Manager

Job location:

Chocolate Bayou, Works in Alvin, TX

Salary Range: $ - $223,923 commensurate with experience

The Olefins & Polymers USA division of INEOS is one of the largest producers of olefins and polyolefins in North America. From its manufacturing locations at Chocolate Bayou and the Battleground Manufacturing Complex, it is a merchant marketer of butadiene, ethylene, polypropylene and high-density polyethylene with annual revenue of over $4B.

The Chocolate Bayou Site is located in southeastern Texas about 40 miles south of Houston and consists of two Olefins units that produce approximately 4bn pounds/year of ethylene, two Polypropylene units that produce approximately 1B pounds/year of polypropylene, and the Light Ends storage & transfer facilities at Stratton Ridge.

The Reliability and Integrity Manager is responsible for all aspects of routine and unusual inspection and reliability programs activities for the various areas of the facility.

• The position is accountable for understanding and putting into practice the INEOS 20 Principles and cascading the understanding of these principles through the team.
• Ensure HSE delivery and compliance for reliability and integrity activities in the unit areas; serve as a champion for safe work practices for both INEOS employees and contractors.
• Join responsibilities for improvement of overall equipment and process reliability; this includes budgeting for and supporting API‑570, API‑571, API‑580, and API‑581 piping inspections, vessel CUI re‑conditioning, area reliability teams, asset criticality, serving as single point of accountability for various capital reliability projects and focusing on root‑cause failure analysis and defect elimination.
• Ensure the effective planning and execution of TAR and project‑related activities to include: drive effective use of TAR and Capex processes; integrate capital projects into TAR plans; serve as TAR execution coordinator for facilities.
• Develop and maintain a strategic long‑term plan for site assets and interact with industry experts to seek out and apply new technology and best practices to improve equipment lifecycle performance.
• Act as the company SPA for canvasing input from industry experts, the asset team, operations, maintenance, and procurement to update the long‑term plan with equipment upgrades and revamps needed across the technology platforms.
• Act as the SPA for developing and maintaining close relationships with national suppliers for inspection and reliability providers; liaison with procurement to negotiate pricing and timing. Active vendor management includes various 3rd‑party inspection and engineering consultancy companies.
• Responsible for development and cost reporting for several reliability and integrity cost centers for both routine and unusual maintenance budgets. Include monthly updates during the GFO financial process.
• Develop and publish reliability and integrity metrics for the site.
• Develop equipment monitoring and modeling capability and drive improvements in online analysis/technology.
• Prioritize overall improvement plan with operations and customer base and implement new/different technologies to deliver cost reduction, increased reliability and operational flexibility.
• Prioritize and represent capital requests for the site equipment and spare parts that are consistent with long‑term sustainability and business strategy.
• Responsible for development and execution of the overall integrity management plan, ensuring assets are inspected according to leading best practices such as API 653, 570, 571, 580, and 581.
• Maintain evergreen damage mechanism reviews and update inspection plans based on operating conditions, envelope excursions, and learnings.
• Serve as technical resource related to the site’s engineering standards and procedures, ensuring compliance with O&P PS&IM policy.
• Accountable for safety of the work team, inclusive of training, incident prevention behaviors, near miss reporting/root cause analysis, shared learning, and championing the MOC and related…