Reliability Engineer

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About LSB Industries, Inc.

We are a leading North American producer of industrial and agricultural chemicals. Our vision is to be a “best-in-class”, diversified chemical and clean energy producer that safely and efficiently operates our facilities, creates partnerships that deliver value to our customers, suppliers, and logistics providers, and attracts, retains, and enhances the lives of talented team members. We are well positioned to play a critical role in the reduction of global carbon emissions through our potential to produce low carbon or no carbon ammonia.

We expect our success in achieving these goals to lead to superior financial performance and greater value for our public shareholders. For more information, view our website at

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The Reliability (ACE) Engineer provides asset maintenance, reliability, and outage scope guidance and is in charge of overall area asset care. They are the liaison between production and maintenance, engineering and third-party subject matter experts for plant reliability and increasing equipment availability and asset capacity utilization (or OEE). Lead Engineer within the Operations/Production Department and provides organization, planning, and direction for maintenance, reliability, production/capital improvements, and technical documentation for the assigned areas.

• 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.
• 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 the area of responsibility.
• Executes maintenance work orders – assuring work order quality metrics are met and that operators enter work orders in JDE for all non-optimal issues. Sets weekly/daily maintenance scheduling priorities and works to reduce emergency work orders.
• Leads and coordinates Root Cause Analysis investigations for all bad actors and significant reliability incidents. Responsible for follow-up – assignment and tracking of corrective actions.
• Manages all mechanical equipment maintenance not covered by the Mechanical Integrity program, including on-plant, workshop, inventory, clerical, and planning activities, and maintaining/improving documentation (e.g., specifications, equipment documentation).
• Coordinates plant changes, both equipment and facilities, requiring engineering input requested by Maintenance or Production or other departments, to improve OEE, yields, equipment reliability, and process quality.
• Ensures prompt and…