Instrumentation and Electrical; IEA) Reliability Engineer Supervisor

Company:

INEOS Oxide

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational context
and job purpose

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 15 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS products make a significant contribution to saving life, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people around the world. Its businesses produce the raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones - chemicals manufactured by INEOS enhance almost every aspect of modern life.

Business Context:

INEOS Oxide is one of the most diverse, dynamic and successful businesses within INEOS. We operate 5 manufacturing sites in Europe and North America (Antwerp BE, Köln DE, Lavéra FR, Plaquemine US, Bayport, US). We produce a broad range of 200+ products which spread across five key value chains (Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, Oxoalcohols, Acetic Acid, and ENB), and on many of our products we are the European market leader.

Our total manufacturing capacity is above 3 million tonnes per annum generating an annual EBITDA of ~300 M€. INEOS Oxide is an energetic business which is growing actively on a global level, with projects to extend our production base to new sites in North America and Asia in addition to continued investment on our existing platforms. We are committed to resourcing the Procurement team accordingly to deliver on this ambitious growth agenda.

Purpose of the Job:

The IEA Reliability Engineer Supervisor is part of the Bayport Reliability Group and serves as both a technical leader and individual contributor. The role is responsible for executing IEA engineering responsibilities while leading site Instrumentation, Electrical, and Analyzer (IEA) reliability programs. Working in a team environment, this role drives improvements in equipment availability, safety, environmental compliance, and overall plant reliability through reliability best practices, preventive maintenance optimization, process safety support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The position supervises two I/E Reliability Engineers and one IEA Specialist/Analyzer Supervisor, with indirect leadership responsibility for three Analyzer Technicians.

The IEA Reliability Engineer Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of instrumentation, electrical, analyzer, and protective systems through established operating discipline, procedural compliance, engineering standards, and reliability best practices. The position drives achievement of production targets through leadership of the integrity and reliability of critical IEA assets and systems. This role is responsible for prioritizing workload, assigning responsibilities, developing technical capabilities, driving accountability, and ensuring consistency in IEA reliability practices across the site.

The position requires strong leadership and strategic collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Capital Projects, Corporate Technical Networks, contractors, and vendors to resolve equipment issues, implement reliability improvements, and lead turnaround and outage activities.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountabilities:

SHE

• Maintain the safe and efficient operation of instrumentation, electrical, analyzer, and protective systems using established operating disciplines…