Control Valve & Instrumentation Specialist

Description

Novaspect, Inc., an Emerson Impact Partner, the global leader of automation systems and solutions, is currently offering an opportunity for a Valve Reliability Specialist to join our team.

Valve Reliability Specialist Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop & Support Valve Population Management Programs

• Work with customers to develop predictive maintenance strategies and PM optimization programs for critical and severe service applications (failure mode identification, alert & diagnostic configuration, contingency plan development)
• Develop broad performance monitoring strategies for non-critical and general service assets (run to failure assets that will still be monitored for advanced warning of potential failure)
• Assist in optimizing time-based maintenance activities which can leverage smart instrument technologies to drive effectiveness and efficiency
• Support valve population surveys, criticality rankings, and analysis
• Documentation and history capture, including quantification of benefits
• Implement diagnostic hardware and software technologies
• Develop work processes, procedure and training manuals for maintenance and operations
• Review Customer job plans and maintenance procedures and recommend improvements
• Support development of valve component standards and related inventory management opportunities
• Execute advanced valve diagnostics including data interpretation, related recommendations, and report writing
• Analyze process service conditions, control loop interaction, processes drawings and equipment, to evaluate and optimize valve performance and reliability

On-Site Support Engagements

• Develop and deliver continuing education opportunities to help customers on their journey to total plant reliability
• Provide hands on training to Customer personnel who will be utilizing AMS Device Manager, Valve Link, TREX and other offerings
• Support pre-planning site walk-down and analysis as part of the Turnaround planning cycle and scope development
• Support the inspection, evaluation, and documentation of valve, actuator, and positioner components
• Perform baseline control valve diagnostics (base function test, performance step response test & valve signature test)
• Analysis of all baseline information for deficiencies such as mechanical degradation, poor control valve tuning, improper measurement, etc. and report writing
• Participate in the start-up, calibration, and performance testing of new or repaired valve assemblies, including SIS assemblies or other advanced functionality
• Support post outage review, including valve reliability improvements or predictive diagnostics and alerts
• Configuration of predictive device alerts as per the maintenance strategies developed
• Provide technical/troubleshooting support
• Identify device health status changes through AMS or other platforms, and associated tools
• Bad Actor identification & elimination support, working with customer’s CMMS as required
• Process control optimization support via predictive technologies
• Participate in the start-up, configuration, troubleshooting and calibration of pressure, temperature and flow measurement instrumentation

Requirements

Valve Reliability Specialist Education, Knowledge and/or Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 5 year’s experience in industrial manufacturing environment
• 2-year technical degree or equivalent experience
• Experience with performance monitoring, diagnostics, repair, calibration, and start-up of automated valve assemblies required
• Experience with instrumentation and other plant equipment required
• Ability to deliver presentations and customer training
• Experience with AMS Device Manager, Valve Link, TREX handheld communicator, and Fluke device communicator experience preferred
• Working knowledge of DCS or PLC data integration and historian usage preferred
• Effective interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• This role requires flexibility and the ability to commute to the customer site on a regular schedule
• This position requires up to 50% travel and occasional overtime

Valve Reliability Specialist Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Ability of hands to grasp and manipulate small objects/tools
• Ability to work with hand…