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Marathon Petroleum Company, LP's Catlettsburg, KY Refinery is seeking a motivated, team-oriented individual to join our Reliability organization as an Instrument Reliability Engineer. This position reports to the Reliability Manager in our Maintenance Department.
Overview
The Instrument Reliability Engineer collaborates with the Instrument Shop, Operations, Engineering, and other refining personnel to ensure the mechanical integrity and reliability of our refinery assets. Responsibilities include assessing inspection and testing findings and operational issues, proactively identifying areas of concern, and offering corrective options before a problem impacts production.
This position will be based on-site at Marathon Petroleum's Catlettsburg, KY Refinery.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the site subject matter expert regarding the selection, construction, and management of instrumentation and related equipment including pressure, temperature, level, dP, flow gauges and transmitters, control valves, analyzers, etc.
- Support assigned Area Teams by being an active team member, providing expertise to support team goals, and continually looking for opportunities to prevent incidents, reduce operating costs, improve reliability, and eliminate non-value-added activities
- Oversee our asset management strategies utilizing a working knowledge of typical asset failure modes to ensure proper tasks are assigned
- Understand and manage Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) including SRS management, test procedure development, and overall system guidance, familiar with ANSI/ISA 61511
- Manage asset information and data to ensure equipment history and records are accurate and complete
- Analyze equipment history and failure data to support data driven decisions and identify bad actors and threats
- Utilize root cause analysis methodologies to understand issues or risks to operations and develop mitigations
- Support the Mechanical Integrity program and ensure compliance with industry best practices
- Assist in development of refinery procedures to be aligned with industry and corporate standards
- Support Turnaround and Routine Maintenance through identification and submittal of appropriate scope, development of repair plans, evaluation of findings, and other similar tasks as needed
- Assist Engineering, Maintenance Execution, and Construction groups with design and installation decisions and development of inspection plans
- Network with Corporate reliability groups including the Instrument Advisory Group (IAG)
Minimum (Required) Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
- Must be authorized to work in the US on a full-time indefinite basis without the need for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future
- Must be able to climb ladders, enter towers, examine remote equipment, and work within confined spaces
- A valid driver's license is required
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years post-degree engineering experience in the refining, petrochemical or related industry
- Experience with conducting risk assessments, performing failure analysis, and supporting industrial instrumentation equipment engineering activities
- Solid understanding of refining industry practices (e.g. API, IEC, ISA, ANSI, IEEE)
- Software experience; GE Meridium (APM) V4 experience, SAP, Smart Instrumentation (SI)
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Location:
Catlettsburg KY Refinery
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Location Address:
11631 US Route 23
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Employee Group:
Full time
Employee Subgroup:
Regular
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