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Compensation Grade
ACE-USD-SALThe Lead Mechanical Technician uses their mechanical and rotating equipment expertise to collaborate with engineers, planners, and other field personnel to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of the mechanical equipment in the plant.
Accountabilities of the job:
Accountability 1: Meet all SHE objectives and comply with all governmental laws and policies while executing work on the mechanical equipment of the plant:
- Visibly supports and promotes the INEOS 20 Principles and the Culture of Prevention.
- All activities performed in accordance with established company, local, state, federal, and health safety, and environmental regulations and procedures.
- Ensure all maintenance activities are planned and executed in compliance with site environmental compliance requirements.
- Safety improvements on all pre-existing processes.
- Provides safe work permits to contractors working on or around equipment in the plant and maintenance buildings
- Verifies clear understanding of work scope, carefully reviews the type of work and potential safety or process reliability hazards.
- Takes appropriate action to initiate proper safety reviews (e.g., temporary job plan, confined space, hot work, etc.) when reviewing the work scope.
- Is aware of and responds to emergency protocols during shutdowns and startups.
Accountability 2: Executing maintenance activities in support of maintaining integrity of mechanical and rotating equipment assets and protective systems
- Responsible for ensuring all maintenance procedures in area of discipline are updated and reviewed on schedule and changes are communicated to all impacted crafts and training conducted where appropriate.
- Monitor overall program compliance for integrity programs for the asset and coordinate craftsman as required to support these programs and ensure completion prior to due date.
- Supports maintenance of asset condition per INEOS Asset Care guidelines.
- Responsible for coordinating with Asset Work Execution Supervisors on larger, more complex jobs including review of work scope with Operations, Execution Forces, Planner/Schedulers to verify clear understanding and development of timelines as needed.
- Trouble shoots failed/underperforming equipment to identify and/or eliminate root cause.
- Serve as elevated technical resource in maintenance repair techniques for the asset.
- Is accountable for PM compliance by craft, schedule compliance, backlog management by crafts for asset.
Accountability 3: Supports project activities associated with the mechanical systems of the plant:
- Provides support to engineering project teams that install, modify, or will affect mechanical equipment in the plant.
- Follows the progress of the projects ensuring that the mechanical equipment is installed correctly with all parameters being properly set for the desired operation
Required profile:
Level of Education & Knowledge:
- High School Diploma/GED required
- At least 10 years of maintenance-related experience in a plant
- 5 years at least in the vibration analyst field.
- Preferred certification of completion at school (Mobius Institute, Vibration Academy, Vibration Analysis Train completion, etc.) Equivalent experience or certifications within prior company will also be considered.
- Must possess or obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card prior to first day of employment.
- Possess a current, valid license to operate a motor vehicle in the United States.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship (U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident).
Experience & Technical Skills:
- SAP experience in areas of Plant Maintenance
- Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite tools
- Ability to demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the process and personal safety and health practices applicable in the petrochemical industry. This includes energy isolation, lockout tagout, work permitting, confined space entry, working from heights, hazard communication, lifting and hoisting, incident reporting and investigation, and MOC.
- Working knowledge of mechanical and rotating equipment standards as applied in petrochemical industry and general knowledge of various Codes (e.g. API, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, ISA).
- Working knowledge of technical documentation associated with equipment
- Demonstrated technical capability to assess vendor quotes against repair objectives,
- Demonstrated capabilities to assess work sequencing, optimize work planning, scheduling, and cost is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience in executing preventive maintenance plans.
- Ability to read P&IDs.
Competencies & Behavioral Skills
- Safety minded, demonstrated strong safety and environmental performance,
- Relentlessly pursue and leverage market insights to guide strategies and make superior choices.
- Make courageous decisions to innovate and accelerate value creation.
- Optimistically focus on continual growth - pursuing superior outcomes for business & customer success
- Have a bias for action, prioritizing issues and making sound decisions - appropriately accounting for uncertainty and risk.
- Adapt to changing market and customer opportunities quickly to deliver results in the most effective way.