Supervisor, Static Equipment
Supervisor, Static Equipment
Superior Recruitment Group are working with a fantastic company based in Freeport, Texas who are looking to add a Supervisor, Static Equipment to their team. This is a Direct Hire Opening.
We are looking to speak with Static Equipment Supervisors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and/or Materials Engineering but a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical an/or Materials Engineering would be preferred.
The role:
Lead the Static Engineering Group in the Facilities Engineering Department, reporting to the Facilities Engineering Manager in the company Engineering Organization. This role will lead a team of Static Engineers and other applicable SME’s in the development and monitoring of static/fixed equipment strategies for company as well as stewardship of the static equipment design of the facility, while providing technical support to the operations and maintenance teams. This includes program development and utilization of best available technologies to advance a best in class static, integrity management and risk based inspection program.
Duties/Responsibilities
• Provide engineering support for operations and maintenance, which includes material selection, de-rate conditions, MAOP calculations and/or evaluation of material defects including wall thickness reductions.
• Static equipment engineering support for daily plant operations.
• Pipeline stress analysis as required (project/construction activities, road crossings, pipeline crossings, etc.)
• Assess structural loads, stress analysis and perform fitness-for-service assessments of static equipment, testing programs and equipment strategies. Collaborate with operations and maintenance to develop and recommend repair and/or mitigation strategies as required.
• Complete required material selection and review of contractor material recommendations.
• Act as Technical Authority regarding the application of various industry codes and standards (e.g. ASME, API, PHMSA) and maintain updated company specifications and standards.
• Ensure that modifications or additions to the facility meet applicable codes and standards and are executed according to industry best practice.
• Equipment strategy and maintenance plan development, leadership and continuous improvement.
• Use data from systems such as SAP, PI, SCADA, etc. to enable more advanced optimization of work scope, cost/benefit, frequency, etc.
• Support long range planning and repair prioritization initiatives as they relate to the site's static equipment and fixed equipment integrity programs.
• Analyze issues identified during inspection programs, to include development of mitigation strategies with respect to materials issues (corrosion, cracking, etc.).
• Update equipment strategies in accordance with best industry practice utilizing test and inspection data. Further, update Engineering Standards to define equipment static and metallurgical requirements.
• Deliver process and programs to allow for inspection data to be better integrated into and accessed from the best available software and technologies.
• Develop and maintain NDT/NDE procedures to ensure compliance with company specifications and RAGAGEP pertaining to piping, pressure vessels, and tanks.
• Collect data for regulatory reports, key performance indicators, engineering surveillance health monitoring tasks.