Corporate Refining Reliability Specialist

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Corporate Reliability Specialist is part of a centralized strategic team to ensure reliability of refining assets through a strong understanding of refinery equipment design/operation/repair, reliability engineering principles, and data analysis. This role will interface with the Asset Health Monitoring group to develop and use tools to enable predictive reliability. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive reduction of LCIP/LPO across the Refining system. 

• Serve as the key point of contact for programmatic strategic reliability efforts. 

• Collaborate with Asset Health Monitoring (AHM) organization, Equipment Specialists, and site teams to develop and implement failure prediction strategies for high‑impact assets. 

• Serve as primary functional expert to curate insights brought forward by AHM team and collaborate with sites to drive resolution. 

• Assist AHM team in development of new tools and identification of instrumentation/measurement needs. 

• Collaborate with IT & AHM to ensure data accuracy, standardization, and integrity across all digital monitoring platforms and databases. 

• Utilize traditional reliability tools such as, FMEA, RCA, RBD, Weibull, Crow-AMSAA, etc. along with new methods/platforms to drive defect prediction and system failure threat identification. 

• Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting assistance in resolving equipment design, operation, and maintenance problems within the discipline across the Refining system; engage internal and external experts as required. 

• Collaborate with RRMI specialists and process technologists to address existing systemic reliability issues. 

• Evaluate relevant emerging technologies, software, and AI‑enabled tools; and assist sites with selection and placement of instrumentation for critical asset monitoring. 

• Support justification of site reliability projects and evaluate reliability risks for projects in development. 

• Prepare detailed, data‑driven reports on asset health, reliability performance, and predicted reliability threats. 

• Support technical training and provide mentorship to facility engineers on systems, monitoring tools, and new practices. 

• Influence and contribute to updates of standards and procedures based on industry and multi‑site experience in collaboration with Equipment Specialist group. 

• Conduct post‑audits to evaluate effectiveness of major reliability initiatives. 

• Provide technical expertise and support for capital project development and participate in relevant industry trade groups. 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Ten (10) years or more of experience required.

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