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POSITION SUMMARY:

An Instrument Reliability Engineer assists with managing instrument and control valve maintenance, which includes budgeting for planned replacements, troubleshooting existing issues, implementing new solutions, and creating new reliability programs targeting longer run-times, reduced maintenance cost, and safer operations.  The job role includes technical and strategic support on preventive maintenance, repair, and operation of existing instruments and control valves as well as engineering support for new and modified instrumentation. The position requires interfacing with instrument technicians, instrument craft advisors, project engineers, process engineers, operations specialists, supervision, and management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance in instrumentation design, operation, and maintenance, consulting internal and external experts as required.Aid in developing and implementing strategies for maintaining instruments and control valves, including monitoring plans, PM plans, and PdM activities.Help ensure compliance with PM requirements from regulatory agencies.Revalidate and create safety system testing procedures, maintenance procedures, and QA/QC checklists.Assist project engineers with specifying and procuring new instruments.Coordinate turnaround preventive maintenance scope identification and add identified scope to turnaround worklists.Champion Management of Change for maintenance driven changes and minor modifications to improve reliability.Assist in keeping instrumentation documentation and spare parts up to date, submitting drawings to librarians and stock change requests to material coordinators.Lead formal incident investigations to determine root causes and corrective actions for instrument and control valve failures and champion the implementation of recommendations resulting from incident investigations.Provide leadership and decision-making on repair solutions during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages.Participate in capital and expense project development, aiding in design/specification and cost estimation and ensuring compliance with Marathon specifications.Review work order failure coding and make corrections as needed.Utilize work order data to identify “bad actors” with high maintenance cost or high cost of downtime.Submit Project Request Forms (PRFs) and assist in Decision Support Package (DSP) creation which includes developing concepts and cost justification for reliability improvements.Utilize reliability tools such as Reliability Growth Analysis, Asset Criticality Analysis, TapRoot, and Life cycle cost analysis.Support and consult corporate specialists.Consult Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs) and vendors on preventive maintenance, repair, and specification/design.Participate in process unit Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) reviewsOccasionally train craft technicians, craft advisors, and operators.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering is required.Minimum three (3) years instrument engineering experience in a refining, chemical or petrochemical facility is required. Five (5) years of experience preferred.Experience with refinery instruments, control valves, and safety systems is preferred.Experience with SAP, GE APM, PI Vision, Intergraph Smart Instrumentation is preferred.A valid Driver's License is required.Less than 5% travel expected.

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Location:

Garyville, Louisiana

Additional locations:

Job Requisition ID:

00014597

Location Address:

Hwy #61 Marathon Ave

Education:

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship  or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.  If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.