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The purpose of the Reliability Engineer at Celanese Canada ULC is to support all maintenance activities at the Edmonton facility. The purpose of the Maintenance Engineer is to minimize equipment downtime whenever possible through maintenance support. The Maintenance Engineer is to uphold the continued and improved safety of all maintenance activities. The Maintenance Engineer is to ensure equipment is maintained in the safest way possible to ensure the mechanical integrity of process handling equipment.

• Provide support to maintenance technicians, planners, schedulers, and supervisors in all maintenance activities. Examples include performing calculations, developing equipment repair scope, ensuring timely equipment repair, and creating equipment repair documentation.
• Develop creative repair strategies for unique equipment.
• Provide technical oversight of the Maintenance & Reliability Quality Control Work Process to ensure the quality of maintenance.
• Provide technical support for and oversight of equipment repair and fabrication standards such as piping fabrication codes, valve selection specifications, maintenance manuals, and refurbishment specifications.
• Perform mechanical design and associated calculations to create or alter existing maintenance equipment and chemical handling equipment.
• Provide recommendations and guidance to Reliability and Operations departments with respect to prioritization of maintenance and the needs of equipment.
• Provide assistance in equipment repair to Inspections Group when reacting to mechanical damage found during equipment inspections.
• Participate in the Management of Change (MOC) process to ensure that changes made to the site are performed safely and all required follow up actions are identified and completed.
• Communicate with equipment vendors, repair contractors, and original equipment manufacturers to repair and upgrade equipment.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Materials Engineering or similar equivalent.
• Professional Engineer or EIT-registered with APEGA (or equivalent).
• Must be comfortable with calculations and analysis.
• 2+ years Process Plant Experience.
• Ability to prioritize efforts to respond to competing time sensitive demands from multiple different groups.
• Ability to work independently.
• Creative problem-solving mindset required.
• Communication skills and ability to provide technical input to cross functional and diverse groups via oral and written methods. (Colleagues will include tradespeople, management personnel, and engineering personnel.)

Desired:

• Familiar with equipment maintenance in an industrial or chemical processing setting.
• Familiar with stationary equipment (valves, piping, vessels) and rotating equipment (pumps, compressors, turbines) an asset.
• Familiar with ASME piping and vessel design codes an asset.
• Familiar with SAP, MS Office.
• Familiar with Lean or Six Sigma.
• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) is an asset.
• Experience with polymer processing equipment.