Refinery Operator Jobs in Big Spring, TX (NOW HIRING)

JOB SUMMARY

The E&I Reliability Engineer is responsible for providing technical guidance on Electrical and Instrumentation equipment within the refinery that maintains and improves the safety, environmental, and reliability performance of the assets.  The E&I Reliability Engineer will demonstrate accountability for increasing equipment reliability by improving time between failures while reducing equipment downtime and maintenance costs.  This role works collaboratively with the entire refining organization to develop, implement, and maintain Delek's Engineering Practices and applicable RAGAGEP standards.

This role develops strategies to manage refinery assets at peak performance, optimize lifetime return on investment, mitigate reliability risk, and supports capital improvements in support of long term sustainable performance; and champion the troubleshooting, repair, overhaul, planning and budgeting for E&I equipment including electrical power distribution systems, switchgear, transformers, motors, MCCs, protective devices, instrumentation and control systems, safety instrumented systems (SIS), analyzers, CEMS, ambient air monitoring systems, sample systems, PLCs, control valves and transmitters.

All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, and vision of the organization. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. All activities must be in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA, and other regulations, as appropriate

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Four (4) or more years Oil & Gas, or related experience (Required)

IDEAL CANDIDATE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Eight (8) or more years Oil & Gas, or related experience

  JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Serve as the site technical resource for Electrical, Instrumentation, and Analyzer reliability and compliance programs across refinery operating units.
• Provide engineering technical support to operating units, environmental activities, and plant projects to improve reliability, process safety, and environmental performance.
• Maintain and improve E&I asset reliability programs for electrical power distribution, instrumentation, process analyzers, CEMS, ambient air monitoring systems, PLCs, SIS components, transmitters, control valves, motors, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, and protective devices.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain Preventive Maintenance (PM's), Predictive Maintenance (PdM's), inspection, testing, calibration, and quality assurance strategies based on RAGAGEP, OEM recommendations, FMEA, reliability data, regulatory requirements, and risk/criticality assessments.
• Serve as a technical resource for NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, OSHA 1910.269, IEC 61511, ISA standards, API 556, NFPA 87, EPA requirements, and applicable company engineering and mechanical integrity standards.
• Maintain electrical safety programs and power system documentation, including safe work practices, SKM models, one-line diagrams, protective device settings, short-circuit studies, coordination studies, and arc-flash analyses.
• Develop and maintain critical equipment, critical instrument, critical spare parts, and obsolescence strategies for E&I assets based on safety, reliability, process impact, business criticality, inventory, and supply source risk.
• Review and improve heater instrumentation and control mechanical integrity procedures to align with applicable API 556 or NFPA 87 requirements based on the implemented design standard.
• Support SIS lifecycle management, including proof testing, functional testing, SIS documentation, design integrity validation, performance monitoring, and participation in PHA/LOPA reviews.
• Develop and maintain inspection and test plans for instrumentation integrity verification, including calibration, loop checks, functional testing, proof testing, and compliance with API, ISA, IEC, OEM, and company standards.
• Maintain lifecycle management for analyzer systems used for process control, emissions reporting, environmental compliance, ambient air monitoring, and product quality, including gas chromatographs, process gas analyzers, liquid analyzers, CEMS, shelters, and sample conditioning systems; process hazard analysis
• Support analyzer reliability and compliance activities, including sample integrity, lag time, flow characteristics, materials compatibility, GC configuration and troubleshooting, RATA, CGA, linearity, drift checks, fenceline benzene/BTEX analyzers, and audit-ready calibration and certification records.
• Analyze E&I failure trends, equipment history, and field performance data; identify bad actors; lead or support RCFA investigations; and implement corrective actions to reduce downtime and improve reliability.
• Lead and support reliability improvement projects, capital project reviews, infrastructure upgrades, analyzer replacements, sample system redesigns, electrical distribution improvements, switch rack replacement strategies, and other risk-reduction initiatives.
• Support turnaround, unit shutdown, startup, outage, and capital planning through scope development, reliability justification, technical support, and assessment of operating impacts on equipment.
• Maintain accurate E&I documentation and CMMS records, including one-line diagrams, instrument indexes, I/O lists, analyzer data sheets, sample system schematics, calibration records, settings files, configuration backups, PM records, test reports, and mechanical integrity records.
• Participate in MOC, process hazard analysis (PHA), PSM, incident investigations, alarm management, pressure protection management, procedure development, equipment additions/modifications/deletions, and process design reviews for E&I scope.
• Evaluate maintenance and reliability work practices, conduct gap assessments, develop or improve technical standards, and work with site teams to remove barriers and improve work process effectiveness.
• Provide troubleshooting support, field mentoring, and training to E&I technicians, analyzer technicians, operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams; engage vendors and specialty contractors as needed for testing, calibration, upgrades, studies, spare parts, and reliability improvements.
• Stay current on industry best practices, technology, equipment design, and professional standards; this job description may not detail every task or responsibility required.
• While this job description aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the role, it may not detail every task or responsibility required.

CORE COMPETENCIES CHANGE AGILITY (LEVEL 2 SUPPORTING): Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and ultimately business results. COLLABORATION (LEVEL 2 SUPPORTING): Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals. DECISION MAKING (LEVEL 2 SUPPORTING): Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes. DRIVE FOR RESULTS (LEVEL 2 SUPPORTING): Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives. TEAM BUILDING (LEVEL 2 SUPPORTING): Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As the manager of a team, selects and motivates a strong team.

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