Instrumentation and Electrical (IEA) Reliability Engineer Supervisor

Company:

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational context
and job purpose

INEOS Organization:

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 15 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS products make a significant contribution to saving life, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people around the world. Its businesses produce the raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones - chemicals manufactured by INEOS enhance almost every aspect of modern life.

Business Context:

INEOS Oxide is one of the most diverse, dynamic and successful businesses within INEOS. We operate 5 manufacturing sites in Europe and North America (Antwerp BE, Köln DE, Lavéra FR, Plaquemine US, Bayport, US). We produce a broad range of 200+ products which spread across five key value chains (Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, Oxoalcohols, Acetic Acid, and ENB), and on many of our products we are the European market leader. Our total manufacturing capacity is above 3 million tonnes per annum generating an annual EBITDA of ~300 M€. INEOS Oxide is an energetic business which is growing actively on a global level, with projects to extend our production base to new sites in North America and Asia in addition to continued investment on our existing platforms. We are committed to resourcing the Procurement team accordingly to deliver on this ambitious growth agenda.

Purpose of the Job:

The IEA Reliability Engineer Supervisor is part of the Bayport Reliability Group and serves as both a technical leader and individual contributor. The role is responsible for executing IEA engineering responsibilities while leading site Instrumentation, Electrical, and Analyzer (IEA) reliability programs. Working in a team environment, this role drives improvements in equipment availability, safety, environmental compliance, and overall plant reliability through reliability best practices, preventive maintenance optimization, process safety support, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position supervises two I/E Reliability Engineers and one IEA Specialist/Analyzer Supervisor, with indirect leadership responsibility for three Analyzer Technicians.

The IEA Reliability Engineer Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of instrumentation, electrical, analyzer, and protective systems through established operating discipline, procedural compliance, engineering standards, and reliability best practices. The position drives achievement of production targets through leadership of the integrity and reliability of critical IEA assets and systems. This role is responsible for prioritizing workload, assigning responsibilities, developing technical capabilities, driving accountability, and ensuring consistency in IEA reliability practices across the site.

The position requires strong leadership and strategic collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Capital Projects, Corporate Technical Networks, contractors, and vendors to resolve equipment issues, implement reliability improvements, and lead turnaround and outage activities.

 Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountabilities:

SHE

• Maintain the safe and efficient operation of instrumentation, electrical, analyzer, and protective systems using established operating disciplines and procedures while ensuring safety and environmental compliance.
• Lead by example and reinforce all site safety and environmental programs, including adherence to the 20 Principles of Safety.
• Ensure plant IEA assets and protective systems maintain integrity and reliability.
• Assist in defining and maintaining operating envelopes and investigate deviations impacting reliability or process safety.
• Participate in Process Safety Management (PSM) activities including PHAs, MOCs, LOPAs, PSSRs, Risk Assessments, and incident investigations.
• Review, evaluate, and approve MOCs related to instrumentation, electrical, and analyzer systems.
• Participate in PHAs as the IEA reliability engineering representative.
• Conduct routine AsCare tours and participate in audits and compliance reviews.
• Ensure timely completion of action items from PHAs, audits, incidents, and reliability investigations.
• Promote a strong safety culture throughout the IEA organization and ensure team compliance with all safety standards and procedures.
•  Ensure direct reports and contractors comply with all safety policies, procedures, and expectations.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the site IEA reliability and analyzer reliability programs.
• Supervise and develop one IEA Specialist/Analyzer Supervisor and two I/E Reliability Engineers.
• Provide leadership, and strategic direction for Analyzer Technicians through the IEA Specialist/Analyzer Supervisor.
• Assign unit responsibilities and prioritize work activities for reliability engineers and specialists.
• Drive consistency in IEA reliability practices, work processes, standards, and maintenance strategies across the site.
• Provide technical leadership for instrumentation, electrical systems, analyzers, SIS systems, control systems, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Develop and implement short-term and long-term IEA reliability strategies, benchmarks, and continuous improvement plans.
• Lead reliability improvement efforts and identify opportunities to improve asset availability, reduce maintenance costs, and minimize production losses.
• Apply reliability data analysis techniques to identify repetitive failures and develop engineering solutions.
• Lead and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
• Oversee analyzer reliability programs, calibration programs, and preventive/predictive maintenance activities.
• Lead and direct IEA engineering team during outages, turnarounds, startups, shutdowns, and upset conditions.
• Drive periodic reliability reviews with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Corporate Technical groups.
• Improve group performance through implementation of work process improvements and system enhancements.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and assess applicability to improve reliability, performance, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Support hazard and risk assessments, PHAs, MOC/LOPA, PSSR and other Process Safety Management programs
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards and codes including ISA, IEC 61511, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, and API requirements.
• Manage Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) lifecycle activities including specification, design review, maintenance strategy development, and reliability improvements.
• Lead technical input for capital projects, equipment specifications, commissioning plans, and startup activities.
• Drive development and optimization of PM/PdM programs, maintenance strategies, spare parts strategies, and asset management plans.
• Manage and lead engagement with vendors, contractors, and technical service providers to resolve technical issues and implement reliability improvements.
• Serve as the focal point for IEA equipment reliability issues.
• Manage staffing plans, employee development, performance management, and succession planning activities within the IEA reliability organization.
• Facilitate development plans, training plans, and technical mentoring for team members.
• Develop and monitor asset management plans and reliability metrics (e.g., failure frequency, MTBF), and report findings to stakeholders.

Skills/Competencies:

Competencies

• Builds effective teams

• Collaborates
• Cultivates innovation
• Customer focus
• Demonstrates courage
• Drives results
• Ensures accountability
• Strategic thinking
• Leads change effectively
  
  

Level of Education & Experience in general

Min. Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or other related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical processing, LNG, or power generation industries.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience preferred.
• Experience managing/leading analyzer reliability programs preferred.
• Strong interpersonal leadership skills with demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical issues across all organizational levels.
• The successful candidate must exhibit an understanding of business drivers, management of change requirements, reliability processes, and maintenance workflow.

Technical Skills

• Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and team development skills.
• Strong understanding of industry codes and standards including IEEE, ISA, IEC 61511, NFPA, NEC, and API standards.
• Advanced understanding of instrumentation and measurement technologies.
• Strong knowledge of medium and low voltage power distribution systems, motor controls, and electrical equipment.
• Experience with Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) specification, design, implementation, and maintenance strategies.
• Strong knowledge of analyzers, analyzer shelters, and sample systems.
• Experience with reliability engineering concepts and reliability data analysis techniques.
• Experience with predictive and preventive maintenance methodologies.
• Knowledge of electrical area classification requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting and component failure analysis capability.
• Experience conducting Root Cause Failure Analysis and incident investigations.
• Working knowledge of DCS control systems and PLC systems.
• Proficiency using SAP and engineering software tools such as Microsoft Office, ExSILentia, and Conval.
• Project management and reliability improvement experience.
• Strong understanding of asset management principles and reliability metrics.

Behavioral Skills

• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and hold team members accountable.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work cross functionally
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Safety-focused leader and role model.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Results-driven with a strong sense of ownership and urgency.

Outside 

Light Work:  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions:  No effective protection from the weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions:  Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to extreme cold:  Temperatures below 32 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to extreme heat:  Temperatures above 100 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to noise:  There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards:  Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions:  One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin:  fumes, Odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• The worker is subject to oils:  There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• The worker is required to wear a respirator and don gas mask when necessary.

Sedentary Work:  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes

Employee must have the ability to see written documents, computer screens, and to adjust focus.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.  

Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound.

Performance Indicators

• Achieve SHE metric targets for safety and environmental performance.
• Meet or exceed plant production and reliability targets.
• Improve instrumentation, electrical, and analyzer system reliability and availability.
• Achieve compliance targets for AsCare, 20 Principles, MOC, PSM, SIS, and regulatory requirements.
• Meet or exceed maintenance efficiency and reliability improvement targets.
• Completion of assigned action items from PHAs, audits, incidents, and reliability investigations.
• Successful implementation of reliability improvement initiatives and continuous improvement plans.
• Improvement in reliability KPIs including failure frequency, MTBF, and equipment availability.
• Successful execution of turnaround and outage reliability scope.
• Development and performance improvement of direct reports and indirect team members.
• Achievement of plant department and personal annual performance metrics.
• Improved consistency and effectiveness of IEA reliability work processes and maintenance programs.
• Completion of assigned action items

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.