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Overview
Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s North Dakota Refining Division is seeking a highly motivated team-orientated Electrical & Instrument Reliability Engineer to join the Reliability group within the Maintenance Department. This role will provide critical support to both the Mandan Refinery and the Dickinson Renewable Diesel Facility, ensuring compliance with process and industry standards contributing to the safe and efficient operation of our facilities.
The goals of the position include maintenance support, troubleshooting existing issues, budgeting for planned equipment replacements, implementing new solutions and creating new reliability programs targeting longer run-times, higher MTBF and safer operations. The role involves extensive collaboration with external contractors performing work both onsite and offsite.
This position will be based in Mandan, ND, and reports to the Reliability Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Drives Long Term Reliability
- Maintain compliance of instrument equipment with the Mechanical Integrity program, including identification of covered equipment, developing and scheduling of ITPM plans, budgeting, analysis of results and developing recommendations for repair.
- Utilize reliability tools and CMMS software such as SAP, GE APM, failure evaluations, Pareto Analysis and cost analysis to improve reliability of rotating equipment systems.
- Support the Instrumentation reliability improvement program. Works directly with vendors, reviews upgrade recommendations and champions upgrades through the appropriate budgeting process.
- Develop Project Request Forms (PRFs) for equipment upgrades including financial justification (life cycle cost analysis) and assist in Decision Support Package (DSP) development.
- Develops and maintains settings and specifications specific to power distribution, controls/logic, and/or Safety Instrumented System (SIS), etc.
Maintenance and Area Team Support
- Analyze equipment failure and condition monitoring data to identify opportunities for improvement in equipment reliability, availability, and cost of operation.
- Support facility turnarounds, including scope development, planning, reviews, material selection and execution of work scopes.
- Develop and oversee shop maintenance/repairs completed internally and at vendors/outside repair facilities.
- Provide technical expertise and training for maintenance crafts and operators to support reliability programs
- Provide technical assistance/troubleshooting assistance in resolving Instrument operations and maintenance problems; contact internal and external experts as required.
Health, Safety, Environmental and Mechanical Integrity Stewardship
- Participate in safety walks and field audits on a regular basis.
- Serve as a technical resource to the Process Safety Department during HAZOP reviews.
- Perform as the site champion for Safety Instrumented Systems
- Lead and/or support multi-disciplinary incident investigations to determine root cause and identify corrective actions.
- Ensure technical documentation is maintained per PSI (Process Safety Information) Policies, including Loop drawings, Instrument datasheets, wiring diagrams and datasheets.
- Champion Mechanical Integrity program and the Major Equipment Deficiency process with key stakeholders.
- Generate and manage MOCs (Management of Change) per jurisdictional, MPC corporate and site-standards
- Develop and review turnaround work lists and scopes for critical equipment.
- Provide leadership and decision-making skills during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages regarding repair solutions.
- Provide technical expertise and support to capital project development
- Conduct periodic reviews of equipment Work History to identify continuous improvement opportunities
Education, Experience and Skills
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Degree must be achieved by start date.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Travel Requirement is 10% or less.
- The work schedule for this position is a Monday – Thursday 4/10 schedule. The position is expected to support a rotating on-call calendar approx. 4-6 weeks per year and Outages/Turnaround (TAR) once a year. Periodic overtime work, including weekends, may be required.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the US without the need for future VISA sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of instrumentation-related experience in the refining, petrochemical or other heavy industry.
- Experience with managing Preventative and Predictive Maintenance programs (for SIS testing and Mechanical Integrity) for instrumentation.
- Experience with process measurement and control, instrument equipment, safety instrumented system (SIS) design, electrical area classification, management of change (MOC) processes, and industry standards (NFPA, ISA, IEEE, NEMA, API, etc.).
- Experience in the use of Instrument management software such Intergraph SI (Smart Instrumentation).
- Familiarity with vendor related software for troubleshooting radar level transmitters, flow transmitters, vibration monitoring systems, etc.
Required Skills:
- Strong organizing, planning, critical thinking, and communication (verbal and written) skills. With the ability to manage competing priorities in dynamic refining environment.
- Must be proficient in MS Office programs including Outlook, Excel, Word, TEAM’s, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
- Must be able to physically perform the essential job functions of an engineer including, but not limited to, wearing all required PPE, working at elevated heights, confined space entry, fall protection, and respirator usage.
- Must be able to work in an effective team environment and interface daily with multiple cross-functional teams.
**This position is part of an Engineering Technical Ladder with multiple levels. The successful candidate will be placed at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications. **
As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.
Location:
Mandan, North Dakota
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Job Requisition ID:
00019830
Location Address:
900 Old Red Trl NE
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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,
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at . 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 .The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability
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.If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at . 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 .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.
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