Reliability Engineer

Description

Valero provides the energy to take people anywhere they want go around the globe. Our 10,000 employees work together as a team with the single goal of maintaining our status as a top producer of traditional and renewable fuels.  As an employee at Valero, not only will you have an opportunity to impact people’s lives through the products we manufacture in a safe, reliable environment, you will also be a part of a culture that thrives on positively impacting the lives of the people in the communities that we live and work.

As a Reliability Engineer you will provide technical support to improve fixed equipment reliability with a heavy focus on Mechanical Integrity Programs to comply with company and OSHA PSM standards.

Our goal at Valero is to continue to be the premier manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of quality transportation fuels and petrochemical feedstocks, while serving the needs of our employees, communities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Ability to apply engineering fundamentals to develop and implement solutions to plant issues.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and standards, company policies, regulatory guidelines, and other work-related documentation.
• Ability to monitor and maintain budgets/costs on projects.
• Knowledge of non-destructive testing methods.
• Knowledge of tank, vessel, and pipe design and inspection codes.
• Ability to abide by confidentiality requirements when working with sensitive information, results, and communications.
• Skill in providing thorough, efficient, and effective customer service to individuals at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal methods within all levels of the organization.
• Ability to accomplish work within required timelines, including short, long, and emergency timeframes.
• Ability to cross-train in other department duties to ensure efficient coverage department responsibilities.
• Ability to work with others to accomplish challenging assignments.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple assignments to ensure completion of tasks within stated time requirements.
• Ability to work additional hours as required to fulfill job responsibilities.
• Knowledge of project management and non-destructive testing management preferred.
• Skills in engineering and CMMS programs (i.e., CAD, SAP, PCMS) preferred.
• Knowledge of damage mechanisms affecting fixed equipment within ethanol production, oil refining, or similar processes preferred.
• Knowledge of welding processes preferred.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or higher level degree – Engineering
• 2+ years of experience in the following area(s):
  • Related engineering experience
• Able and willing to work on-site and in-person, required.

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or higher level degree – Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• Project management experience
• In-field maintenance and operations support experience
• Experience in ethanol production, chemical processing, food processing, oil refining, or power plant industry
• Experience with fixed equipment fitness-for-service evaluations

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero’s pre-employment process includes successful completion of a background check and pre-employment drug screen.

Valero’s employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero.  Valero’s market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.