Mechanical Engineer, Ponca City Refinery

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The Mechanical Engineer provides mechanical engineering support to reliability efforts, maintenance, small capital projects and area operations. Mechanical engineering resource for reliability driven projects throughout the refinery and provides engineering for capital and expense projects. This role owns the development of turnaround scope and becomes an integral interface between reliability, turnaround and area work teams.
 
Responsibilities May Include:

• Driving safety performance improvement excellence in mechanical integrity and process safety.
• Principal interface between reliability team, area teams and turnaround group on small outages and area projects. 
• Reliability engineering resource for identifying fixed and rotating equipment bad actors.
• Developing criticality and asset management strategies for bad actors.
• Managing project costs, project schedule, project resources, technical competency, environmental requirements and safety.
• Participating in and supporting the use of the Front-End Loading, Detail Design, and other demonstrated best practices in the execution of projects.
• Coordinating with the area and turnaround work teams and develop and execute small outage scope and engineering design packages. 
• Participating in Process and Physical Hazard Analysis.
• Supporting and driving process and mechanical designs review.
• Supporting Area Optimization and Reliability Engineers assisting with troubleshooting operating, quality and equipment problems.
• Familiar with all P66 Required Standards, REPS and site clarifications.
• Developing cost estimates, equipment specifications, and tracks/monitors construction/maintenance progress, for small area projects.
• Providing technical knowledge around process safety management (MOC, PHAs, Process Safety procedures, MI program improvement and sustainability).
• Providing technical guidance to ensure fixed equipment maintenance is executed in an effective, timely, and cost-efficient manner.
• Taking appropriate action to expedite fixed equipment and piping repairs and implement contingency plans if required.
• Collaborating and nurturing relationships with peers and work groups. (Areas, Inspection, PSM, Turnarounds and Projects).

 
Minimum Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Valid Driver’s License
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Civil, or a related engineering discipline
• 3 or more years of experience working in the oil & gas industry, a refinery, petrochemical, or similar industrial environment / industry. 
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 5% of the time
  • Occasional on-call duties
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines.
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 50 feet in height.
  • Work around chemicals, including acids and bases.
  • Work around hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat.
  • Work outside in harsh weather conditions.
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear and eye protection).
  • Maintain face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven).

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of refinery operations
• Working knowledge of the refinery units and critical equipment and systems in each area
• Working knowledge of rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, and turbines
• Working knowledge of reliability principles and familiarity with software such as Asset Performance Management (APM) and SAP is beneficial 
• Knowledge of project management and cost estimating work practices
• Knowledge of project scheduling including use of scheduling software such as Microsoft Project
• Knowledgeable with ASME, API and ASTM codes and standards (ASME Section VIII, ASME B31.3, ASME B16.5, API 510, API 579)
• Ability to perform & interpret pipe stress analysis and pressure vessel calculations

The Ponca City Refinery is located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, approximately 95 miles northwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of light, medium and heavy crude oil delivered via pipeline from Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, the U.S. Rockies and Canada. Infrastructure improvements have enabled the delivery of locally produced crude oil by pipeline and truck. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels and anode-grade petroleum coke. Refined products are primarily distributed to customers by company-owned and common carrier pipelines to markets throughout the Midcontinent region.

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• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

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To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 12/03/2024.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.