Reliability Engineer, Chemical Manufacturing – Franklin, LA Onsite

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston Massachusetts USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe serving the transportation infrastructure environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrows needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed we still encourage you to apply!

Your Role at Cabot:

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join the team at the Franklin LA location.

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for driving improvements in equipment reliability availability and performance to support safe and efficient plant operations. This role focuses on failure prevention root cause analysis and optimization of maintenance strategies to maximize asset life in a carbon black manufacturing environment.

This role is based fully onsite at the Franklin LA location.

How Youll Make an Impact:

• Identify recommend and implement improvements to optimize plant performance including volume yield quality and equipment reliability

• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and ensure corrective actions are implemented to eliminate repeat failure

• Provides advice and support to resolve problems. Uses statistical techniques to improve process capability; uses failure analysis methodology to investigate find root causes recommend and implement equipment modifications and upgrades and/or implement process improvements.

• Analyze equipment performance data and failure trends to drive continuous improvement

• Provide support of site mechanical integrity program by investigating equipment problems and eliminating recurrence of failures that will improve plant performance and reliability. Reviews preventive maintenance plans to ensure optimum scheduling. Implements Predictive Maintenance Programs to monitor the condition of the plant and equipment to maximize plant safety and reliability and reduce downtime.

• Assists in the design procurement and installation of new equipment. May develop plant-wide Standard Operating Procedures for process and equipment operation. Supports and implement new product and process runs and prepare relevant documentation.

• Work with site Capital project managers and Finance department to create assets in the maintenance management system and provide guidance on asset setup disposal. Assign PMs spare parts etc in the maintenance management system during the project handover process.

• Conducts end-of-life assessments making recommendations for equipment repairs and replacements. Assists with equipment repairs of stationary and rotating equipment by working with original equipment manufacturers after-market suppliers and outside repair shops.

• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) including MOC PHA participation and incident investigations

• Monitors maintenance projects and progress external contractors in accordance with all site regulations and standards.

• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001 technical specification as applicable to the site/region.

What Youll Bring to Cabot:

• Bachelor/University degree in Mechanical Industrial or related Engineering discipline

• Minimum 4 years experience as reliability or maintenance engineer

• Industry experience: Chemical Manufacturing oil & gas refining pipeline maintenance or another petrochemical environment

• Certifications in vibration monitoring and/or CMRP (Certified maintenance reliability professional) preferred

• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems rotating and stationary equipment and industrial maintenance practices (rotating equipment experience is required)

• Experience with reliability tools and methodologies (e.g. RCFA FMEA condition monitoring PdM technologies)

• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and industrial safety practices (LOTO confined space hot work)

• Strong analytical diagnostic and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset

• Effective communication and ability to collaborate across operations maintenance and engineering

• Knowledge of PSM and industrial safety standards

How Well Support Your Success:

• Dynamic Flexible Hard Working Team Environment We are busy collaborative growing and we are doing really meaningful work.

• GrowthTraining great peer coaching and support and the ability to personally grow your influence your position and your compensation.

• Meaningful Work that is Valued Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible and is helping to create a more abundant affordable and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know youre making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say I was a part of that.

• Benefits Vacation Etc. We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment. Cabot Benefits

• Feedback We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.

• Support You are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.

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At Cabot we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons battery materials aerogel fumed metal oxides inkjet colorants masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy Creating for Tomorrow we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability today and into the future.

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001
Realizing we function better together than individually Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results without consideration of sex race color religion national origin citizenship age disability marital or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees and applicants disabilities or religious beliefs and practices in accordance with applicable law.

Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.

Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about discussed or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy however shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employees essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or other action including an investigation conducted by Cabot or otherwise as required by law.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing quality and production positions a pre-employment physical may be required.