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POSITION SUMMARY:

Overall, this position entails managing instrumentation reliability at the Marathon Refinery in Detroit, Michigan. This includes budgeting for planned equipment replacements, troubleshooting existing issues, implementing new solutions and creating new reliability programs targeting longer run-times and safer operations. The position requires a large amount of teamwork, collaborating and interfacing with all departments of both the refinery, as well as various corporate entities.             

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works collaboratively with multiple disciplines to analyze instrumentation and analyzer failure trends, conducts detailed root cause analysis; recommends and implements appropriate corrective action to maximize equipment availability and reliability.
• Develops and maintains site “Bad Actor” list for refinery to identify assets which impact production/reliability.  Identifies and implements appropriate corrective action.
• Designs instrumentation and analyzer improvement strategies to effectively close gaps and ensure alignment with long-term operational objectives, corporate specifications and conformity with industry standards and best practices.
• Provides technical assistance/troubleshooting assistance in resolving instrumentation and analyzer design, operation, and maintenance problems; contact internal and external experts as required
• Utilizes reliability tools such as failure evaluations, Root Cause Analysis, and cost analysis to improve reliability of instrumentation and analyzers.
• Writes recommendations for equipment upgrades including financial justification (life cycle cost analysis) and assist in project development.
• Develops and review turnaround work lists and scopes for instrumentation and analyzers.
• Leads multi-department investigation teams to solve recurring instrumentation and analyzer failures.
• Provides leadership and decision-making skills during turnarounds and unplanned equipment outages regarding repair solutions.
• Provides technical expertise and support to capital project development.
• Displays a commitment to training and continuous improvement through innovation and mentoring of junior engineers, shop personnel, and interns.
• Periodically reviews instrumentation and analyzer corporate specifications for potential improvement based on industry and site-specific experience.
• Helps establish equipment monitoring plans and control limits.
• Conducts post-audits to measure the effectiveness of significant reliability related projects and activities.
• Develops cost justification for reliability improvement projects.
• Supports multiple Area Teams.
• Champions Management of Change for maintenance driven changes.
• Helps ensure equipment repairs meet or exceed OEM specifications.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college required.
• Minimum of 2 years of instrumentation engineering experience in a refinery, petro-chemical or other related heavy industry required.
• Experience in refining with maintenance/reliability experience preferred.
• Strong Interpersonal leadership and collaboration skills.
• Effective communication skills as this position will be required to mentor and build consensus throughout the refinery.

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Location:

Detroit, Michigan

Additional locations:

Job Requisition ID:

00016436

Location Address:

1300 S Fort St

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Employee Group:

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.