Company:

INEOS Phenol

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Department

Maintenance

Location

Pasadena, TX

Organisational context and job purpose

INEOS Phenol is the world’s largest producer of phenol and acetone with an annual manufacturing capacity of over 3 million tonnes per annum. We employ around 600 people across four sites, located at: Antwerp (Belgium), Gladbeck (Germany), Marl (Germany), Mobile, AL, Pasadena, TX and Singapore. Our markets are growing worldwide. Our efficient, integrated assets provide a competitive global manufacturing base to grow with our customers, to continue to meet their needs around the world.

How the Role fits In:

The Asset Integrity Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and integrity of critical assets and infrastructure across the facility. They are responsible and accountable for the asset integrity and management of the integrity plan.  This role involves developing, implementing and managing asset integrity and reliability programs, conducting inspections and risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, industry standards, and organizational policies. The ideal candidate will have expertise in mechanical integrity, inspection techniques, and maintenance best practices, and will play a key role in minimizing risks and optimizing asset performance. The Asset integrity Engineer reports to Maintenance Manager.  

Responsibilities AND Accountabilities

SHE Stewardship

Maintain safety as the highest priority and abide by all INEOS safety policies and procedures.

Understand and promote the INEOS “20 Principles of Safety”, assuring that personnel are aware of safe working practices and promote the safety concepts of “Coaching for Safety” and “Stop Work”.

Promote safety and safe actions through communication such as discussing safety with employees/contractors before job task, during meetings, and as opportunities arise to promote safety to the fullest extent possible.

Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulatory requirements and strive to meet internal SHE objectives.

Ensure completion of own and direct subordinate training requirements as outlined in the annual training schedule.

Work Duties

Maintain acceptable levels of certifications for skilled technicians in assigned area.

Plan and work with production for shut-down events. Develop, implement, and maintain an Asset Integrity Management System (AIMS) to ensure the safe and efficient operation of critical assets.

Conduct regular audits and reviews of asset integrity programs to identify gaps and implement improvements.

Create and maintain a comprehensive inventory of plant assets, including risk ranking and criticality assessments.

Plan and oversee inspection activities for critical equipment, including pressure vessels, piping, tanks, heat exchangers, and rotating equipment, in line with applicable codes and standards (e.g., API 510, API 570, API 653, ASME).

Implement and manage condition monitoring techniques such as ultrasonic testing (UT), radiographic testing (RT), thermography, and vibration analysis.

Develop and update inspection plans and schedules based on risk-based inspection (RBI) methodologies.

Conduct risk assessments to identify potential equipment failures and their consequences, using tools like FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and RCA (Root Cause Analysis).

Investigate equipment failures and develop corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to mitigate risks and improve asset performance.

Work with maintenance and reliability teams to ensure that preventive and predictive maintenance strategies align with asset integrity goals.

Provide technical expertise to resolve complex maintenance issues and optimize asset performance.

Recommend upgrades, repairs, or replacements to improve the reliability and integrity of aging or underperforming assets.

Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies related to asset integrity.

Responsible for the overall asset integrity program, including maintain