Maintenance and Reliability Engineer (Pasadena)

Maintenance And Reliability Engineer

Title : Maintenance And Reliability Engineer

Location : Pasadena, TX

Who We Are : Voted one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) is a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber, and resin production. With top-of-the-line research and production facilities and a vast network of supplies from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, resin, and elastomer products. Kuraray America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Company, Ltd. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Kuraray has operations in 32 countries and employs more than 11,000 employees, including over 800 in the United States.

Why Kuraray : Kuraray is building a better tomorrow, today. Our team members are dedicated to expanding our business with committed professionals who share essential values such as integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability. As a part of Kuraray America, Inc., our team shares the advantages of working for the leader in specialty chemicals, resins, and fibers. Our international presence and resources allow us to be a world-leading innovator in the industries we service. Yet, despite our size, our people are more than just a number. As a new team member, you can expect to earn responsibility quickly. Our commitment to our people is visible in our comprehensive benefits package. As a Kuraray team member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy competitive salaries and benefits, incentive opportunities, and an excellent work environment.

Position Summary

The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving plant reliability, equipment performance, and mechanical integrity within a chemical manufacturing environment. This role ensures alignment of maintenance activities with business objectives, drives preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, leads Mechanical Integrity and Process Safety Management initiatives, and provides technical support for turnaround planning and capital projects. The engineer will play a critical role in enhancing plant safety, efficiency, and productivity while optimizing costs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including vibration and oil analysis programs
• Use reliability tools such as root cause failure analysis, failure mode effects analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance.
• Monitor equipment performance and implement strategies to improve uptime.
• Lead the Mechanical Integrity program to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for inspections, MOCs, standard procedures, and audits.
• Participate in PHAs, safety reviews, and internal / external audits.
• Provide engineering expertise on fixed and rotating equipment, including tanks, vessels, piping, pumps, compressors, centrifuges, and extruders.
• Draft equipment specifications and review design documents for new installations or modifications.
• Guide troubleshooting, repairs, and overhauls of plant systems.
• Lead and support turnaround planning and execution to ensure safety, quality, budget, and schedule targets are met.
• Provide technical support to capital projects to evaluate system design reliability and integration with existing operations.
• Introduce new technologies and work processes to improve maintenance efficiency and reliability in support of corporate Digitalization Transformation.
• Implement quality improvements within the maintenance department.
• Drive initiatives to modernize aging equipment while improving safety, health, and environmental performance.
• Develop and deliver training for maintenance and operations personnel on reliability and MI practices.
• Actively participate in cross-functional teams to enhance team performance and knowledge sharing.
• Support development and management of the maintenance budget in collaboration with plant leadership.
• Collect, analyze, and report maintenance and reliability data to track progress and identify improvement opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

Competencies

We offer a competitive compensation package that includes base pay and an annual incentive. This program is designed to reward individual performance and align overall rewards with corporate and team performance. Our employees benefit from a robust healthcare package that includes wellness reimbursements, along with generous perks such as three weeks of paid time off, ten company holidays, paid parental leave, education reimbursement, and a matching 401k plan, among other offerings.

Kuraray America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / disability / protected veteran status.

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