Reliability/Maintenance Engineer - Texas

Build Your Career. Build America’s Future.

Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials, including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it’s more than starting an exciting career – you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.

When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time .

The Reliability Engineer works with a multidisciplinary maintenance team to determine the overall strategy and plans for the department and provides expertise, knowledge, and guidance for maintenance related to predictive and preventive maintenance, equipment reliability and condition monitoring, etc.

• Performs onsite evaluation of existing processes and equipment and sets expectations within the department for precision maintenance
• May evaluate and administer contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment
• Analyzes current data for equipment health indicators and identifies reports to measure health indicators
• Ensures continuous production is uninterrupted by equipment failures and reduces production costs through the development of maintenance methods to improve process efficiency and reliability
• Proactively develops and provides safety perspective for equipment and processes; makes recommendations of engineering solutions or methods to eliminate hazards
• Developing as needed and refining the EMS (Equipment Management System). - Identifies System constraints and proactively pursues the elimination of them through the continuous improvement cycle
• Identifies PM opportunities and maintenance plans by leading failure mode and effect analysis
• Researches new liability processes and identify methods to predict and improve reliability
• Contribute to site strategic planning and budgeting efforts for designated Engineering areas
• Reviews and establishes Key Performance Indices for equipment
• Leads others and/or performs root cause analysis of equipment failures. Acts as a subject matter expert as required and assists in the identification and implementation of corrective actions or technologies.
• This position develops, implements, and audits equipment inspections.
• May represent the site on company-sponsored steering committees, task forces, or teams
• Develop and evaluate AFE's (Authorization for Expenditure) for capital funding requests
• Provide guidance and counsel to the site management team on applicable processes, practices, and existing/proposed local, state and federal regulations

Qualifications

• Experience with engineering design drawings and schematics
• Ability to listen and understand information and ideas and express thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely through oral and written communication
• Experience in Plant Operations and Maintenance
• Customer focused on providing quality service to improve equipment and process reliability
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (engineering, science, or equivalent) required
• Minimum five (5) years of working in heavy industrial, mining, or related industries
• Proficiency of MS Office suite including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project
• Self-starter with solid integrity
• Understand the importance of safety, legality, and quality
• Knowledge and understanding of reliability-centered maintenance practices

Preferred

• Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects up to thirty (30) pounds during the course of the workday.
• Advanced degree or Professional Engineering (PE) Certification Criteria/Conditions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, work on elevated platforms, talk, hear, and see
• Work is in a mine or manufacturing plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes, or airborne particles.
• Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing, or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.
• Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
• Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
• Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
• Vulcan Materials promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and ongoing random drug testing as per applicable State laws.

What You’ll Like About Us

Great Company Culture. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness, and communication.

Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.

Meaningful Work. What sets us apart is the work we do impact daily lives – and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States .

Health Benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more .

Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.

Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with company match and contribution.

Training and Development. We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their goals as a key part of our business.

Vulcan Materials Company is committed to employing a diverse workforce. You will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. You also have the right to be free from discrimination for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Job

Engineering and Geology

Primary Location

Texas

Other Locations

Texas-San Antonio, Texas-Weatherford

Organization

GM - SWD DIV OH

Schedule

Full-time

Job Posting

Jul 5, 2023, 2:10:07 PM