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About Orbia Polymer Solutions Vestolit:
The materials that shape everyday life, from the cities we build to the healthcare we rely on, start with people like you.
At Orbia’s Polymer Solutions (Vestolit) business, we develop essential PVC solutions that enable progress in ways both visible and behind the scenes. As a global leader serving more than 80 countries, our work supports industries and infrastructure that people depend on every day. Count on a collaborative, purpose-driven environment where your work connects to something bigger. There’s a reason “people” comes first in our triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. We foster a culture where individuals are valued and where you can contribute authentically as part of a global team.
Here, what we create matters, because everything we do is connected to advancing life around the world.
MAIN PURPOSE
Manage the reliability and maintainability of electrical systems and equipment through the application of predictive and preventive maintenance techniques to minimize unplanned downtime events due to equipment failure.
2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve predictive, preventive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for electrical and rotating equipment to maximize asset reliability, availability, and performance.
- Lead equipment condition monitoring programs utilizing vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication analysis, and other predictive maintenance techniques to identify reliability risks and drive proactive maintenance actions.
- Perform reliability and risk assessments on critical equipment to identify failure modes, evaluate operational risks, and define mitigation strategies.
- Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCA), FMEA, Ishikawa, and other reliability studies for equipment failures, ensuring the implementation and sustainability of corrective actions.
- Develop, optimize, and govern preventive maintenance programs for critical equipment based on reliability analysis, equipment performance, and maintenance history.
- Establish, monitor, and report reliability and maintainability KPIs, including MTBF, MTTR, MTTF, equipment availability, and downtime, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Drive the implementation of reliability technologies and condition monitoring solutions to enhance asset performance, equipment health visibility, and data-driven decision-making.
- Coordinate cross-functional reliability improvement initiatives with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and specialized technical resources to reduce corrective maintenance and improve equipment performance.
- Provide technical leadership and reliability expertise during Management of Change (MOC), PSSR, and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) processes related to electrical and rotating equipment.
- Ensure compliance with Site Management System requirements (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, PSM, SARI, NSF, KOSHER, and other applicable standards), the Orbia Asset Integrity Management Standard (PSMS-010-AIM), and calibration requirements for reliability monitoring equipment.
Requirements:
Education
- Required: Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or related Engineering.
- Desirable: Level II in Infrared Thermography.
Knowledge and Experience.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in reliability, asset integrity, maintenance, or industrial operations within the chemical, petrochemical, manufacturing, or process industries.
- Working knowledge of reliability engineering principles, failure analysis methodologies (RCA, FMEA), and asset integrity management practices.
- Knowledge of electrical and rotating equipment, predictive maintenance technologies, and condition monitoring techniques.
- Proficiency in SAP PM, Microsoft Office Suite, and data analysis tools such as Power BI and Advanced Excel.
- Familiarity with applicable industry standards including API, ASME, NFPA, ISO 55000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and Process Safety Management (PSM).
- Knowledge of lubrication management, vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound inspection, and performance monitoring equipment.
- Experience working with contractors, technical service providers, and specialized reliability technologies.
- English proficiency (B2 level or higher).
- Ability to move independently throughout industrial facilities and access operating areas, including stairs and elevated structures.
- Ability to perform field inspections and condition monitoring activities using specialized diagnostic equipment.
- Ability to visually inspect equipment, instrumentation, indicators, and safety signage.
- Ability to work in industrial environments while using the required personal protective equipment (PPE).
Orbia’s Polymer Solutions (Vestolit) business is a global leader in the development and manufacture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) specialties, backed by over 75 years of expertise and a strong industrial footprint in Europe and the Americas. Our materials are used across a wide range of industries, including construction, automotive, healthcare, and consumer applications, designed to meet high standards of quality, consistency, and reliability.
Committed to sustainable development, we continue to advance solutions produced with non-fossil-based resources while supporting the transition toward a circular economy. With a global network of production and innovation capabilities, we partner with customers around the world to meet evolving needs.
