Entity:
Production & Operations
Job Family Group:
Engineering Group
Job Summary:
As a Mechanical Engineer you will be a member of the Cherry Point Technical Team and supports the delivery of cost-effective, safe, environmentally sound, and reliable unit operations. The position uses leading edge technologies in the monitoring, evaluation, maintenance, repair, selection, and upgrading of equipment to maximize unit availability and performance. The position will work with other engineering, maintenance, and operations personnel, as well as industry experts, in both project and day-to-day support roles!
Job Description:
Key Accountabilities:
Provides technical support, mentorship, direction, and leadership for reliability issues involving fixed equipment (piping, pressure vessels, exchangers, heaters, tanks, etc.).
- Defines the scope of fixed equipment repairs including weld procedures and material selection.
- Assists in the development, procurement, planning and execution of turnaround scope.
- Provides technical review and recommendations on life cycle management of equipment including inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement plans.
- Leads and/or participates in root cause analysis of fixed equipment failures.
- Identifies and implements reliability improvement strategies, practices, and projects.
- Performs API Level 1 or 2 fitness for service evaluations.
- Provides short-term, hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance of mechanical and related equipment problems.
- Works independently to carry out complex activities.
- Capable of performing pipe stress calculations/evaluations.
- Creates and stores engineering calculations for future work scope development and history preservation.
Essential Education:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Essential Experience:
2-3 years of plant maintenance, reliability, or relevant engineering experience required.
- Should have knowledge and experience in manufacturing, energy production, oil refining or chemical processing.
- Must have strong computer skills including MS Software and ability to utilize spreadsheets and databases
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills with technical, management, craft and operators are required
- Currently holds a TWIC or eligible for TWIC.
Desirable Criteria and Qualifications:
Technical competency in troubleshooting, asset upgrade and design changes and Predictive Maintenance techniques’.
- Specific knowledge and experience with refinery process equipment (heat exchangers, piping and pressure vessels, furnaces, tanks, etc) is preferred.
- Knowledge of Solidworks software or equivalent.
- Capable of performing pipe stress calculations/evaluations.
- Turnaround maintenance experience
- API 510/570 exposure and experience.
How much do we pay (Base)? $94,000 - $174,000 *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.
This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at benefits@bp. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more at benefits@bp.
We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits may include a pension for eligible employees. You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.
As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation may be negotiable for this role
Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working
Skills:
Anomaly assessment and management, Defect Elimination, Equipment criticality assessment, Equipment maintenance and inspection strategies, FAT and commissioning, Fatigue Analysis, Fitness for Service, Flanged joint, Integrity Management, Mechanical seals and support systems, Monitoring and data interpretation, Piping, hoses and tubing, Piping vibration, Pressure systems regulatory requirements, Pressure Vessels, Selection and design of pipeline equipment, Stress analysis for integrity and leakage, Valves used for isolation, Wind Turbines
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.