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DuPont Relief Valve Shop Engineer in Richmond, Virginia

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We are looking for a Mechanical Integrity and Quality Assurance (MIQA) Relief Valve Engineer for our Richmond, VA site. This role ensures compliance with National Board requirements for our onsite relief valve shop. They will be responsible for providing relief device support by following appropriate statutory and Regulatory requirements are followed for test, inspection, repair and/or alteration of relief devices onsite.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

The MIQA RV Engineer works with all businesses on site from a maintenance standpoint (inspection, testing, extending inspections and repair) to design documentation (relief valves, vent systems, rupture disks, pressure vessels, tanks, etc.)

The RV Shop Engineer is accountable for:

  • Maintaining the relief valve shop’s National Board accredited VR Stamp

  • Maintain and follow the Site VR Manual

  • Lead the National Board audit every three years

  • Understands applicable MIQA statutory & regulatory requirements for all pressure relief devices. The MIQA Engineer should ensure that these requirements are incorporated into the MIQA systems and should monitor performance by the organization.

  • Identifies and documents areas for improvement in alignment with S21A and statutory / regulatory MIQA requirements. Additionally, they collaborate with other PSM Element Leaders and Site leadership to align on improvement opportunities and efforts that relate to the PSM Program.

  • Design & Testing Documentation

  • Reviewing and approving design records for all business units as needed

  • Maintaining design records and travelers (electronic and hardcopy)

  • Participate in design reviews for Management of Changes (MOCs) as requested by project teams.

  • Training

  • Keeping currents with applicable codes and standards (ASME, NBIC, API, PSM)

  • Train new mechanics to become certified relief valve shop technicians and assure they maintain their refresher training and certifications.

  • Support area mechanic training on relief device removal and installation

  • SAP (computerized maintenance management system)

  • Ensure pressure relief devices are setup appropriately

  • Ensure that pressure relief devices are being inspected on a pre-determined frequency

  • Spare parts

  • Working with vendors to ensure timely delivery of parts and valves

  • Inventory control management of PSM critical parts

  • Testing of pressure relief devices

  • Complete capacity calculations for every VR Stamped relief valve repair

  • Support troubleshooting efforts for area installations of pressure relief devices and testing concerns

  • Work with areas to follow appropriate Turn-a-round (TAR) best practices to ensure valves can be repaired in a safe and efficient manner, while not disrupting startup times. This will include coordinating testing of valves at 3rd party vendors when appropriate.

  • Provide input into the creation of test and inspection plans for relief devices.

  • Reliability Analysis

  • Enter incident investigations into tracking system for failed relief devices

  • Participate in incident investigations for failed relief devices

  • Perform reliability analysis of pressure relief devices to optimize testing frequencies

  • Other activities

  • Participation in 1st and 2nd Party PSM audits

  • Maintaining site procedures related to pressure relief devices

  • Provide guidance and direction to RV Shop mechanics

QUALIFICATIONS: SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES

Required:

  • 3+ years of experience in a production maintenance environment

  • 3+ years of experience working in an industrial environment

  • Able to work in a team environment

  • Strong training, facilitation and communication skills

  • Good Interpersonal Skills with the ability to interact well with maintenance, supervisors, mechanics, planners, schedulers, engineers, and other technical process positions

  • Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite

  • Able to work autonomously

Preferred:

  • BS in Mechanical Engineer, Chemical Engineering or related discipline

  • 3+ years of experience working with relief devices and vents

  • National Board Valve Repair Certification

  • Experience working with a National Board VR Stamped program

  • General understanding of (PSM) Process Safety Management

  • Knowledge of SAP-PM

  • Time and project management skills

  • Knowledge of, and experience with, industry safety policies, procedures, and training

  • Knowledge of national standards such as ASME Section VII, API Inspection Standards, and/or regulatory requirements for relief valves.

  • Understanding of RCFA, physical failure analysis

  • Familiarity with the engineering, specification, fabrication, inspection, and sourcing of pressure relief devices.

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