• Use your engineering experience in a challenging role!
• Put your expertise within a collaborative team environment!
• Receive competitive compensation with a global leader!

About the Organization

Methanex is the world's largest supplier of methanol to major international markets in North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America. With the care of the environment as the root of their business, Methanex is a Responsible Care® company committed to the safe, ethical and environmentally sound management of the chemicals it makes and uses. Responsible Care® is an ethic established by the Chemical Industry Association of Canada (CIAC). The Responsible Care® ethic is an integral part of Methanex’s global commitment to ensuring the well-being of all stakeholders, wherever Methanex does business.

About the Opportunity

Methanex is currently seeking a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer to join the team in Medicine Hat, AB, on a full-time basis.

The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer supports and collaborates with all departments to provide reliability and engineering expertise with a focus on plant maintenance, loss prevention, risk management, and life cycle asset management. You will be responsible for engineering and managing minor modifications to plant systems and/or equipment, providing technical support as required to complete corrective work orders, and supporting the development & implementation of the plant reliability program. 

More specifically, your responsibilities will include:

• Manage technical minor modifications to equipment utilizing the Management of Change (MOC) procedure
• Manage contract engineering services related to modifications and upgrades
• Provide engineering design deliverables for modifying, upgrading, or making emergency changes to equipment as required by operations and/or maintenance teams, in accordance with site MOC procedures and all appropriate codes, standards, guidelines, and specifications
• Provide technical/equipment troubleshooting support to Maintenance and Operations departments as required
• Ensure all assigned work scopes are in compliance with Canadian Electrical Code, Alberta Boilers Safety Association (ABSA), and all other applicable regulations, codes, and standards in Alberta
• Analyze asset performance to identify issues and ensure processes are in place to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems
• Perform robust data-based reliability analysis using statistical modelling, reliability modelling and prediction, fault tree analysis, and Weibull analysis
• Perform equipment failure investigations with key stakeholders and SMEs using appropriate root cause analysis tools as part of Defect Elimination and Bad Actor Programs
• Utilize the Management of Change (MOC) procedure to provide, manage, and execute engineering solutions to equipment failures and other issues that impact plant reliability within their specific engineering discipline
• Maintain the site vulnerability list to ensure vulnerabilities are identified, prioritized and mitigation plans are progressed
• Provide input into risk assessments related to site assets and systems
• Deliver on assigned global initiatives as set by the Global Manufacturing Team (GMT), Global Maintenance Management Team (GMMT), or Global Reliability Team (GRT)
• Provide leadership to Maintenance & Operations Supervisors to identify, analyze, and execute on reliability initiatives set by the Local Reliability Team (LRT) and Site Management Team (SMT) 
• Actively participate in the site’s behavioural-based safety program by completing safety observations on a weekly basis

About You

To qualify, you will need an undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline, with registration as a practicing Professional Engineer with APEGA, along with the following:

• Minimum of 8 years related industrial experience, with at least 5 years in a reliability, maintenance engineering, or facilities engineering role
• Certified Reliability Profession designation (CMRP or CRE) is an asset
• Experience in scoping, designing, and managing minor equipment modifications or small engineering projects in accordance with Management of Change (MOC) processes and industry best practices
• Experience with equipment failure investigations, troubleshooting & root cause analysis
• Experience with reliability analysis/modelling is an asset
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office & CMMS programs

As our ideal candidate, you will have excellent communication skills as well as a customer-focused mentality, which will ensure you successfully meet the expectations of internal and external customers while also gaining their trust and respect. Your collaborative nature and your prioritization, organization, interpersonal, and detail-oriented skills will ensure your success in this role, as you work effectively through changing priorities and an evolving work environment. 

Above all, you must be a positive, strong team player who is results-oriented, with superior problem-solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills while also demonstrating an ongoing commitment to professional development. 

About the Benefits

Building on our core values of integrity, trust, respect, and professionalism, our corporate culture encourages communication and teamwork and rewards employees for creativity and innovation.

We are also very active in supporting educational and training/development initiatives. We sponsor scholarships and co-op programs at local colleges and universities as well as hands-on training programs at our manufacturing facilities.

In exchange for your hard work and dedication, you can expect an industry-competitive salary.

Join this thriving and team-focused market leader today and expand your experience with a new challenge - Apply Now! 

To apply, please complete the online application form. Once you have answered the questions, please click NEXT and you will be instructed to attach your resume on the following page. Please submit your resume and cover letter as a single document.

Expressions of interest must be submitted by 4 p.m. on April 5, 2024.