Advisor Reliability Operations – Machinery Job

HYBRID ELIGIBILITY

This position works a hybrid schedule, spending time remotely and in the office in Houston, TX. The current hybrid schedule provides flexibility to collaborate in the office Tuesdays through Thursdays and work from home Mondays and Fridays. With our 9/80 feature you get time off every other Friday when you work at least 80 hours over the preceding nine days.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Central Reliability Operations (RO) group at Hess provides Operational Excellence assistance to the Operating Assets in the areas of Operations Management System, Reliability & Maintenance, Lean, Training & Competency and early career development. 

This position is a Senior Advisor to the line organization on best-in-class RaM, (Reliability and Maintenance) practices, focusing on driving continuous improvement.    With strong experience in the technical and leadership of RaM programs, this position will help set strategy, provide hands on support for assets as they navigate on their improvement journey, provide practical assessment support and drive improvements in all areas which drives EHS, production, reliability and cost performance

The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree (or equivalent), 25+ years’ experience in a progressive organization with demonstrated high level of operational performance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in troubleshooting, operation, maintenance, and design of machinery.   Experience in centrifugal, reciprocating, axial and screw compression is necessary for driving long term and sustainable reliability of assets. The ideal candidate has extensive network of industry contacts that he/she can leverage in support of asset RaM strategies. This candidate brings strong technical aptitude with extensive leadership experience in downstream and /or upstream organizations.   A strong experience base in operations best practice to drive all operating metrics will be leveraging for this position to be impactful.

Strong people and communication skills, sound analytical and interpersonal skills are essential for success in this position.  A working knowledge of LEAN tools and structured problem solving are important.  Project Management (including change management) skills will be essential for this role.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support asset improvement efforts in RaM as a primary focus, but drawing on experience, other focus areas will be targets—EHS, Procurement, Management Systems, Competency, cost and quality.
• Establish overall asset machinery strategies which include maintenance practices, operating discipline, predictive and preventative maintenance strategies to drive step change in improvement in overall reliability.
• Establish equipment surveillance program using industry leading tools for predictive equipment condition monitoring.
• Provide guidance to assets on driving improvements in the RaM space
• Support the central RO function RaM journey map for long term improvement efforts
• Provide assessment and auditing expertise in support of asset gap identification and closure.  
• Provide higher level process improvement in support of asset priorities
• Support in the development and execution of the Reliability Operations (RO) and Maintenance, Reliability, and Integrity (MRI) annual business plans, with a focal point on technology and innovation objectives
• Provide coaching and development to the organization in an effort to strengthen our capabilities.   This is a critical aspect of this role.   Development of not only reliability engineers but maintenance crafts and operators in support of higher level quality and ownership of asset equipment which will ultimately drive longer term equipment reliability.
• Provides strong ties to the assets to develop recommended improvement areas to drive performance.
• Provide future vision on emerging technologies to drive autonomous  fields of the future (AFOF)
• Extensive travel to North Dakota to support RaM efforts.   Ability to support asset as needed to drive performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferably Mechanical Engineering
• 25+ years’ of relevant Production Operation and/or Maintenance, Reliability & Integrity experience focused in progressive upstream, midstream, or downstream (refining or petrochemical) organizations.

Experience / Skills

• Strong project management skills, including but not limited to:
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Project plan development, tracking and reporting
  • Change Management
  • Execution, Monitor and Controls
  • Close out and After Action Reviews
• Projects background with experience in planning and executing maintenance, upgrades and/or turnarounds.
• Experience preferred with advanced technologies to support company Autonomous field of the future vision
• Strong problem-solving techniques, critical and logical thinking skills, and ability to effectively articulate recommendations/point of view
• Good communication skills; Ability to work with all levels of the organization and high level of interpersonal skills in managing team members and customer relationships
• Understanding of Lean management systems is desired
• Strong understanding or operating management systems is a plus.
• Major Outage and Turnaround experience is necessary for the role to drive improvements.
• Experience in the field directly in production or maintenance organizations is required.

Competencies

The Hess Way of Working refers to competencies considered absolute pre-requisites for success. How you deliver results is as important as what you achieve. Every employee is expected to demonstrate the behaviors within these competencies to be considered an effective performer and, ultimately, earn career growth opportunities.

• Builds Trusted Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Creates Effective Teams
• Thinks Strategically
• Inspires Innovation
• Demonstrates Courage
• Drives Continuous Improvement

WHAT WE OFFER

Hess provides a comprehensive range of compensation and benefit programs that help you to take care of your health, protect your income, and build savings for the future. Our compensation philosophy is simple – we pay for performance.  The better you and the company perform, the more you can earn.  Here are a few highlights:
 

Base Salary

• Base salaries are competitive, and market based, with pay increases based on objective measures and upward moves.

Annual Incentive Plan

• Every employee participates in our Annual Incentive Plan, which awards a bonus based on how well we fare as a company on our annual performance scorecard and the person’s level of contribution.

All Employee Share Plan

• All employees are Hess stockholders, so they share in the success they help create for the company. Shares are granted to new employees who do not receive stock as part of their compensation package.

Benefits

• Hess cares about your well-being and wants to help you be your best self.  That’s why we offer a compelling benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. Highlights include: medical, dental, and vision coverage; a health savings account; 401 (K) and pension plan; a nationally recognized wellness program; and company paid basic life and disability insurance.

Learn more about our programs at https://hessbenefits.com/.

Learning & Development 

• We believe in lifelong learning and provide a suite of on-demand and instructor-led learning opportunities, in addition to a tuition reimbursement program, designed to help you achieve your professional goals.  Learning encompasses on-the-job interaction with highly skilled colleagues, self-guided study, training, mentoring and participation in formal networks (e.g., technical and employee resource groups.)

WHY HESS?

We aim to be the world’s most trusted energy partner. Modern life and continued human prosperity depends upon access to affordable and secure energy and all forms of energy are required for an orderly and just future. Hess is ideally positioned to provide low-cost oil and gas reliably to help meet the world’s growing energy needs in a way that protects the health and safety of our people, safeguards the environment, and makes a lasting positive impact in the communities where we do business. 

Everything we do is guided by six core values – Integrity, People, Performance, Social Responsibility, Value Creation, and Independent Spirit, from how we treat our employees to how we interact with our neighbors, suppliers and business partners.  They are the basic building blocks of our culture and represent our company’s collective conscience. While our strategy changes over time based on business conditions, our values are enduring. 

We are an industry leader in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, one of the largest producers in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and a critical natural gas producer and supplier to Malaysia and Thailand. Our exploration and appraisal activities are offshore Guyana, one of the industry’s largest oil discoveries in the past decade, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname. 

We are recognized around the world as an industry leader in environmental, social and governance performance and disclosure. 

Hess provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for personal growth. We are always looking for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about making a difference in the world and in their careers. Unlike much larger companies, we are agile and every member of the team, regardless of level or position, plays an important role. 

We invite you to learn more about what makes us a special place to work.  Click here (www.hess.com) 

Hess is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Hess is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, click here or send an email to MyHR@Hess.com.

Posting Notes: Catherine Denise Nichols | Employee | Facilities & Projects | United States| Texas | Houston | | No | 27325