Job Description

Job Location: LSB Pryor OK - Pryor, OK 74361About LSB Industries, Inc.
LSB Industries, Inc., is committed to playing a leadership role in the production of low and no carbon products that build, feed and power the world. The LSB team is dedicated to building a culture of excellence in customer experiences as we deliver essential products across the agricultural and industrial end markets and, in the future, the energy markets. Join our team and help us develop innovative solutions that will improve the quality of life for current and future generations. Learn more about LSB at www.lsbindustries.com.
Why Pryor, OK?
Set against the backdrop of a welcoming small-town atmosphere, Pryor offers an exceptional quality of life with its tight-knit community, excellent schools, and abundance of outdoor activities. Plus, its proximity to the vibrant city of Tulsa adds an extra layer of excitement, making Pryor the ideal place to both advance your career and enjoy a fulfilling lifestyle. Join us in this dynamic city and be part of a community that values progress, resilience, and collective success.  If you're ready to embark on an exciting career journey filled with purpose, growth, and fulfillment, LSB Industries welcomes you with open arms. Come to Pryor, OK, and let's transform chemistry into opportunity together.
Overview
LSB Industries is looking to hire a Production Engineer for our Pryor, Oklahoma facility. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager and serving as a leader within the team. Production Engineer is the primary lead responsible for maximizing plant availability and capacity utilization (OEE). This Role serves as the “Operational Owner” of the assets. Production Engineer Uses Technical Oversight and cross departmental coordination to ensure the maintenance, engineering, and reliability efforts are focused on eliminating downtime and meeting production Targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prioritize and communicate risks to equipment reliability and long-term operability of equipment. “Own the Potential Business Interrupters (PBI) process”.
- Coordinates equipment strategies that improve long-term uptime of the plant. This includes identification of the critical spare equipment/spare parts and determination of their inventory parameters, based on asset care Strategy program.
- Performs data analysis for lost production, correlates the reports with equipment reliability, and/or repair frequencies to identify bad actors and works with SME to develop measures to improve or replace the assets.
- Leads or takes part in cross-functional teams, e.g., Reliability Centered Maintenance, Root Cause Analysis and Six Sigma Teams, Investigations, or Equipment Improvement Teams.
- Prepares and submits monthly reports summarizing the status of reliability activities and PBI to the Manufacturing Manager.
- Leads the Capital project input and budgeting process for his/her area of responsibility.
- Supports Gate keeper to Develop and Prioritize maintenance outage and turnaround scopes. Coordinates with Maintenance & Reliability and project engineering teams for execution of work during outages
- Manages Management of Change (MOC) process for assigned areas.
- Supports Mechanical Integrity (MI) inspection program to own the risk and to coordinate strategies for mitigation/elimination of risk, including Piping, tanks, vessels and structural equipment.  Prioritizes corrective actions and follow-up requirements identified.
- Responsible for equipment improvement and complex maintenance repairs coordination with third party engineering partners.
- Responsible for Turnaround (TA) scope, including scope development, prioritization, and change management in TA Preparation and execution.
- Participate and engage in T2a, and T2b LSB Way process.

QualificationsPreferred Requirements:
- Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical engineering degree with 3 years’ experience
- Experience within the PSM covered continuous Chemical/Process or Petrochemical Industry is required.
- Working knowledge of fixed, rotating, and electrical equipment failure modes and works with operations team to perform failure mode analysis and root cause investigation with cross-functional team’s input.
- The incumbent should have experience developing solid working relationships with operation personnel and must be willing to teach and mentor production personnel.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:
- Physical ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing of stairs and ladders.
- Willingness to work in a 24/7 continuous chemical processing facility around dust, chemicals, high temperature, loud noises, and running equipment.
- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (FRC, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toed boots and hearing protection) in addition to full face respirator as necessary in emergencies.
- Must be able to lift as much as 25 lbs.
Special Attention:
This position is safety and security sensitive in nature.
This position deals with hazardous materials and/or industrial processes that can pose a risk to employees and the general public.  This facility is required to comply with security standards under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) CFATS regulation 6 CFR Part 27.