Production Engineer (60231) at LSB Industries in Pryor, OK

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About LSB Industries, Inc. LSB Industries, Inc., is committed to playing a leadership role in the energy transition through 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, industrial, and mining 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. Join us, and let's create a future where every bond we forge is built to last. Discover your potential with LSB Industries. Apply now and unlock endless possibilities! Job Summary: Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager and serving as a leader within the team, the Production Engineer is the primary lead responsible for maximizing plant availability and capacity utilization (OEE). This role serves as the primary leader for assigned assets and provides technical oversight and cross-functional coordination to ensure maintenance, engineering, and reliability efforts are focused on eliminating downtime, reducing operational risk, and achieving production targets. Key Responsibilities and Operational Leadership: Asset Performance Monitoring and Risk Identification Analyze lost-production data, equipment reliability, and repair frequency to identify bad actors, quantify production impact, prioritize improvement opportunities, coordinate development and implementation of corrective actions, and verify resulting improvements in production and asset availability. Support the Mechanical Integrity program for piping, tanks, vessels, and structural equipment. Evaluate the operational and business impact of identified conditions, prioritize mitigation and corrective actions, coordinate operating constraints and interim safeguards, escalate overdue or unacceptable risks, and verify that approved corrective actions are completed and effective. Prioritize and communicate risks to equipment reliability and long-term operability. Lead the Potential Business Interrupter (PBI) process for assigned assets by maintaining the risk register, facilitating risk evaluations, recommending priorities and mitigation plans, escalating unresolved risks, and verifying that corrective actions are completed and effective. Root Cause Analysis and Reliability Improvement Lead and participate in cross-functional Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), incident investigation, and equipment improvement teams. Ensure recommendations are practical, assigned actions are tracked, and completed improvements deliver sustainable production and reliability results. Coordinate the development and implementation of equipment strategies that improve long-term plant uptime, including asset care strategies, preventive and condition-based maintenance improvements, critical spare requirements, asset preservation plans, and equipment rationalization opportunities. Define operational priorities and performance requirements and verify that implemented strategies address identified production and reliability risks. Scope Development and Work Prioritization Suppo