Date Posted: July 10, 2025
Closing Date: August 10, 2025
Reports To: Global Expert, Static Equipment
Location: New Plymouth
Duration: Full-time, Fixed Term

POSITION SUMMARY

To collate and consolidate current individual regional guidelines relating to Reformer Tube Life management tools and methods, and produce a Corporate Document on how to record and analyse plant data.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Completed 3rd or 4th year in Bachelor of Engineering or 3rd year in Computer Science
• Intermediate to advanced Excel
• Coding in Python
• Decision Making
• Strong software and coding skills
• Analytical and research experience
• Results driven, and goal orientated
• Well organised
• Communicates well within own group and other departments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to pick up and learn new programming languages
• Inquisitive and challenging
• Available transport to Methanex site in Motunui required (public transport is not available)
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  Applications close Sunday, 10 August 2025 NZST
  At Methanex, we believe that having a diverse team and an inclusive workplace creates a better culture, better decisions and a better company. We are committed to a diverse organization that values different perspectives, backgrounds, skills and abilities. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all qualified individuals and strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs

• Develop corporate guidance documentation for reformer tube management systems across all manufacturing sites.
• Collate and consolidate existing tools and methodologies currently used and incorporate into a comprehensive document.
• Define and document best practices for capturing and analysing key plant data, including:
• Diametral and axial permanent strain
• Thermal cycles
• Life consumed using in-house software
• Future life projection
• Establish replacement strategy framework, identifying key inputs and parameters for reformer tube replacement.
• Build a financial model to support cost benefit analysis and long term planning for reformer tube replacement and maintenance strategies.
• Generate an inspection model, including destructive testing, to allow for timely turnaround planning.