Description
Senior Area Rotating Machinery Engineer
Location: LaPorte, IN (Relocation assistance available)
Pay: $110,000 to $150,000 (DOE) plus potential 10% target bonus
Education/Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering required
• 4-7 years of experience in an operational and engineering environment working with rotating machinery
Other Qualifications:
• Demonstrated exceptional operational safety leadership
• Self-started and self-directed with ability to manage multiple activities
• Knowledgeable and experienced working with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of compressors, pumps, fans, turbines, blowers, gearboxes, and their auxiliary systems.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies as well as interpretation of the data (Vibration monitoring, oil analysis, thermography, etc.)
• Professional qualifications and licensing a plus
• Six Sigma qualification a plus
• Air Separation experience and knowledge preferred
Travel: 30-40% travel to plants within the Midwest region (OH, IN, IL, WI, KSN, Southern Canada)
• Travel typically lasts between 2-3 days or 1 week depending on level of issue at a given plant
Shift/Schedule: Typical M-F 8a-5p
• Requires additional coverage during outages
Principal Responsibilities:
• Provides technical support, troubleshooting, and maintenance support to Area Plant Management, and Technicians for all rotating equipment applications including compressors, pumps, fans, gearboxes, and their auxiliary systems.
• Provides training, and technical assistance for operations, including direct support and troubleshooting on machinery issues within the area. Provides mechanical rotating engineering support for small area led projects and major projects led by the project execution group
• Collaborates with Engineers and Technicians from all disciplines (Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, etc.). Continuously improves multi discipline knowledge in relation to rotating machinery applications and functionality in industrial gas plants.
• Review the quality and completeness of mechanical PM execution at assigned plant locations and ensures implementation of Standard PM content for area rotating equipment
• Directly support Area Maintenance Strategy development and execution thru machinery scope development for major maintenance planning and execution (typically >=$250K - $2M each event). Ensure that the machinery aspects of the major maintenance plan are kept updated for assigned plant locations
• Implements changes to equipment or systems thru the management of change (MOC) process
• Provides direct support for emergent plant events and ensures that comprehensive pro-active support is provided, root cause is determined, using OEM's where required, and that lessons learned are shared and implemented
• Ensures equipment is fit for purpose thru maintenance planning and execution, scope/spares decisions, design reviews, HAZOP, MOC, installation, and commissioning processes. Represent the Area mechanical reliability interests for machinery related aspects thru participation in the proposal and commercialization process
• Utilizes standardized turnaround work scope templates in the development of the detailed machinery work scope, budget, contractor management, execution strategy, and quality plans for turnarounds, major maintenance, etc.
• Direct support in the field for major maintenance execution of machinery scope, using effective quality plans. Provide timely close out reports that provide lessons learned for continuous improvement
• Track emergent plant events and ensure that comprehensive pro-active support is provided, root cause is determined, using OEM's where required, and that lessons learned are shared and implemented
• Monitors history and condition of rotating equipment to determine and prioritize major maintenance scopes and requirements, including obsolescence aspects. Provide business case justifications as required to support required budgeting and timings for assigned plant locations
• Monitors the use of condition monitoring techniques for rotating machinery for the area. Routinely reviews condition-based vendor data reports and provide recommendations and necessary repair plans for any noted deficiencies to ensure reliable operation (Lube oil analysis, Vibration analysis, etc.)
• Participates in reliability audits and Equipment Condition Assessments. Agrees specific actions in collaboration with the Site, Area Ops, and Area Reliability hub Team
• Assess the technical competency of contractors and service providers to ensure proper scope is assigned and the expected quality is received
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