Staff Rotating Equipment Engineer

Job Title - Maintenance Supervisor (Major Rotating Equipment)
Location - Deer Park, TX, 77536 
Job Type – Permanent/ Full-Time
Work Schedule – 9/80 + hybrid

DESCRIPTION

NES Fircroft is a leading global technical recruitment company providing professional contract and permanent staff to a diverse worldwide client base within the energy industry. Our client, a fully-integrated oil company with one of the largest refineries in the US, has exciting permanent opportunity for a Staff Rotating Equipment Engineer to be based in Deer Park, TX.


Job Summary:

• Provide technical assurance and support to turnaround, maintenance, and operations to improve the overall reliability of critical rotating equipment for the refinery.
• Develop long-term maintenance care strategies and detailed scope of work for critical rotating equipment in assigned areas.
• Perform proactive technical monitoring for early detection of defects or failures.
• Provide quality assurance for repairs to ensure the machines will meet their required life cycle
• Identification of projects and improvements to safe operation, long-term maintenance costs, and machine efficiency

DIMENSIONS:

• The Staff Rotating Equipment Engineer provides technical support to operations, maintenance, and turnarounds regarding critical machinery.
• The role is assigned specific areas of responsibility within the refinery but may be asked to support other areas based on workload and availability.
• Examples of rotating equipment types to be supported:
  • Reciprocating & Centrifugal Compressors
  • Associated auxiliaries and controls
  • Multi-Stage Steam Turbines
  • Controls and Trip Systems
  • Auxiliaries
  • Instrument Air Compressors
  • Gearboxes
  • API Pumps, BB 1-5
  • Fans and Blowers
  • Steam Turbine Generators

RESPONSIBILITIES
Operations Support/ Critical Work Processes

• Ensure operating procedures are in place for critical rotating equipment.
• Ensure operational rounds are clearly defined for rotating equipment integrity
• Rotating Equipment lead for critical machinery during operational upsets or planned/unplanned outages
• Identify and risk assess threats to safe, stable operation of rotating equipment
• Provide Tech Authority for Management of Change for rotating equipment
• Develop and continuously improve Equipment Care Strategies for rotating equipment as part of the RCM process.
• Enter project initiation forms for machinery upgrade or replacement
• Provide input into the Business Plan for planned work on critical machinery                                                                       
• Troubleshoot issues and perform causal investigations for rotating equipment failures
• Champion the Learner Mindset when approaching technical issues.  Seek to understand the cause to prevent recurrence.                                                     
• Develop work scope for critical rotating equipment.
• Develop the QA/QC plan. Provide Quality Assurance on critical repairs.
• Support the planning process for maintenance execution.
• Support operations in developing decontamination plans to preserve equipment.
• Responsible for auxiliary system plan and functional testing
• Provide assurance that learnings, changes, and repairs are properly documented in the Equipment Care Historian.                         
• Engineering support for the Vibration Analysis program, providing technical assurance for program and management overview of alarm settings.
• Provides engineering support to condition monitoring specialist on EVO (Benty Nevada)
• Develop equipment monitoring requirements
• Develop monitoring templates and apply to critical equipment                                                                                     
• Identify and eliminate performance and integrity issues
• Identify improvement opportunities and enter project initiation forms.
• Maintain a technology implementation plan to improve reliability, process safety and efficiency of equipment.
• Review and summarize the history of critical machines.  Credit schedules and adjust based on as-found condition. Ensure all information is documented for future reference.
• Responsible for performance monitoring and testing.  Develop, review, and verify performance programs and Models
• Ensures equipment files are up to date and complete in the equipment care historian.
• Act as a technical consultant for causal investigations
• Participate in Process Hazards Analysis.
• Perform technical proactive monitoring on critical equipment
• Support the Mechanical Specialist on updating Bill of Materials
• Understand and follow industry standards related to rotating equipment. repairs

Job Skills and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelors Engineering Degree or equivalent in technical/engineering discipline.
• Academic qualifications or equivalent minimum 7 years in the industry, preferably including work in Refinery and Chemical Manufacturing facilities
• Strong design and troubleshooting skills on turbo machinery maintenance/overhauls using best practices and industry standards
• Strong Design and troubleshooting skills on lube and seal oil systems
• Working knowledge of reciprocating compressor performance analysis and field troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of machinery safeguarding methodologies and safety critical systems/shutdowns
• Performance monitoring using first principles to trend, identify and troubleshoot
• Vibration Diagnostics, ability to analyze and diagnose machinery vibrations on turbo machinery and high energy charge pumps.
• Experience with Rotating Equipment Support for Operation and Maintenance
• Surge Testing skill and experience
• Experience in Plant Turnarounds, Maintenance, Start up and Shutdown
• Experience with relationship and contract management of OEM’s and contractors
• Experience in HSSE and quality management

BENEFITS
We value /our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of an international oil producer. The successful applicant will receive a competitive annual compensation package, annual bonus, strong medical benefits, 401K match, PTO, holidays, and more. Relocation assistance is also available. For more information on this opportunity or others, please contact Mishu Ventura. 




With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.