Rotating Equipment Engineer at Apple & Associates

JOB DESCRIPTIONThe primary purpose of this role is to provide rotating equipment technical support to maintenance and operations.  The role will develop the long term plan for rotating equipment in assigned area, including upgrades and maintenance strategies.  This role will provide key department functions such as proactive technical monitoring, RCM, and quality assurance.DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIESØ  Ensure operating procedures are in place for critical equipment like air and reciprocating compressors
Ø  Ensure operational rounds are clearly defined for rotating equipment integrity.Ø  Rotating Equipment lead during operational upsets or planned/unplanned outages.Ø  Identify and risk assess threats to safe, stable operation of rotating equipment.Ø  Provide Tech Assurance for Management of Change for rotating equipment.Ø  Develop and continuously improve Equipment Care Strategies for rotating equipment.Ø  Support the RCM process for rotating equipment.Ø  Provides rotating equipment expertise on root cause investigations
Ø  Champion the Learner Mindset when approaching technical issues.  Seek to understand the cause to prevent recurrence.Ø  Provide technical support for scope development.Ø  Develop the QA/QC plan.  Provide Quality Assurance on critical repairs.Ø  Support the planning process for maintenance execution.Ø  Support operations in developing decontamination plans in order to preserve equipment.Ø  Responsible for auxiliary system plan and functional testing.Ø  Provide assurance that learnings, changes, and repairs are properly documented in the Integrity Management System.Ø  Engineering support for the Vibration Analysis program, providing technical assurance for program settings and management overview of alarm settings.Ø  Provides engineering support to condition monitoring specialist on System 1.Ø  Develop equipment monitoring requirements.Ø  Develop monitoring templates and apply to critical equipment.Ø  Provide contract owner/holder responsibilities for various contractors.Ø  Rotating Equipment:   Identify and eliminate performance and integrity issues.   Identify growth/margin projects, develop business proposals, and execute through projects.   Maintain a technology implementation plan to improve reliability, process safety and efficiency of equipment.  Identify opportunities to implement, develop business proposals, and execute through projects.   Review and summarize history of the critical machines.   Responsible for performance monitoring and testing.  Develop, review, and verify performance programs and Models.   Ensures equipment files are up to date and complete .Ø  Consult on investigations.Ø  Participate on HAZOP and PHA
Ø  Perform technical proactive monitoring on critical equipment.Ø  Support inspector on updating Bill of Materials.Ø  Support the Refinery and Chemical Sr
Rotating Equipment support engineer on site items.Ø  Design and repair equipment using industry standards, site standards and best practices.REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONSØ  Bachelors Engineering Degree or equivalent in technical/engineering discipline
Ø  Academic qualifications or equivalent minimum 10 years in the industry, preferably including work in Operating Units.Ø  Experience with Rotating Equipment supplier supervision.Ø  Vibration Diagnostics, ability to analyze and diagnose machinery vibration.Ø  Experience with Rotating Equipment Support for Operation and Maintenance.Ø  Surge Testing skill and experience.Ø  Experience in Plant Turnarounds, Maintenance, Start up and Shutdown.Ø  Experience with relationship and contract management of OEM’s and contractors.Ø  Experience in HSSE and quality management.Ø  Experience with Rotating Equipment Construction, Installation, (Pre) Commissioning  and Testing.Type: direct hire