What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer position at US Nitrogen – Austin Powder Company?
Overview
The Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing reliability programs that enhance equipment performance, ensure employee safety, and safeguard environmental compliance. This role focuses on maximizing facility up-time, improving product quality, and driving cost efficiency. The Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer reports directly to the Technical Engineering Manager.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Work with the Maintenance, Technical and Operations to establish, track, and achieve equipment reliability goals and objectives for the facility.
- Participate in safety and environmental initiatives to ensure overall employee safety and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and monitor predictive and preventative maintenance activities – oil analysis, vibration analysis, and infrared thermography.
- Provide daily technical support to craftsmen, supervisors and other engineers to resolve equipment design, maintenance and operating issues for immediate and long-term solutions.
- Assist in planning and execution of turnaround activities.
- Provide technical input to determine priority and scope of equipment repairs.
- Lead root cause failure investigations for mechanical related incidents.
- Review engineering projects to ensure compliance with plant and corporate standards, and other applicable industry standards.
- Assist in developing and maintaining plant mechanical engineering / safety standards.
- Complete engineering design and documentation for small plant improvement and modification projects.
- Develop and manage reliability projects for plant mechanical systems.
- Review supplier data and witness shop tests.
- Assume site On Call Manager responsibilities occasionally.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related field.
- 5 years of engineering experience preferably in a chemical manufacturing environment.
- Project & budget management experience preferred.
- This is a safety sensitive position which requires employees to disclose the use of any prescription medication that may affect his or her ability to safely perform the essential functions of this position.
Skills and Knowledge
- Understanding of compressor control systems.
- Mechanics of turbines, axial compressors, reciprocating compressors, screw compressors, centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps and diaphragm pumps.
- Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and a good understanding of general process control.
- Possesses strong organizational and communication skills.
- Possesses complex problem solving, critical thinking, strong mathematics skills, systems evaluation, and operation analysis.
- Experienced in RCFA, RCM, or equivalent methodology.
- Competent computer knowledge – CMMS, Excel, Word, analysis software, etc.
Work Environment
US Nitrogen, LLC operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This position will be exposed to all elements of the weather on the plant site.
Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.