Messer Americas · 2 months ago
Area Rotating Machinery Engineer
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expMesser Americas is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company, dedicated to providing essential solutions that impact everyday life. The Area Rotating Machinery Engineer will support operations by providing technical assistance, troubleshooting, and maintenance for rotating machinery, ensuring safety and reliability across production facilities.
ChemicalHealth CareIndustrialManufacturingOil and GasPrecious Metals
Responsibilities
Supports the Area in achieving key outcomes in safety, reliability, efficiency, compliance, cost and customer service
Providing technical, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for all production facilities within the area including all ASU, CO2, H2, and He regarding all mechanical equipment and rotating machinery including compressors, pumps, fans, turbines, blowers, gearboxes, and their auxiliary systems
Provides technical assistance for operations, including direct support and troubleshooting on machinery issues within the area
Work with Area Controls engineers, Electrical engineers, Planning engineers as well as National Rotating Machinery Engineers to support any respective initiatives or projects
Review and approve mechanical and machinery PM’s, work instructions, and related procedures and provide feedback and recommendations for changes as necessary
Review the quality and completeness of mechanical equipment and machinery PM execution at assigned plant locations and provide technical support with planning and execution
Ensures implementation of Standard PM content for area rotating equipment
Routinely review mechanical condition-based vendor data reports and provide recommendations and necessary repair plans for any noted deficiencies to ensure reliable operation (vibration monitoring, oil analysis, thermography, etc.)
Lead the troubleshooting and repair of critical failed mechanical equipment and machinery including MOC guidance, plant/equipment outage decision making, repair plan, and root cause analysis, using OEM’s where required, and ensuring that lessons learned are shared and implemented
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
Provides direct support in the field for major maintenance execution of machinery scope, using effective quality plans and provide timely close out reports that provide lessons learned for continuous improvement
Develops multi discipline knowledge in relation to rotating machinery applications and contributes to Area Maintenance Strategy development and execution thru machinery scope development for major maintenance planning and execution
Manage and provide technical support to mechanical contractors to ensure accurate scope completion, proper documentation updates, standards compliance
Ensure that the machinery aspects of the major maintenance plan are kept updated for assigned plant locations functionality in industrial gas plants
Ensures equipment is fit for purpose thru maintenance planning and execution, scope/spares decisions, design reviews, HAZOP, MOC, installation, and commissioning processes
Complete area machinery technical reviews of MOCs and provide supplemental engineering data, drawings, analysis as necessary
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
Represents the Area mechanical reliability interests for machinery related aspects thru participation in the proposal and commercialization process
Provide machinery execution support to the Messer Projects Execution Team for major capital projects and new plant installations within the area
Participates in reliability audits and Equipment Condition Assessments. Agrees specific actions in collaboration with the Site, Area Ops, and Area Reliability Team
Provides input and decision making on the repair or refurbishment of major spare parts
Works with Area Planners and Procurement to identify machinery contractors and vendors
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering required
7 years of experience with at least 5 years in an operational and engineering environment working with mechanical equipment & rotating machinery
Demonstrated exceptional operational safety leadership
Self-started and self-directed with ability to manage multiple activities
Demonstrated ability to follow through to completion on projects and issues
Demonstrated ability to work cohesively in a team environment or independently as required
Good technical and communication skills with solid interpersonal skills
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.)
Knowledge and experience working with and troubleshooting high speed rotating machinery
General understanding of regulatory and industry standards and codes
Ability to travel 30-40% (60-80 nights/year)
Preferred
Air Separation experience and knowledge a plus
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Appreciable pay
Steady schedules
Opportunities for ongoing training and career progression
Company
Messer Americas
Messer Americas is one of the industrial gas companies, offers expertise in industrial, medical, specialty, and electronic gases.
5001-10000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Elena Skvortsova
President and CEO
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President & CEO
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