Rotating Machinery Engineer

Location

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Project and turn around management related to all rotating work

• Supervise and manage in-house compressor specialists as they oversee contract labor in centrifugal machinery overhauls, repairs and inspections

• Oversee the overhaul of rotating machinery in across LI NAM

• Identify training needs and develop internal resources in the area of compressor, steam turbine maintenance and multi-stage pumps

• Interpretation of predictive monitoring results

• Partner with Reliability Engineers in analyzing machinery vibration data and developing corrective maintenance plans, as necessary.

• Direct and oversee vendor shop repairs as necessary to ensure proper procedures and inspections are followed and performed

• Manage and maintain the reciprocating compressor overhaul schedule

• Develop project plans and schedules for upcoming overhauls

• Review and update job plans on the maintenance management systems

• Assist planner by providing technical input into the planning process. This may include but is not limited to manpower estimation, material estimates, job steps and possible repair techniques

• Document maintenance activities in the CMMS with sufficient detail to accurately reflect machinery history

• Participate in RCFA's and Vulnerability Studies

• Provide technical support on troubleshooting turbomachinery problems and provide recommendations for repair

• Manage the capital spare equipment inventory to ensure timely and quality shop repairs

• Ensure proper parts are in inventory or sourced for upcoming repair needs and work closely with the National warehouse to ensure critical spares are available

• Lead/participate in compressor performance studies

• Provide technical guidance to the LI NAM facilities regarding turbomachinery operating problems

• Provide input into annual budgeting process in regards to upcoming overhaul recommendations and cost estimates

• Develop and maintain work history information on all turbomachinery

• Develop and maintain method of assessing equipment condition and make recommendations for repairs

• Identify methods to reduce cost of repairs and overhauls

Accountability:

• 100% compliance to ALA Safety standards

• Comply with all ALA and government regulations

• Documentation of machinery repairs and overhauls

• Performing equipment inspections and develop plans for repair of exceptions

• Reliability and availability of rotating machinery

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree required in Mechanical Engineering OR Technical qualification (mechanical) diploma plus 10 years of relevant experience required.

• Reliability engineering experience

• Excellent planning and organizational skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• 10+ years in centrifugal machinery maintenance activities

• Strong knowledge of vibration analysis

• Thorough knowledge in the operation of compression equipment

• On-call availability required

Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.