Senior Rotating Equipment Expert

Responsibilities

• Participation in pre TAR planning, TAR supervision and execution
• Follow up reports and possible external shop monitoring of components to make repair recommendations and monitor quality control
• Support the preparation of CTE Guidance Documents for selected Group documents (GTs and GEs)
• Review selected RCA reports for both Process Safety and Reliability incidents
• Lead and/or participate in selected incident investigations
• Support the development of selected risk assessments for new and existing assets and in the implementation of subsequent action plans
• Support selected entity and Group level LI IMS audits in the Americas Hub as technical auditor
• Participate in the Air Liquide Group level working groups developing GTs in the rotating machinery technology area
• Ability to troubleshoot design problems or calculations from OEM which lead to improper operational parameters, or consistent downtime
• Design support for organization for the execution of new capital projects
• Act as owner's representative for the design reviews as required
• Provide engineering with technical support and guidance for Plant Projects
• Serve as design authority as required
• Review and provide risk assessment for proposed changes to existing rotating machinery via Management of Change (MOC) process
• In cooperation with E&C, develop standard equipment specification and engineering practices for rotating machinery
• Ensure subsidiary compliance with directives from AL Group related to rotating machinery
• Provide operations support to all entities in regards to rotating machinery
• Collaborate with Large Rotating machinery vendors and OEM’s, ensuring quality control in repairs, and witness assembly and testing of equipment as required
• Respond to urgent rotating machinery issues
• Applies process understanding and control systems strategies in order to improve reliability and/or efficiency and through support of CTE’s Process Control Technology department
• Recommend process and cost savings improvement opportunities
• Issue advisories to spread Best Practices and prevent recurrence of incidents
• Be aware of Group initiatives for rotating machinery technology domain as these are provided from Group level organizations
• Provide interpretation to entities for implementation and participate in the development of such programs
• Provide support for Group programs for rotating machinery technology including developing the implementation plan together with the entities and monitoring compliance status
• Participate strongly in Americas Rotating Machinery Technology KNOE and if assigned, participate in WW CoP Training
• Build a documented knowledge base of Rotating Machinery technology operational expertise
• Provide technical content and training for Rotating Machinery technology
• Mentor and support developing employees to expand knowledge sharing; disseminate rather than protect information
• Act as coach for proteges (assigned or otherwise)
• Attend and contribute to selected project development meetings
• Provide technical support to CI during the development and execution of new Rotating Machinery capital projects

Qualifications

• BS Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, required with +15 years of rotating machinery experience
• Detailed knowledge of various types of compressors, turbines, pumps, and fan designs and maintenance
• Solution-oriented, with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Lubrication knowledge and expertise
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Able to perform under stress and time constraints
• Comfortable in both corporate and plant environments
• Able to effectively work within a diverse, international organization
• Can be consulted 24/7 by Plant Managers and Maintenance personnel
• Able to wear FRC clothing and other PPE
• Advanced skills with Google suite of tools (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, etc.)
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Ability to understand, perform, and retain various job-related operational and safety trainings
• Up to 50% domestic travel