Senior Reliability Engineer - Rotating Equipment

Overview:
The Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of maintenance execution and reliability for a diverse profile of rotating equipment at the Celanese Narrows VA Site. This role will support multiple units, and the selected candidate will support the unit reliability engineers in troubleshooting, upgrades and proactive and preventative maintenance of the site rotating equipment.

Responsibilities:
●Improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of plant rotating equipment through the application of engineering expertise in providing right cost solutions to maintenance problems by:
●Be a site technical expert and leader in all areas concerning rotating equipment.
●Site leader in defining and organizing reliability programs for rotating equipment.
●Be a site leader in diagnosing problems and performing timely and thorough repair of complex rotating equipment of various types. Both on-site and offsite.
●Drafts and revises maintenance and reliability procedures for others to follow
●identifies bad economic and reliability performance and crafts overall program to improve performance. Prioritizes this list accurately.
●Participates in training and development of mechanical team consisting of mechanics, maintenance engineers and specialists as well as project engineers.
●Accurately and thoroughly summarizes problems, recommends solutions, and communicates to upper management for implementation.
●Leader in methodologies used in rotating equipment (RCA, vibration analysis, balancing, oil analysis).

Qualifications:

●Possesses deep knowledge of operating principles involving rotating equipment that leads to solutions others may not identify.
●Strong affiliation with an applicable professional association (ex.--vibration Institute, ASME, reliability professionals, others).
●Expert level in one of the following or similar technologies (vibration monitoring, RCA, balancing, alignment, precision rebuild, SAP).
●Experience with a diverse range of rotating machinery (induction motors, steam and/or gas turbines, single and multi-stage pumps, centrifuges, extruders, compressors, fans, gearboxes).
●Experience with mechanical seal programs and reliability tactics associated with them.
●Record of attendance at professional symposiums.
●Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and software as required.
●Strong interpersonal skills with a healthy respect for cultural diversity and teamwork.

Required Years of Experience:
7+ years in a plant maintenance or reliability setting

Education:
BS in Mechanical Engineering or other engineering degree that teaches pertinent knowledge (Metallurgical, civil, electrical, other) highly preferred