Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Nexpera LLC•Darrow, LA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

NEXPERA leads the way in sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide regeneration, offering a comprehensive range of products and services that optimize processes, minimize environmental impact, and allow our partners to focus on their core operations. With the industry’s largest facility network, we ensure unmatched reliability and drive innovation across the industrial landscape. In addition, we provide an unmatched array of sulfur-based chemicals and related services to a diverse set of industries. POSITION PURPOSE NEXERPA's Maintenance & Reliability Engineer will be responsible for providing maintenance and reliability engineering support with a focus on rotating equipment across all NEXPERA sites. We are seeking a Reliability/Maintenance Engineer with extensive experience in rotating equipment as well as familiarity with motor drive and steam turbine systems and fixed equipment. The ideal candidate will be the owner of the rotating machinery/motor drive/turbine systems reliability engineering function across NEXPERA, ensuring and implementing best practices to maintain consistent and reliable equipment operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline (Mechanical Engineering preferred).
Minimum 10 years' experience focusing on rotating machinery reliability
5+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or engineering roles in a chemical, petrochemical, or industrial manufacturing environment.
Individual must possess a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) or obtain a TWIC once employed
Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM)
Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, preventive and predictive maintenance technologies, and condition monitoring and fixed time maintenance strategies
Experience working within a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). SAP Experience is preferred
Willingness to be available and on call 24/7 as needed due to business conditions

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Vibration analysis
Familiarity with lubrication systems and analysis
Experience working with Highly Hazardous Chemicals/High Hazard Process
Manufacturing experience which includes exposure to Safety, Health, Environment, Quality, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement systems and tools
Experience in Root Cause Failure Analysis and Incident investigations
Demonstrated collaborative problem solving, excellent planning and organizational skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and teamwork
Strong analytical skills
Proactive problem solving and utilization of data in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement equipment strategies (predictive maintenance, preventative maintenance, turn around scopes, replacement timing, critical spare parts analysis, etc...) for circuit rotating equipment including main blowers (compressors), turbines, process fans, motors, VFDs, gear boxes, pumps, air compressors, etc.
Determine and track current condition and status of rotating equipment and update asset strategies accordingly
Ownership and support of updates to the major equipment strategies, asset life plans, and asset models with specific focus on rotating equipment.
Create and manage a common spare machine and common parts system
Carry out reliability studies on existing equipment and recommend needed improvements in the areas of equipment philosophies, equipment strategies, equipment improvements and best practices for asset productivity
Identify, Plan, and Execute reliability improvement projects and other assigned equipment/site improvement projects while following and completing site Management of Change procedures.
Lead incident investigations and perform root cause failure analysis for incidents with a suspected Mechanical Integrity/Quality Assurance cause
Evaluate equipment failure modes and utilize engineering experience and training to develop solutions for eliminating/mitigating potential failure
Monitor equipment performance and evaluate equipment history and failure trends to determine sources of poor component performance and implement improvements
Advise and confer with engineers in design review meetings to provide reliability findings and recommendations to maximize equipment reliability
Review engineering specifications/drawings and propose design modifications to improve reliability within cost and other performance requirements
Oversee/interact with maintenance organizations regarding maintenance repairs, repair plans, equipment installation, quality assurance requirements,etc…
Performing Field contract administration
Ensure Safety & Environmental compliance of equipment
Lead Minor Capital Projects
Support turnarounds, outages and emergency repairs with a focus on rotating equipment