Rotating Equipment Engineer

CF Industries • Donaldsonville, LA

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About The Position

The Rotating Equipment Engineer provides engineering and technical expertise to plant personnel to support efficient, continuous operations in the rotating equipment discipline. The role provides mechanical and condition-monitoring recommendations to address equipment issues during routine work, shutdowns, and projects, including vibration, lubrication, and seal analysis. It covers rotating equipment across the Donaldsonville facility’s six ammonia plants, five urea plants, and four nitric acid plants. The engineer is expected to uphold CF Industries’ high safety, craft quality, and productivity standards.

The position oversees condition monitoring and maintenance programs, investigates equipment and material failures, supports mechanical integrity, and helps plan and execute turnarounds, shutdowns, projects, repairs, and equipment overhauls. It also coordinates with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and craft teams; manages relevant technical records and spare-parts recommendations; and may travel to vendor facilities, training, and other destinations as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, preferably in mechanical engineering.
• At least 3 years of industry-related experience.
• Strong condition-monitoring knowledge in vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography, and ultrasonics.
• Knowledge of rotating and reciprocating equipment, vibration analysis, fluids product handling, electrical systems, regulatory design codes and standards for rotating equipment, OSHA regulations, and manpower coordination.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate succinctly with management.
• Proficiency in basic computer software, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project.
• Knowledge of industrial codes, including ASME, ANSI, and API.
• Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Must be able to demonstrate that they are drug- and alcohol-free when tested randomly or for cause.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Ability to acquire, maintain, and possess a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and a passport.

Nice To Haves

• Plant-environment experience.
• Certification in vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography, or ultrasonics.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with the SAP system.

Responsibilities

• Oversee critical equipment condition monitoring using continuous and offline vibration monitoring equipment, oil analysis, process data, temperature, and ultrasonic surveys, including System 1, PI, and Emerson systems.
• Develop and maintain a criticality-based quality control and quality assurance program for rotating-equipment work.
• Establish a criticality matrix assigning appropriate QA and QC measures for safe, efficient, quality work execution.
• Conduct technical investigations, audits, or independent research into rotating-equipment and material failures; document results and recommend resolutions.
• Review millwright craft work execution and recommend practices to the Rotating Equipment Superintendent and Millwright Supervisor to improve field-work quality and safety.
• Maintain the System 1 data acquisition system.
• Review, design, and manage critical machinery preventive-maintenance programs for assigned equipment and lubrication systems.
• Analyze management information reports and equipment histories to identify high machinery maintenance costs or lubrication problems and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist with the rotating-equipment portion of the Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex Mechanical Integrity program and monitor required documentation in the computerized maintenance management system.
• Assist in planning turnarounds, shutdowns, and special projects, including timing, job lists, materials, sequencing, crew sizing, and overall schedules.
• Assist in executing critical and non-critical overhauls and repairs, both on-site and off-site.
• Assist with the annual spare-parts stock review and submit inventory-adjustment recommendations to the Rotating Superintendent for approval.
• Communicate rotating-equipment failure issues to production management and recommend corrective actions.
• Review and assist with contractor selection, contract negotiations, and evaluation of contractor performance.
• Manage departmental technical equipment files, vendor catalog libraries, and industrial codes.
• Work with equipment vendors to define work scopes and ensure quality and cost monitoring for machinery fabrication and repairs.
• Manage repairs at vendor facilities and apply best-practice inspection and repair methods; travel to vendor facilities for inspection walk-downs and quality-control points as needed.
• Travel as needed for specialized rotating-machinery reliability training and other required business travel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level