Specialist, Rotating Equipment

Calumet•Great Falls, MT

About The Position

At Calumet we deliver innovative specialty products trusted by companies across the globe. We are the foundation to everyday essential products that help millions of people live and thrive. We are headquartered in Indianapolis and have numerous production locations in the US. We are customer focused and utilize our values of collaboration and entrepreneurship to grow the business. We offer a dynamic, high-performance environment where team members can have real input and impact on our business. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, treat the business as if it is your own and add value accordingly, come see why we’re Calumet Proud! PURPOSE: The Rotating Equipment Specialist reports directly to the Refinery’s Reliability Lead and provides the necessary support to accomplish the refinery’s reliability objectives for rotating equipment. This role is responsible to collect data, evaluate, troubleshoot, plan for improvements, and correct issues related to the reliability performance of the refinery’s rotating equipment assets. This role requires technical acumen, and the ability to work hands on with stakeholders including maintenance, operations, technical, and management personnel. The successful candidate will have inherent knowledge of the types of rotating equipment onsite, and methodologies for monitoring, evaluating performance, and improving equipment that is not performing reliably.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field OR Minimum of 5 years of experience in rotating equipment field with direct precision maintenance experience in millwright craft &/or supervision.
Minimum of 5 years of experience working in heavy industry. Refinery, chemical or petroleum industry experience preferred.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral); problem solving and analytical skills; computer literacy; team player, self-motivated and willingness to provide field guidance.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Vibration Analysis or experience with the use of handheld and installed monitoring equipment.
Flexible and willing to provide off-shift call-in support, must be available to work extra hours as needed and work outdoors in adverse weather conditions as needed.
Ability to multitask and manage conflicting and changing priorities.
Familiar with Reliability centered principles.
Experience with JD Edwards of SAP and reliability software (e.g., RPM, Meridian, etc.).
Familiar with failure analysis software (e.g., Think Reliability CauseMapping, Tap Root, etc.).

Responsibilities

Leads the rotating equipment reliability efforts in assigned areas of responsibility by providing technical assistance in resolving equipment performance, operation, and maintenance problems.
Works safely each day in accordance with Calumet, regulatory and site procedures.
Utilizes equipment and site data to evaluate and improve equipment specific reliability and maintenance strategies. Develop equipment asset strategies and champions reliability.
Assists in formulating, implementing, maintaining, and auditing Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Diagnostics Maintenance (PdM) programs and makes recommendations for reliability improvement and failure avoidance.
Assists Operations, and Maintenance Departments in developing procedures, training, and processes to ensure equipment is operated within its design parameters.
Advises project engineering on new capital designs and installations to ensure that equipment meets reliability, operability, and maintainability and RAGAGEP standards.
Gives input to equipment specifications and standards for reliability improvement.
Conducts problem solving and root cause failure analysis for rotating equipment issues.
Audits maintenance and contractors for satisfactory craftsmanship in work tasks to ensure reliability and assists in identifying internal learning gaps as necessary.
Champions the Bad Actor improvement process through identification and implementation of solutions for defect elimination.
Participate in audits to measure the effectiveness of reliability related activities such as equipment repairs, part quality and failure investigation process.
Participates in Criticality evaluation for rotating equipment.
Recommends projects and/or studies to support overall plant reliability.
Assists in spare parts reviews and requirements for ensuring equipment maintainability and availability.
Other activities as assigned by the manager.