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Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer
Air Products
La Porte (TX)
On-site
USD 125,000 - 140,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking a Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer to join their team in La Porte, TX. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on optimizing rotating machinery while providing maintenance support. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, you will be part of a forward-thinking company dedicated to solving significant energy challenges. The position involves approximately 50% travel, allowing you to engage with various regional locations. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Benefits
Qualifications
- 10+ years experience in rotating equipment machinery design and maintenance.
- Proficient in machinery troubleshooting and vibration diagnostics.
Responsibilities
- Implement reliability and efficiency improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical support for large rotating machinery overhauls.
- Conduct root cause analysis for machinery issues.
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At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
Reimagine What’s Possible
It's an exciting time to work at Air Products, and we invite you to apply today! We're looking for a Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer in La Porte, TX. The engineer supports La Porte and several regional locations, which involves approx. 50% travel. This is a great opportunity to collaborate and meet our team.
You will enjoy working in a role that requires expertise in solving equipment issues, providing maintenance support, and optimizing rotating machinery. The machinery includes centrifugal, reciprocating and screw compressors, steam turbines, gas turbines, expanders, blowers, gearboxes, cooling towers, fin-fans, and all types of pumps including cryogenic pumps.
What's In It For You
At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!
- Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
- 401k with 100% vested company matching & core contribution Paid vacation, holidays, flexible holiday, and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
- Legal Plan & Identity Theft coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Many more supplemental benefits available
- Initiate and implement reliability and efficiency improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical support and supervision in the overhaul of large rotating machinery and re-rate of existing machinery for plant optimization initiatives.
- Address machinery issues and failures starting with a review of operating trends, inspection work scope and repair plan, and participating in the root cause analysis (RCA).
- Provide machinery training to the operation and maintenance team.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience (10+ years) in rotating equipment machinery design, application, engineering, and maintenance preferred.
- Familiar with machinery vibration diagnostics skills and machinery troubleshooting skills.
- Proficient with root cause analysis techniques.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.
- Strong organizational, planning, interpersonal, and communication skills are important.
- A typical work schedule is Monday-Friday with an on-call (24/7) component for remote plant support. There is a back-up engineer that supports this role, however there may be a need to work on something urgent during the night, weekend, or holiday.
- The travel is typically 50% throughout the greater Houston area and broadly throughout the Texas region. Most travel is within driving distance and will consist of day trips to operating facilities and shops. Opportunities for week-long trips could include traveling to facilities in California, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania (our global HQ).
Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that Veterans bring to the table. As a Veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome Veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.
We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visitAbout Air Products.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you’ll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.
- Seniority levelMid-Senior level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
- IndustriesChemical Manufacturing
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