Pump/Rotating Equipment Mechanic

Motiva Enterprises LLC; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Motiva Enterprises LLC's Port Arthur facility seeks a Pump/Rotating Equipment Mechanic to maintain pumps, fans, and related equipment. You will diagnose issues, perform overhauls, align components, and log repairs in SAP, while adhering to safety and DOT requirements.

The role requires 3+ years in industrial maintenance or an associate degree, a valid license, and TWIC eligibility. OT and on-call work may apply.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent education plus 3+ years in industrial machinist/ millwright work, or an associate degree/cert.
• Proficiency with alignment tools and mechanical drawings.
• Valid driver’s license and TWIC eligibility at hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete overhauls on process pumps and document repairs in SAP.
• Install, align, and maintain pumps, fans, and blowers; troubleshoot issues.
• Read mechanical drawings and verify with micrometers; perform laser alignments.
• Work with cranes, forklifts, and lifting equipment; follow safety procedures.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Alignment tools

Preventive maintenance

Reading drawings

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate degree / journey level cert

Tools

SAP

Micrometer

Laser alignment tools

Job description

Position Overview

Motiva’s Chemicals & Distribution facility is looking to hire a Pump/Rotating Equipment Mechanic to join our team in Port Arthur. As a Pump/Rotating Equipment Mechanic, you will perform preventive and predictive maintenance on pumps, fans, and other mechanical equipment. Maintenance tasks will include troubleshooting equipment, installation/removal, repair, and laser alignments. This is a Department of Transportation (DOT) regulated position, and is subject to drug and alcohol testing in compliance with DOT regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete overhauls on process pumps and ensure proper documentation of the repair, including equipment condition history within SAP.
• Install, align, perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot and repair the various types of pumps.
• Install, perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot and repair, and overhaul various types of air-intake blowers, fan variable pitch assemblies and air cooler fans.
• Perform pump repair – including mechanical seal replacement.
• Perform turbine removal, installation, and preventive maintenance.
• Check and adjust speed control governors on turbines.
• Remove and install gear boxes.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings.
• Diagnose and apply results using a micrometer and other alignment tools for power-driven connections, such as laser alignment tools.
• Perform other general maintenance activities, including work with cranes, forklifts, and other lifting equipment.
• Adhere to safe work practices and permitting procedures.

Experience and Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent education 3+ years of continuous and current industrial machinist, mechanic, or millwright experience OR must have an Associate’s degree and/or formal journey level certification in a mechanical field
• Demonstrated working proficiency with alignment tools
• Valid driver’s license
• Must currently hold or be able to qualify to receive a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card at time of hire

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to work outside in inclement weather with or without accommodation
• Willing and able to work in compact and confined spaces with or without accommodation
• Willing and able to work at heights, walk on high elevation grating and to walk up and down stairs with or without accommodation
• Motiva emphasizes safety in all phases of its business, therefore, with proper training, you must be willing to use safe lifting techniques to lift 50 pounds from the ground to waist level with or without accommodation
• Willing and able to work in self-contained breathing apparatus
• This role is subject to a pre-hire physical abilities test.

Other Requirements

• Must be willing and able to work overtime, holidays, nights, and weekends
• Must be willing and able to be on call and meet callout standards to respond to site responsibilities and emergencies
• Must support and comply with the company's drug free work environment, which will include random drug screenings
• Must support and comply with the company's harassment free work environment policy
• Must support and comply with the company's safety policies and initiatives
• Must support and comply with the company's diversity and inclusion work environment policies

Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Motiva Enterprises LLC without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (for example, TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa). Motiva participates in E-Verify.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status under federal, state, or local laws.

At Motiva, our employees’ energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing. We invest in every aspect of our employees’ lives because, at Motiva, our people matter.

At Motiva, our employees’ energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing. We invest in every aspect of our employees’ lives because, at Motiva, our people matter.