Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer – Refinery

Jobtailor; McPherson (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to review, update and establish rotating equipment in refinery settings, providing technical support for maintenance, overhauls and startup activities. The role requires deep knowledge of lubrication, seals, vibration analysis and machine monitoring, with responsibilities spanning design input, troubleshooting and preventive maintenance planning.

Ideal candidates hold a mechanical engineering degree with 2+ years in rotating equipment and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of rotating equipment/reliability engineering experience and/or training.
• Must gain certification in reliability technologies within 2 years.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 4+ years of rotating equipment/reliability engineering experience and/or training.
• Oil & gas industry experience.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
• Knowledge and use of Bently Nevada System 1.
• Knowledge and use of WinRock recip trap technology.
• Successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering exam.

Responsibilities

• Review, update and/or establish new/existing rotating equipment by engineering standards and purchase specifications
• Provide technical assistance with regard to routine maintenance and major overhauls of refinery rotating equipment
• Write repair and maintenance procedures and standards
• Apply technical expertise in the areas of lubrication, mechanical seals and systems, vibration analysis, and machine monitoring
• Provide technical direction and design input for process and installation design of rotating equipment
• Assist with initial start-up and operation of major refinery equipment
• Be a technical resource for all rotating equipment in a refinery
• Create and administer preventative maintenance program for all refinery rotating equipment under supervision of a senior-level engineer
• Select rotating equipment for the application based on life cost analysis
• Interface with staff engineer and contractors, including developing work scope for overhauls and arranging for service technicians
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned, including performing Root Cause Failure Analysis, MTBF for rotating equipment, present One Point Lessons and support Plant Engineering Department as required

Skills

Rotating equipment experience

Reliability engineering

Oil & gas industry experience

FE exam completed

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Access

MS Outlook

Bently Nevada System 1

WinRock recip trap technology

Job description

• Review, update and/or establish new/existing rotating equipment by engineering standards and purchase specifications
• Provide technical assistance with regard to routine maintenance and major overhauls of refinery rotating equipment
• Write repair and maintenance procedures and standards
• Apply technical expertise in the areas of lubrication, mechanical seals and systems, vibration analysis, and machine monitoring
• Provide technical direction and design input for process and installation design of rotating equipment
• Assist with initial start-up and operation of major refinery equipment
• Be a technical resource for all rotating equipment in a refinery
• Create and administer preventative maintenance program for all refinery rotating equipment under supervision of a senior-level engineer
• Select rotating equipment for the application based on life cost analysis
• Interface with staff engineer and contractors, including developing work scope for overhauls and arranging for service technicians
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned, including performing Root Cause Failure Analysis, Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) for rotating equipment, present "One Point Lessons" and support Plant Engineering Department as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of rotating equipment/reliability engineering experience and/or training
• Must gain certification in reliability technologies within 2 years
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 4+ years of rotating equipment/reliability engineering experience and/or training
• Oil & gas industry experience
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook
• Knowledge and use of Bently Nevada System 1
• Knowledge and use of WinRock recip trap technology
• Successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering exam

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Hard Skills

• rotating equipment
• reliability engineering
• lubrication
• mechanical seals
• vibration analysis
• machine monitoring
• preventative maintenance
• Root Cause Failure Analysis
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• life cost analysis

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• certification in reliability technologies
• Fundamentals of Engineering exam