Rotating Equipment Reliability Lead — New Plant Startup

Chevron Phillips Chemical; Texas; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company in Orange, TX is seeking a Rotating Equipment Reliability Specialist to join the Technical team at the Golden Triangle Polymers facility. You will work with Operations and Maintenance to ensure equipment availability meets production needs while complying with mechanical integrity standards.

The role emphasizes program development, surveillance, and data-driven maintenance, with daily plant involvement and collaboration across units.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• 5+ years hands-on experience inspecting and repairing turbines, pumps, compressors, and related machinery.
• Comprehensive knowledge of mechanical seals and corresponding seal plans.
• Familiarity with vibration systems and data analysis.
• Understanding of rotating and reciprocating equipment codes and standards.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and isometric sketches.

Responsibilities

• Handle all third-party relationships effectively through procurement and contract services to ensure optimal supply chain support.
• Perform comprehensive reliability analyses for mechanical equipment by utilizing surveillance, maintenance data, and trend performance metrics.
• Order and maintain an adequate inventory of spare parts and materials essential for Rotating Equipment Commissioning Activities.
• Develop, implement, and monitor a mean-time-between-failures program for critical rotating equipment to minimize downtime.
• Stay informed about relevant innovations within the mechanical engineering discipline and disseminate this knowledge across the site and broader networks.
• Define technical specifications for requisitions regarding equipment modifications and replacements.
• Ensure the inspection, testing, and maintenance tasks in maintenance management systems align with the technical strategies set forth.
• Provide Rotating Equipment Engineering support to mitigate risks and deliver operational assistance in collaboration with site teams.
• Ensure adherence to regional standards and processes, reviewing deviations and making necessary adjustments.
• Oversee the formulation of comprehensive equipment monitoring and preservation programs, ensuring their effective implementation to achieve facility reliability and availability targets.

Skills

Vibration analysis

Rotating equipment

Root cause analysis

SAP

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Meridium APM

System 1

Orbit 60

SAP

Job description

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company in Orange, TX is seeking a Rotating Equipment Reliability Specialist to join the Technical team at the Golden Triangle Polymers facility. You will work with Operations and Maintenance to ensure equipment availability meets production needs while complying with mechanical integrity standards.

The role emphasizes program development, surveillance, and data-driven maintenance, with daily plant involvement and collaboration across units.