Rotating Equipment Specialist - Onsite Technical Advisor

Universal Plant Services; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Health Savings Account

Short-term disability

Long-term disability ( employer paid)

Life insurance 401K match

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Universal Plant Services is seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Specialist (Technical Advisor) to deliver onsite technical expertise for refinery, petrochemical, and chemical facilities. The role focuses on troubleshooting, diagnosis, maintenance, repair, and reliability improvements of rotating equipment in demanding plant environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with pumps, compressors, turbines, blowers, gearboxes, and mechanical seal systems, and can interpret

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, repairing, and supporting rotating equipment in refinery, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, or industrial facilities.
• Hands-on experience with pumps, compressors, turbines, blowers, gearboxes, and mechanical seal systems.
• Ability to interpret vibration analysis and equipment condition monitoring data.
• Experience supporting maintenance activities, outages, turnarounds, and startup operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues involving rotating equipment in operating refinery and chemical plant environments.
• Identify failure mechanisms and recommend corrective actions for pumps, compressors, turbines, blowers, mixers, gearboxes, and related equipment.
• Perform field inspections and equipment assessments to determine causes of equipment degradation, performance loss, or failure.
• Analyze equipment operating data, maintenance history, and process conditions to identify reliability concerns.
• Interpret vibration data, spectra, and waveforms to diagnose machinery issues and provide repair recommendations.
• Provide startup, commissioning, and post-repair troubleshooting support.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root Cause Analysis

Vibration Analysis

Field Troubleshooting

Diagnostics

Communication Skills

Education

Associate degree in a technical discipline

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Universal Plant Services is seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Specialist (Technical Advisor) to deliver onsite technical expertise for refinery, petrochemical, and chemical facilities. The role focuses on troubleshooting, diagnosis, maintenance, repair, and reliability improvements of rotating equipment in demanding plant environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with pumps, compressors, turbines, blowers, gearboxes, and mechanical seal systems, and can interpret