Senior Machinery Engineer

Messer North America, Inc.; La Porte (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Messer North America, Inc. is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to support rotating machinery across our US facilities. You will provide technical engineering insights, develop maintenance scopes, and guide field teams through major maintenance events to optimize reliability.

The role requires travel and deep knowledge of predictive maintenance, vibration analysis, and lubrication monitoring. You will collaborate with Area Maintenance Strategy teams to ensure safe, efficient operations

Qualifications

• Demonstrated operational safety leadership.
• Self-started and self-directed with ability to manage multiple activities.
• Good technical and communication skills with solid interpersonal skills.
• Knowledgeable and experienced with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of compressors, pumps, fans, turbines, blowers, gearboxes, and their auxiliary systems.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies and interpretation of data.
• Knowledge and experience working with and troubleshooting high speed rotating machinery.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical engineering support and SME recommendations for rotating machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Directly support major maintenance planning and execution through machinery scope development ( typically $250K–$2M per event ).
• Support area maintenance strategy development and field execution.
• Develop detailed machinery work scopes, budgets, contractor management, execution strategy and quality plans for turnarounds and major maintenance.
• Provide direct field support during major maintenance with timely close-out reports and lessons learned.
• Monitor machinery issues to ensure timely resolution and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Assess condition monitoring data and prioritize maintenance with repair plans to ensure reliability.

Skills

Safety leadership

Self-starter

Technical communication

Rotating machinery knowledge

Predictive maintenance

High-speed machinery troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Messer owns and operates a large portfolio of industrial gas plants, including ASU, CO2, H2, He, as well as on-site plants, spread across the globe serving customers within a wide range of industries. Rotating machinery is a key component required for operation of these industrial gas plants. This position will report to the Area Maintenance and Reliability Hub Team, supporting the Area Operations Teams, providing technical engineering support and SME recommendations for all rotating machinery and mechanical equipment utilized within the facilities in the area.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people—at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

• Provides technical support, troubleshooting, and maintenance support to Area Plant Management, and Technicians for all rotating equipment applications including compressors, pumps, fans, gearboxes, and their auxiliary systems.
• Directly supports Area Maintenance Strategy development and execution thru machinery scope development for major maintenance planning and execution (typically >=$250K - $2M each event). Ensures that the machinery aspects of the major maintenance plan are kept updated for assigned plant locations.
• Supports area with day-to-day mechanical / machinery issues, and project support.
• Utilizes standardized turnaround work scope templates in the development of the detailed machinery work scope, budget, contractor management, execution strategy, and quality plans for turnarounds, major maintenance, etc.
• Provides direct support in the field for major maintenance execution of machinery scope, using effective quality plans. Provides timely close out reports that provide lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Supports the area for timely resolution of machinery issues leading to unplanned downtime.
• Monitors history and condition of rotating equipment to determine and prioritize major maintenance scopes and requirements, including obsolescence aspects. Provides business case justifications as required to support required budgeting and timings for assigned plant locations.
• Monitors the use of condition monitoring techniques for rotating machinery for the area. Routinely reviews condition-based vendor data reports and provide recommendations and necessary repair plans for any noted deficiencies to ensure reliable operation (Lube oil analysis, Vibration analysis, etc.).
• Assesses the technical competency of contractors and service providers to ensure proper scope is assigned and the expected quality is received.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated exceptional operational safety leadership.
• Self-started and self-directed with ability to manage multiple activities.
• Good technical and communication skills with solid interpersonal skills.
• Knowledgeable and experienced working with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of compressors, pumps, fans, turbines, blowers, gearboxes, and their auxiliary systems.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies as well as interpretation of the data (Vibration monitoring, oil analysis, thermography, etc.).
• Knowledge and experience working with and troubleshooting high speed rotating machinery.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 7-10 years of combined experience with at least 5 years in an operational and engineering environment working with rotating machinery.
• Must be able to travel 30-40% (60-80 nights per year), often on less than 10 days notice.

About Messer:

Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

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