Specialist, Rotating Equipment

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SUMMARY

The Rotating Equipment Specialist will play a pivotal role in ensuring the optimal performance, maintenance, and reliability of all rotating equipment within our operations and serve as the primary interface between maintenance and reliability engineering. This includes but is not limited to pumps, compressors, and related machinery. The specialist will be responsible for identifying, diagnosing, and resolving issues, optimizing maintenance schedules, and implementing improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and safety of our equipment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide technical support and guidance to operations and maintenance personnel for rotating equipment.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, turnaround planning, capital projects, and reliability engineering teams to plan and execute repairs, overhauls, and upgrades of rotating equipment.
• Conduct routine inspections, diagnostics, and troubleshooting of rotating equipment to identify potential issues and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain Maintenance Operating Procedures (MOPs) for rotating equipment.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance plans and schedules for rotating equipment.
• Perform predictive maintenance, vibration analysis, and other reliability-centered maintenance techniques.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and reports related to equipment condition, maintenance activities, and spare parts inventory.
• Evaluate rotating equipment critical spare parts to ensure plant reliability.
• Provide input into capital budgets to ensure equipment upgrades and refurbishments are properly scheduled and accounted for.
• Prepare and submit AFEs for equipment refurbishments.
• Develop Request for Proposal (RFP) packages and work with Purchasing to solicit bids and award projects to suppliers.
• Develop, maintain, and perform quality control measures to ensure that rotating machinery and equipment meet the required quality standards during the various stages of manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standards while working on or near rotating equipment.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in rotating equipment maintenance and reliability.
• Fully support company goals of continuous improvement and operational excellence at strategic and tactical levels including reviewing area of responsibility for improvement opportunities to initiate projects or communicate ideas to management as well as active participation on project teams.
• Assist the Training Specialist to identify and provide training to personnel on rotating equipment.
• Serve as project leader for Westlake Continuous Improvement (WCI) projects.
• Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety as well as the safety of others.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of industry maintenance best practices for rotating equipment.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Maintain excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Exhibit individual initiative and constantly seek continuous improvement.
• Maintain excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make data driven decisions.
• Promptly report Safety, Health or Environmental issues or incidents to management.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Applications, SAP, AMS Machinery Manager, Bently Nevada - System 1, PROGNOST, Altronics

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ten years' experience in related field.
• Two year college degree preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job is performed mainly in control room or office setting; physical presence is required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; have full use and range of motion of arms, hands and fingers to reach, grasp, hold, push or pull, twist, and work with tools; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to perform tasks that may require bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, lying down or working from elevated platforms. The employee must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to see details of objects that are more/less than a few feet away; see differences between colors, shades and brightness and determine the distance between objects. This job requires response to audible emergency alarms inside of the plant. Employee must be able to evacuate when required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee must be able to work in a normal factory environment, including enclosed spaces and exposure to various hazards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, flame retardant clothing, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators. Travel including air travel or auto travel may occasionally be required.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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