Maintenance Engineer

Our client is a major chemical company that continues to expand its operations and has long term employees retiring. They have a strong reliability philosophy and are seeking to add to their Reliability/Maintenance Engineering Department to their site in Louisiana. They hire top engineers and pay competitively and have a strong benefits program. With sites in the U.S. and internationally, they have a great variety of future career options for you! The primary role of the Reliability/Maintenance Engineer is to solve day to day equipment problems while also working long term to increase the mechanical reliability of equipment site wide. This is done by providing reliability engineering expertise within the site maintenance team and in close coordination with operations and the tech center. Must be able to lead development of facility & equipment maintenance strategies and solve equipment reliability problems through effective troubleshooting and the application of reliability tools. Must be able to facilitate root cause investigations and develop and implement effective solutions from the investigation in order to achieve long term reliability. Must be an effective communicator of solutions developed to solve reliability issues and be able to leverage these solutions from broader industry contacts and experience. Key Responsibilities: * Provide technical assistance and advice as necessary to aid in troubleshooting complex issues in manufacturing/reliability process. * Monitor effectiveness of predictive and preventative maintenance programs and drive improvement using reliability principles * Provide technical support on Expense projects and Capital projects * Support the planning effort for plant shutdowns to include: complex job planning, job coordination, resource planning and financial management * Focus on short term mechanical problems affecting plant production. * Focus on long term reliability issues * Use Root Cause Analysis to conduct failure analysis of mechanical equipment and gaps in the work process * Pump selection and troubleshooting * Troubleshooting and making repair plans for large rotating compressors * Documents facility opportunities and establishes value case with cost data Preferred Qualifications: * Experience- 3 to 7 years industrial work experience relating to fixed & rotating equipment * Experience leading Root Cause Investigations and improvement projects * Understanding of Reliability-Centered Maintenance principles for developing Equipment Maintenance strategies. * Lubrication skills: lube selection, analysis and handling best practices * Project management experience * Demonstrated Skills- Good written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain complex concepts to a wide range of people. * Languages (with Skill Level)- Good command of English language * Good computer skills; SAP skills preferred * Strong interpersonal, technical, and leadership skills * Strong organizational skills * Ability to multi-task * Green Belt Certified * Good Understanding of Vibration Analysis Required Qualifications: * A minimum requirement for this U.S. - based position is the ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent basis (must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident or qualifying Asylee/Refugee). * Minimum of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a accredited University PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.