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Location Pasadena, TX - Bay Area - Support functions - Gulf Coast MC

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production.

We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries.

Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.

Lead and provide technical direction to in-house compressor specialists in planned and unplanned turbomachinery repairs and overhauls At Air Liquide we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. Air Liquide is hiring for a Rotating Machinery Engineer in Bayport, TX. We are looking for you!

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access: Your benefits start on the first day of employment.

• Project and turn around management related to all rotating work
• Supervise and manage in-house compressor specialists as they oversee contract labor in centrifugal machinery overhauls, repairs and inspections
• Oversee the overhaul of rotating machinery in across LI NAM
• Identify training needs and develop internal resources in the area of compressor, steam turbine maintenance and multi-stage pumps
• Interpretation of predictive monitoring results
• Partner with Reliability Engineers in analyzing machinery vibration data and developing corrective maintenance plans, as necessary.
• Direct and oversee vendor shop repairs as necessary to ensure proper procedures and inspections are followed and performed
• Manage and maintain the reciprocating compressor overhaul schedule
• Develop project plans and schedules for upcoming overhauls
• Review and update job plans on the maintenance management systems
• Assist planner by providing technical input into the planning process. This may include but is not limited to manpower estimation, material estimates, job steps and possible repair techniques
• Document maintenance activities in the CMMS with sufficient detail to accurately reflect machinery history
• Participate in RCFA’s and Vulnerability Studies
• Provide technical support on troubleshooting turbomachinery problems and provide recommendations for repair
• Manage the capital spare equipment inventory to ensure timely and quality shop repairs
• Ensure proper parts are in inventory or sourced for upcoming repair needs and work closely with the National warehouse to ensure critical spares are available
• Lead/participate in compressor performance studies
• Provide technical guidance to the LI NAM facilities regarding turbomachinery operating problems
• Provide input into annual budgeting process in regards to upcoming overhaul recommendations and cost estimates
• Develop and maintain work history information on all turbomachinery
• Develop and maintain method of assessing equipment condition and make recommendations for repairs
• Identify methods to reduce cost of repairs and overhauls
• Accountability: 100% compliance to ALA Safety standards
• Comply with all ALA and government regulations
• Documentation of machinery repairs and overhauls
• Performing equipment inspections and develop plans for repair of exceptions
• Reliability and availability of rotating machinery

• B.S. Degree required in Mechanical Engineering OR Technical qualification (mechanical) diploma plus 10 years of relevant experience required.
• Reliability engineering experience
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 10+ years in centrifugal machinery maintenance activities
• Strong knowledge of vibration analysis
• Thorough knowledge in the operation of compression equipment
• On-call availability required.

• Prior industrial gas experience.
• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.

Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here!