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NEXPERA leads the way in sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide regeneration, offering a comprehensive range of products and services that optimize processes, minimize environmental impact, and allow our partners to focus on their core operations. With the industry’s largest facility network, we ensure unmatched reliability and drive innovation across the industrial landscape. In addition, we provide an unmatched array of sulfur-based chemicals and related services to a diverse set of industries.

POSITION PURPOSE

NEXERPA's Maintenance & Reliability Engineer will be responsible for providing maintenance and reliability engineering support with a focus on rotating equipment across all NEXPERA sites. We are seeking a Reliability/Maintenance Engineer with extensive experience in rotating equipment as well as familiarity with motor drive and steam turbine systems and fixed equipment. The ideal candidate will be the owner of the rotating machinery/motor drive/turbine systems reliability engineering function across NEXPERA, ensuring and implementing best practices to maintain consistent and reliable equipment operations.

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES (but not limited to):

• Develop and implement equipment strategies (predictive maintenance, preventative maintenance, turn around scopes, replacement timing, critical spare parts analysis, etc...) for circuit rotating equipment including main blowers (compressors), turbines, process fans, motors, VFDs, gear boxes, pumps, air compressors, etc.
• Determine and track current condition and status of rotating equipment and update asset strategies accordingly
• Ownership and support of updates to the major equipment strategies, asset life plans, and asset models with specific focus on rotating equipment.
• Create and manage a common spare machine and common parts system
• Carry out reliability studies on existing equipment and recommend needed improvements in the areas of equipment philosophies, equipment strategies, equipment improvements and best practices for asset productivity
• Identify, Plan, and Execute reliability improvement projects and other assigned equipment/site improvement projects while following and completing site Management of Change procedures.
• Lead incident investigations and perform root cause failure analysis for incidents with a suspected Mechanical Integrity/Quality Assurance cause
• Evaluate equipment failure modes and utilize engineering experience and training to develop solutions for eliminating/mitigating potential failure
• Monitor equipment performance and evaluate equipment history and failure trends to determine sources of poor component performance and implement improvements
• Advise and confer with engineers in design review meetings to provide reliability findings and recommendations to maximize equipment reliability
• Review engineering specifications/drawings and propose design modifications to improve reliability within cost and other performance requirements
• Oversee/interact with maintenance organizationsregardingmaintenance repairs, repair plans, equipment installation, quality assurance requirements,etc…
• Performing Field contract administration
• Ensure Safety & Environmental compliance of equipment
• Lead Minor Capital Projects
• Support turnarounds, outages and emergency repairs with a focus on rotating equipment

QUALIFICATIONS:

In order to be qualified for this role, the following is required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline (Mechanical Engineering preferred).

• Minimum 10 years' experience focusing on rotating machinery reliability

• 5+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or engineering roles in a chemical, petrochemical, or industrial manufacturing environment.

• Individual must possess a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) or obtain a TWIC once employed

• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, preventive and predictive maintenance technologies, and condition monitoring and fixed time maintenance strategies
• Experience working within a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).  SAP Experience is preferred
• Willingness to be available and on call 24/7 as needed due to business conditions
• Other preferred skills:

  • Familiarity with Vibration analysis

  • Familiarity with lubrication systems and analysis

  • Experience working with Highly Hazardous Chemicals/High Hazard Process

  • Manufacturing experience which includes exposure to Safety, Health, Environment, Quality, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement systems and tools

  • Experience in Root Cause Failure Analysis and Incident investigations

  • Demonstrated collaborative problem solving, excellent planning and organizational skills

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills andteamwork

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Proactive problem solving and utilization of data in a timely manner.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Ability to travel 40-50%
• The work environment will include an office setting and working outside year-round.
• Willing and able to climb ladders, climb stairs, stoop, bend, kneel, crawl, work from heights, enter confined spaces, stand for long periods of time, able to lift 30 lbs, wear required PPE.
• Must be clean shaven and have the ability to wear a full-face respirator.

Successful candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

BENEFITS

Nexpera's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.