Rotating Equipment Maintenance Specialist

Rotating Equipment Maintenance Specialist (Open) |

Location:

IA, United States of America

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.

At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. Airgas is Hiring for a Rotating Equipment Maintenance Specialist! We are looking for you!

Working Remote and travel 50%

• Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents:
  We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access:
  Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
• Airgas 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

• Leads and participates in rotating equipment maintenance.
• Makes recommendations to optimize equipment maintenance and overhaul costs.
• Collaborates with and guides rotating equipment maintenance activities with or without OEM involvement to improve reliability/availability of the equipment.
• Guides and supports maintenance teams in onsite overhauls and repairs of large rotating equipment, with a dedication to all GOX compressors in our fleet.
• Partners with all operations and engineering teams to identify and foster alignment on resolutions for mitigation and prevention of recurring rotating equipment issues.
• Participates in the creation of Rotating Equipment Policies and Procedures, including the creation or updating of job plans, overhaul strategies and procedures, routine maintenance inspections, and troubleshooting guidelines, as requested.
• Reviews analysis to support follow-up with respect to preventive or predictive maintenance data (mechanical inspections, condition-based monitoring including vibration, oil analysis, temperature analysis, etc.).
• Collaborates frequently with intercompany experts, large rotating equipment vendors and OEM’s.
• Engages in the CoPs, KNOE and other similar groups to facilitate information sharing and competence improvements.
• Makes recommendations to advance the efficiency of equipment maintenance and overhaul costs.
• Participates in applicable risk assessment relating to large rotating equipment.
• Makes recommendations for Capital Large Equipment Rotating Critical Spare Parts and overall inventories.
• Inspects new and refurbished large rotating equipment critical spare parts upon receipt and prior to long-term warehousing storage.
• Supports and coordinates equipment refurbishments and rotor/wheel balancing at vendor refurbishment or machine shops.
• Participates in all RCA’s (Root Cause Analysis) related to large rotating equipment and as needed for smaller equipment.
• Participates in PSSR’s (local and global) as requested.
• Provides technical support to field locations regarding troubleshooting, various inspection methodologies, and repair strategies as relates to Large Rotating Equipment.
• Participates in the development of facility/zone annual maintenance schedules and budgets as requested and as it relates to rotating equipment.
• Modifies maintenance strategies as necessary based upon the RCA, FMEA results or Outstanding Industry Standards.
• Creates, reviews, and approves large rotating equipment overhaul and maintenance job plans in CMMS, as necessary.

• Willingness to Travel 50% of the Time
• Working Remote
• 10+ years of technical experience in Rotating Equipment operations, troubleshooting, and design
• Detailed knowledge in the operation and maintenance of the compressors, turbines, pumps, and fans required in the air separation, CO2, and H2 manufacturing processes
• Detailed knowledge of oxygen compression equipment including oxygen cleanliness a must
• Lubrication knowledge and expertise
• Proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and project planning software
• Excellent planning and…