Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer

Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer –
Austin Powder

Location:

Morristown, TN

The Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing reliability programs that enhance equipment performance, ensure employee safety, and safeguard environmental compliance. This role focuses on maximizing facility up‑time, improving product quality, and driving cost efficiency. The position reports directly to the Technical Engineering Manager.

• Work with Maintenance, Technical and Operations to establish, track, and achieve equipment reliability goals and objectives for the facility.
• Participate in safety and environmental initiatives to ensure overall employee safety and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and monitor predictive and preventative maintenance activities – oil analysis, vibration analysis, and infrared thermography.
• Provide daily technical support to craftsmen, supervisors, and other engineers to resolve equipment design, maintenance and operating issues for immediate and long‑term solutions.
• Assist in planning and execution of turnaround activities.
• Provide technical input to determine priority and scope of equipment repairs.
• Lead root cause failure investigations for mechanical related incidents.
• Review engineering projects to ensure compliance with plant and corporate standards, and other applicable industry standards.
• Assist in developing and maintaining plant mechanical engineering/safety standards.
• Complete engineering design and documentation for small plant improvement and modification projects.
• Develop and manage reliability projects for plant mechanical systems.
• Review supplier data and witness shop tests.
• Assume site On Call Manager responsibilities occasionally.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of engineering experience, preferably in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Project and budget management experience preferred.
• This is a safety sensitive position that requires disclosure of any prescription medication that may affect safe performance of essential functions.

• Understanding of compressor control systems.
• Experience with turbines, axial compressors, reciprocating compressors, screw compressors, centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps and diaphragm pumps.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and general process control.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficient in complex problem solving, critical thinking, mathematics, systems evaluation, and operation analysis.
• Experienced in RCFA, RCM, or equivalent methodology.
• Competent computer knowledge – CMMS, Excel, Word, analysis software, etc.

US Nitrogen, LLC operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This position will be exposed to all elements of the weather on the plant site.

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affiliated Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based on job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E‑Verify.