Plant Engineer

The Plant Engineer provides engineering support in order to maintain continuous plant operations and high efficiency. This position serves as a key technical resource in solving problems relating to stationary and rotating equipment, covering daily plant needs as well as program and project responsibilities. The Plant Engineer implements solutions to continuously improve reliability and reduce maintenance cost. This position supports plant safety and mechanical integrity through development of procedures and predictive/preventative maintenance plans. 1. Serves as a lead site technical resource for piping systems, stationary equipment, and rotating equipment 2. Leads efforts to ensure site practices & documentation are in compliance with PSM Mechanical Integrity standard 3. Assists site Mechanical Integrity Engineer and inspectors with planning, scheduling, execution, and documentation of stationary equipment and piping inspections 4. Works with site maintenance team, inspectors, and contractors to ensure repairs are performed according to specifications and properly documented 5. Provides input for equipment condition monitoring onsite, including vibration analysis, oil sampling and analysis, thermography, and ultrasonic inspection techniques 6. Supports reliability technicians and inspectors with analysis of data gathered during condition monitoring rounds, and issues recommendations based on this information 7. Develops, reviews & updates site maintenance and mechanical integrity procedures 8. Leads troubleshooting efforts related to equipment issues onsite and documents findings 9. Conducts failure analyses & reports on findings to avoid recurrence 10. Provides technical support for emergency maintenance work off-hours as needed 11. Manages projects for upgrade or replacement of site mechanical equipment 12. Assists in the specification and review of new equipment prior to purchase and recommends proper selections including spare parts lists 13. Acts as the mechanical acceptance specialist on newly installed equipment to assure proper installation and that the equipment will be mechanically reliable 14. Designs & implements predictive & preventive maintenance programs for critical equipment 15. Assists the maintenance d