Rotating Equipment Specialist

4 weeks ago


Houston, Texas, United States TPC Group Full time

Job Summary:

The Rotating Equipment Engineer at TPC Group is a key member of the reliability organization, responsible for supporting maintenance and operations in improving the overall performance and availability of machinery located at TPC sites. This position serves as the rotating equipment subject matter expert for their assigned areas, striving to improve rotating equipment programs, foster teamwork, and ensure a safe work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop long-term strategies for plant rotating equipment, including pumps, turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, and hydraulic valve systems.
  • Build asset maintenance strategies and maintain ITPM plans per RAGAGEP.
  • Update and maintain engineering specifications for rotating equipment.
  • Analyze possible rerates and upgrades to improve throughput and reliability of critical equipment trains.
  • Provide recommended upgrades for critical equipment, such as GE Frame 5, Turbo Generator, and critical positive displacement compressors.
  • Apply life cycle value analysis on repair/replace decisions.
  • Provide guidance in equipment criticality with establishment of spare part strategies.
  • Provide input to maintenance on repairs of rotating equipment.
  • Lead troubleshooting with operations, process engineering, and other functional engineers for machinery.
  • Ability to complete equipment performance testing to predicted curves.
  • Deliver TA recommendations and planning input for critical machinery.
  • Support capital projects by providing expertise in the area of rotating equipment in design reviews and construction.
  • Document savings benefits of implemented reliability improvement modifications and upgrades.
  • Lead commercial partnerships with key suppliers and vendors.
  • Provide input to reliability improvement teams and conduct FMEA studies to improve onstream availability.
  • Document root causes of rotating equipment failures.
  • Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and metrics for proactive identification and resolution of reliability issues.
  • Participate in the management of change process.
  • Ability to interact with other departments to complete daily assignments.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's in engineering (required).
  • Good communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in rotating equipment in the petrochemical industry.
  • Vibration certification or 10+ years of experience in vibrational analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in AMS Machinery Health and Bently Nevada monitoring systems.
  • Lubrication knowledge or certification.
  • Understanding of basic industry standards, recommended practices, and/or regulatory conditions/considerations for rotating equipment.
  • Knowledge and understanding of reliability-centered maintenance practices.
  • Knowledge and understanding of RAGAGEP engineering practices and principles.
  • Knowledge and understanding of predictive technologies, such as vibration analysis, infrared thermograph, lubrication analysis, ultrasound, etc.
  • Maximo basic knowledge or alternate computerized maintenance management system (SAP).


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