Fixed Equipment Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

• Mechanical Engineer to provide fixed equipment reliability expertise while mentoring and developing other engineers. The incumbent works closely with the operations and maintenance departments to establish priorities of work and follows through with proactive design and execution of projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take a lead role in understanding and evaluating plant performance, working closely with the Operations and Maintenance departments to establish priorities of work, and following through with proactive design and execution of work packages and projects.
• Provide subject matter expertise in the area of fixed equipment. Specifically, pressure vessels, boiler and piping design, fabrication, testing and inspection, including repair and alteration strategies per industry and company specific requirements.
• Responsible for the ownership and maintenance of company engineering practices (BWO EP’s) and all technical documentations and specifications related to fixed equipment assets, relief valves, piping, bolting, repairs/alterations, pressure relief systems, and pressure/leak testing.
• Responsible for performing and/or overseeing analytical methods such as post-construction integrity evaluations, fitness-for-service, repair of live equipment, or finite element analysis.
• Develop Mechanical Engineers through technical document generation to support the procurement or modification of fixed and rotating equipment, including pressure vessels, tanks, separators, filters, heat transfer equipment, piping, pumps, and compressors.
• Participate Mechanical Engineers in the development of turnaround planning and execution to ensure turnarounds achieve fixed equipment reliability improvement goals.

REQUIREMENTS

• The candidate must have 7+ years of engineering experience in the process industry, power plant, or other industrial facility reliant on fixed equipment.
• The candidate must have a Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited institution in either mechanical, chemical, or metallurgical engineering.

PREFERRED COMPETENCIES / ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• The candidate will need to have strong technical and analytical skills.
• The candidate has experience leading teams of 2 to 6 direct reports.
• Also desired skills include exposure or experience in Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineering, Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Engineering, or Mechanical Integrity roles.

• The preferred candidate will have experience in performing and/or reviewing API 579 Fitness for Service assessments for fixed equipment.

• The ideal candidate should be able to quickly navigate and correctly apply ASME, NBIC, API 510, API 570, API 653, and other applicable codes and standards in the design, evaluation, repairs, and alterations of fixed equipment.

• Experience with GE Digital’s Asset Performance Management (APM) and/or Maximo (CMMS) is preferred.

Company DescriptionMetal Fabrication Company

Company Description

Metal Fabrication Company