Description

Your Job

Koch Methanol, LLC. is now hiring for a Rotating Equipment Specialist for our new methanol production facility in St. James, LA. The Rotating Equipment Specialist will assist in the development of a structured work plan to ensure efficient and effective deployment of available resources. Working with reliability resources to the improvement of craft and machinery specific information for the facility to improve our information systems for building future capability. The development of work schedules and plans will help in maintaining and improving machinery up-time by using CMMS systems and other sources of input to effectively utilize available manpower in achieving the facilities up-time goals.

This position works a 9/80 schedule and will occasionally respond to callouts if needed.

Our Team

Our Rotating Equipment Specialists are part of a strong and collaborative team that work together to improve Maintenance/Craftsman/Operator productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating delays by being a PBM culture carrier, effective job planning, parts acquisition, and waste elimination. This position will support operations, daily maintenance, projects, outages, and turnarounds when needed. Reliability is a key component in the success of St James Methanol and solid maintenance personnel is essential for consistent operations.

What You Will Do

• Focus on safety through hazard recognition and building safety plans to mitigate safety risks
• Develop job plans, utilize economic thinking, while demonstrating ownership and accountability for the role
• Develop rotating equipment procedures, training, and correcting machinery information systems
• Provide field execution support for craftsmen
• Small project management and execution
• Coordinate craftsmen precision skills training assignments
• Conduct field walk-downs to scope out all components necessary for planning maintenance work - Complete purchase requisitions for contracted work, when required
• Order all parts and material for jobs, when needed, in a timely manner to prevent excessive expediting costs.
• Maintain databases of machinery maintenance activities.
• Plan PM-related activities to optimize up-time - Complete all correspondence and analysis in a timely and effective manner
• Interact appropriately with all levels of associates throughout the organization
• Work with maintenance supervisors to periodically audit job plans and update post job status as required
• Utilize the Maximo priority planning process to ensure gatekeeper priorities are met
• Plan discovery work prior to and during planned and unplanned outages.
• Archive all repetitive job plans for equipment in Maximo - Follow defined work processes and hold others accountable for same

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 8+ years experience working in a chemical manufacturing facility
• Experience with CMMS operating systems or similar (IMDS/MAXIMO/Etc.)
• Rotating equipment mechanical maintenance repair experience and/or mechanical maintenance planning experience on rotating equipment, pumps, turbines, compressors, fans, precision measuring tools, alignment, and associated procedures

Physical Requirements:

• 
  Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to sit, stand or kneel
• Ability to climb ladders in excess of 100 feet
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas
• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions

What Will Put You Ahead

• Technical, trade school or Bachelor’s degree
  
• Certified in predictive and preventive maintenance activities
  
• Experience building programs and maintaining information in Microsoft Excel
  
• Experience with MAXIMO
  
• Experience planning Rotating Equipment maintenance activities

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are
As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Methanol produces and supplies the methanol that has become an essential part of our daily lives –and is a key ingredient in products like clothing, cosmetics, paints, plywood and adhesives –in addition to fueling ships, buses, trucks, fuel cells and cooking stoves. Our goal is to be the preferred supplier of methanol to our customers who depend on us for our reliability and quality of service.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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JOB DETAILS

St. James, Louisiana

Koch Methanol

Maintenance & Skilled Trades

129439