Rotating Equipment Specialist

Your Job

Koch Methanol, LLC.

is now hiring for a Rotating Equipment Specialist for our 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 facility's up-time goals.

This position works a 9/80 schedule and will occasionally respond to callouts as 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 promoting PBM culture, leading effective job planning, enhancing reliability, and prioritizing safety.

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


* Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues around rotating equipment


* Apply economic thinking to lead capital and expense reliability initiatives while collaborating with operations, maintenance, reliability, and project engineering


* Collaborate with plant leadership to identify and implement reliability improvements specific to rotating equipment to include turbines, compressors, pumps, and other critical high value rotating equipment


* Develop and oversee (QA/QC) execution of the scope of work for maintenance outages and turnarounds


* Promote a proactive approach to site reliability using available predictive maintenance software and vibration monitoring

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* 5+ years experience working at/with chemical manufacturing facilities in a rotating reliability capacity


* Experience with CMMS operating systems or similar (IMDS/MAXIMO/SAP/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


* Experience analyzing vibration data and using vibration data to predict future equipment failures

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


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