Senior Rotating Equipment / Machinery Engineer - Baytown, TX

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About Baytown

With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.

Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.

Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.

The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.

Learn more about what we do in Baytown here.

What role you will play in our team

We are seeking Senior Rotating Equipment Engineers to join us in roles within our North American manufacturing locations, specifically in Baytown TX.

Our Senior Engineers play a pivotal role in the successful operation of our plants and are responsible for initiating and leading improvements to unit performance in safety, production, and reliability. In this role, you will serve as a mentor to other engineers and provide technical coaching and training to operations and mechanical personnel. You will look around corners for solutions and provide data-driven recommendations based on industry standards. You will think strategically, execute thoughtfully, and collaborate across many teams, levels, and situations.

As part of an integrated facility including Refinery and Chemical plants, Machinery Engineers have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of rotating equipment, including extruders, hyper-compressors, turbo-expanders, steam turbines and cogen facilities. In addition, they are part of a larger engineering organization so get to collaborate with other machinery and non-machinery engineers.

What you will do

- Work in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, operations and mechanical personnel

- Proactively seek improvements directed at increasing plant reliability

- Specify new rotating equipment to comply with industry and company design practices

- Ensure safe, cost effective, operable rotating equipment and associated systems are provided and maintained to meet current business unit needs

- Have leadership capabilities with strong organizational, communication, and team working skills, through a combination of formal training and/or experiences

- Provide quality control and design reviews of new projects that involve rotating equipment

- Periodically review rotating equipment thermodynamic and mechanical performance

- Have experience with machinery monitoring and troubleshooting including bearings, seals and auxiliary support systems and vibration analysis

- Lead RCFA development

- Provide assistance in the field during plant startups, shutdowns or upsets

- Deliver guidance to the business units on prioritization of machinery related work

- Have a demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority

- Be able to provide off-hours support of abnormal and non-routine operation

About you

Skills and Qualifications

- B.S. Mechanical Engineering

- 10+ years of experience in rotating support equipment roles in a petrochemical manufacturing facility

- Knowledge of industry standards for purchasing equipment and repair standards

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

- Engagement in Turnaround related activities, including planning and execution

- Familiarity with compressors and steam turbines, including their control and protective systems

- Experience with machinery involved in the manufacturer of Low- and High-Density Polyethylene

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

- Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life

- Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match

- Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

- Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing

- Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you

- Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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Job ID: 82495