Entry-Level Rotating Equipment PM Engineer
The Entry-Level Rotating Equipment PM Engineer supports the Reliability organization by maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving rotating equipment and related processes. This role collaborates closely with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to enhance equipment performance, implement preventive maintenance, and support reliability initiatives within industrial environments.
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Overview
The Entry‑Level Rotating Equipment PM Engineer supports rotating equipment reliability, preventive maintenance (PM) and troubleshooting across facility assets. You will work closely with operations, maintenance, and reliability teams to implement and improve asset-management processes, investigate failures, and help ensure safe, cost‑effective equipment performance for a confidential client in the engineering sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a developing subject matter expert (SME) for rotating equipment: evaluation, performance monitoring, and maintenance support.
- Conduct equipment reliability analyses and support development of improvement strategies with Maintenance and Operations.
- Support scheduled turnarounds and respond to unplanned unit shutdowns as required.
- Assist operating units with day‑to‑day equipment troubleshooting within assigned areas.
- Review, update, and maintain preventive maintenance tasks in the CMMS for rotating equipment.
- Participate in equipment failure investigations together with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams.
- Help develop repair timelines for critical equipment during routine and major maintenance events.
- Attend project kickoff meetings and communicate potential maintenance impacts to relevant stakeholders.
- Help develop and implement maintenance procedures and work processes.
- Track and review maintenance KPIs and performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Support cost‑reduction initiatives and reliability improvement projects.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
- Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Equivalent industry experience may be considered.
Required Knowledge & Skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Basic understanding of maintenance practices in chemical, petrochemical, refining, or industrial manufacturing environments.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and practical problem‑solving skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with operations, maintenance, engineering, and reliability teams.
- Eagerness to learn rotating equipment reliability and maintenance best practices.
- Willingness to support turnaround and shutdown activities as needed.
Why Apply
- Hands-on engineering experience with rotating equipment and reliability programs.
- Mentoring and development opportunities for early‑career engineers.
- Work directly with multidisciplinary teams on impactful reliability and maintenance projects at a confidential client.
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