Senior Vibration Specialist

Purpose of Job

• Coordinate PdM Technician findings with Operations, Maintenance, Technologies, and Engineering to ensure that critical and high priority assets are designed, operated, installed, and maintained in a way that meets or exceeds all applicable codes and standards to ensure maximum reliability, equipment availability, and minimal life cycle cost. 
• Focused on working with internal and external peers to deliver a results-oriented Reliability Centered Culture utilizing their knowledge of Precision Maintenance and Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) / Predictive Maintenance (PdM) technologies. 

Key Accountabilities

Drive the efficient and effective delivery of Mechanical Reliability Services by:

• Proactively monitoring critical and high priority assets to ensure maximum equipment reliability and availability.

• Personally leading equipment troubleshooting efforts on critical and high priority assets to determine if the system is functioning as designed.

• Serving as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on precision maintenance and condition monitoring techniques.

• Maximizing reliability while minimizing the life cycle costs for mechanical assets to include PM/PdM strategies, and defect elimination.

• Performing and assisting with reliability workflows such as FMEA's, RCFA, equipment strategies, etc…

• Using your base knowledge in Mechanical Maintenance as well as your advanced technical training in CBM / PdM Technologies to analyze equipment parameters and provide recommendations:

• • that prevent equipment functional failures and resolve system issues.
  • to ensure that precision maintenance strategies are understood and followed.
  • that ensures that repairs and installations follow or exceed RAGAGEP and applicable codes or standards.

Formal Education/Working Experience

• High School Diploma with 12+ years' experience in Maintenance or
• Trade School Certification or Associates Degree with 7+ years in Maintenance  

Required Certifications

• Holds or has held Certifications in PdM Technologies and/or Reliability – (2) Required
  • Vibration Analysis (Category / Level 2 or Higher)
  • Infrared Thermography (Category / Level 1 or Higher)
  • Lubrication (CLA1 or CLT2)
  • Motor Current Analysis & Motor Circuit Evaluation
  • Reliability (CMRP, ARP, or CRL)

Required Personal/Professional Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency with precision maintenance techniques.

• Demonstrated proficiency with troubleshooting rotating equipment systems.
• Sound knowledge of applicable codes and standards

• Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Data driven decision making, cultural sensitivity, business acumen, professional demeanor, and unquestionable integrity.

• Demonstrated soft skill expertise as it relates to presentations, public speaking, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, and relationship building.

• Self-starter