Our client is seeking a Senior Reliability Specialist/Mechanic for their facility near Artesia, NM. This individual will be responsible for identifying and planning daily maintenance activities in response to operational and regulatory compliance needs. Reliability Specialist is the point of contact for planned work activities.

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH CATERPILLAR, ARIEL AND WAUKESHA ENGINES/COMPRESSORS.

This is a full-time, permanent position-open to US Citizens only.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate routine preventive maintenance activities throughout facility.
• Maintain and publish weekly preventive maintenance and compliance activity schedules.
• Communicate and coordinate preventive maintenance activities with scheduling group and other impacted work groups to maximize facility reliability and availability.
• Ability to identify resources i.e. inspection, contract labor, technical support, equipment, and material procurement required to coordinate tasks.
• Coordinates support prior to starting job and identifies all interfaces and support required.
• Generate and maintain all mandated testing and inspection repetitive procedures as necessary for regulatory compliance (OSHA, DOT, TRRC, etc.).
• Generate and maintain all equipment Routine Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance repetitive procedures.
• Develops job scopes and defines job plans to assure efficient work processes. Confirms materials and equipment are available before associated Work Order is scheduled.
• Manages parts and equipment critical inventory. (e.g.- pumps, motors, controls, measurement). Enter all active scheduled work in a load-leveled, four-week demand-based schedule. Lock-in/publish schedule of active PM work for the upcoming week.
• Monitor regulatory work orders (OSHA, DOT, TRRC, etc.) for compliance and completion. Monitor and distribute backlogs for completion updates and scheduling considerations.
• Produce and submit KPI reports.
• Provide shutdown support, develop the Shutdown Plan; if needed, generate and update a tracking tool with progress updates from execution; generate and update the cost estimate.
• Monitor and plan inspection non-conformance and/or regulatory compliance deficiency resolution.
• Prepare cost estimates or bid analyses for 3rd Party maintenance/repair work.

 Requirements:

• Must have 6+ years of experience as a Reliability Specialist, Mechanic (Industrial) either in a facility or field-based.
• Previous experience preparing cost estimates and maintenance schedules is required.
• Prior DOT compliance experience required.
• Experience managing pipeline and/or facility project.
• Ability to read and understand system maps, fluid flow, piping design, programmable logic controllers (PLC), SCADA design and process control basics.
• Experience using Maximo or a similar maintenance planning system.
• Must have a current valid Driver's License and reliable transportation.
• Must currently reside or be willing to relocate with a 50-mile radius of the assigned facility.
• 3+ years of experience in a management role preferred.