Description

Job Summary:

Messer owns and operates a large portfolio of industrial gas plants, including ASU, CO2, H2, Helium plants, serving customers within a wide range of industries. The primary function of this role is providing mechanical engineering support to our operations, reliability, and project execution groups for piping, vessels, and other fixed equipment. This position provides direct engineering support for maintenance and repair efforts and subject matter expertise for mechanical integrity, regulatory compliance, strategy ownership, and preventive maintenance program content involving fixed equipment.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people—at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering support for all operational ASU, CO2, H2, H, and onsite plants ensuring they are safe and capable thru effectively managed mechanical integrity and preventive maintenance programs.

• Provides Piping and Vessel engineering specification and design for plant replacement, modification, or repair activities.

• Direct and/or lead the assessment of infrastructure equipment as part of the due diligence process associated with the takeover of plant from previous owners.

• Ensure the mechanical integrity of pressure systems is maintained and equipment is fit for purpose thru proper specification, procurement, operation, and maintenance practices.

• Owns, reviews, challenges, and updates the collection of standards and procedures relating to Mechanical Integrity RBI and other condition assessment processes to minimize cost while ensuring equipment is always safe to operate, fit for purpose and remains in compliance with regulatory requirements or best practices.

• Manage compliance of regulatory inspection programs for pressure vessels.

• Subject Matter Expert of National Board, ASME and API code interpretations as they relate to equipment and systems as well as understanding state by state requirements under these codes.

• Monitors and Manages piping and vessel inspections. Conducts both in house inspections and thru 3rd party contractors. Develops scope of work and partners with local plant managers and procurement on contractor evaluation and selection.

• Approves all piping and vessel inspection and repair procedures, including welding procedures and techniques.

• Work closely with Procurement on evaluating 3rd party services, preparation of work scopes, specifications, KPI’s and surveillance.

  Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering required.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in operational and engineering environment to include experience of engineering projects, equipment specification, operation, maintenance, inspection and testing of piping and vessels.

  Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to follow through to completion on projects and solutions.

• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and achieve results.

• Proven understanding of regulatory and industry standards and codes

• Working knowledge of governing codes: ASME B31.3, API, NBIC Part 1-4, CGA Documents, API welding codes.

• Working knowledge of other technical specifications which are regarded by the ruling authorities as mandatory (e.g. codes for welding, basic materials of construction, seismic protection).

  About Messer: Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

  We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

  If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)