Fixed and Rotating Equipment Manager

Job description:

Role Overview
Our client is seeking a high-performing Fixed and Rotating Equipment
Manager to join their team in Martinez, CA. This leadership role
provides strategic direction and technical oversight to the site's Fixed
and Rotating Equipment engineering teams to ensure safe, reliable, and
compliant plant operations.

Reporting as a key leader within the facility and serving on the
Extended Leadership Team (ELT), you will lead a team of specialized
engineers and specialists, develop asset integrity strategies, and
partner across Operations, Maintenance, Technical Services, and Capital
Projects to optimize equipment performance and support overall business
objectives.

Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Department Management
- Provide leadership, technical oversight, and direction for Fixed
Equipment Engineers, Corrosion and Materials Engineers, Rotating
Equipment Engineers, and Field Specialists.
- Manage workforce planning, staffing, succession planning, technical
training, performance evaluations, coaching, and talent development.
- Establish departmental priorities, allocate engineering resources,
and manage operating budgets.
- Serve on the Extended Leadership Team (ELT) and act as a senior
technical advisor to site executive leadership.
Asset Integrity & Reliability Strategy
- Formulate and execute long-term strategies to improve the
availability, integrity, and operational performance of all plant
fixed and rotating assets.
- Lead equipment integrity programs, including corrosion management,
condition monitoring, fitness-for-service (FFS) assessments,
machinery reliability, and risk evaluations.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track asset health,
risk reduction, and team effectiveness.
- Foster a culture of Shared Stewardship of Assets to drive
cross-functional accountability for equipment health and operational
excellence.

Technical Assurance & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Ensure full compliance with relevant statutory laws, industry codes,
regulatory requirements, and internal engineering standards.
- Partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Capital Projects, and
Business Services to support safe, cost-effective, and
environmentally responsible manufacturing.
- Oversee technical scope development for capital projects, turnaround
work packages, and major reliability improvement programs.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce operational risk
and enhance plant online factor.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
- Physical Demands: Ability to walk up and down stairs, climb ladders,
and enter compact or permit-required confined spaces.
- Environmental Exposure: Ability to perform field assessments at
elevated heights and outdoors in varied weather conditions.
- Schedule & On-Call: Standard full-time schedule with required
availability for off-hours emergency response and participation
in duty rotations. Extended or altered work schedules may be
required during major maintenance turnarounds and outages.

Qualifications:

Candidate Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering preferred).
- Technical Experience: Minimum of 10 years of direct experience in
fixed equipment or rotating equipment engineering within the
petrochemical, refining, or chemical processing industry.
- Leadership Experience: Minimum of 5 years of formal
supervisory/management experience leading engineering teams.
- Credentials: Valid Driver's License and active TWIC card (or
ability to obtain).
- Demonstrated expertise in damage mechanisms, fitness-for-service
(API 579), vibration analysis, and machinery reliability frameworks.
- Proven capability in managing departmental operating budgets and
supporting turnaround (TAR) execution scopes.
- Strong track record of driving cross-functional alignment between
engineering, maintenance, and plant operations teams.

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

• Very good company
• Very nice location
• Opportunities to grow
• Multiple locations

Salary Type : Annual Salary

Salary Min : $ 127000

Salary Max : $ 270000

Currency Type : USD