Sr. Rotating Equipment Engineer

OCI Nitrogen is one of the market leaders in nitrogen fertilizers in Europe and the largest producer of melamine worldwide. Furthermore, OCI is currently one of the few producers of renewable (green) ammonia.

When you join the OCI team, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference every day as you build your career.

At OCI, you can also contribute to a sustainable living environment. Our fertilizer puts food on the table every day. With our melamine we provide sustainable products such as tables, chairs, laminate and cars. You come into contact with our products every day in your daily life without even knowing it! The fact that we consider sustainability to be an important theme is also reflected in our emissions. We continuously invest in the best available technologies to minimise our emissions wherever possible. As a result of these investments, our emissions are among the lowest among our global competitors. Recently, we have also been able to add AdBlue to our product portfolio. AdBlue is a solution used in diesel engines to reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx).

 What will you do as a Sr. Rotating Equipment Engineer?

As a Rotating Equipment Engineer at OCI Nitrogen, you will be responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and renewing rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, and turbines. You will work closely with various departments to ensure and improve the reliability and availability of our installations. You will contribute to the development and implementation of maintenance strategies and provide technical support for both planned and unplanned work. In this versatile position, you will work in the day shift and be part of the Engineering team that supports three plant units. You will report to the Rotating/Reliability Lead.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Provide technical guidance, training, and support to plant departments, ensuring they possess the requisite expertise to operate and maintain rotating equipment and compressor systems, including centrifugal compressors, reciprocating machines, integrally geared compressors, and gas turbines.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing or managing condition monitoring programmes (such as infrared thermography, vibration monitoring, and oil analysis). A solid understanding of vibration analysis, with familiarity in tools like ADRE or Orbit 60, would be advantageous.
• Assess plant operations, maintenance, and engineering practices, offering technical insights and recommending improvements to optimize system performance.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement predictive (PdM) and preventive maintenance (PM) programs for rotating equipment.
• Lead and support plant outages, shutdowns, and chronic issues, ensuring minimal downtime and improved performance.
• Perform failure analysis and participate in investigation teams for major equipment failures, issuing recommendations for corrective actions.
• Gather and analyze critical rotating equipment data from DCS, PI, and operator checklists, using this information to recommend corrective measures.
• Review engineering design changes, new projects, and upgrade packages, providing expert feedback to ensure alignment with operational needs.
• Develop and maintain lifecycle management strategies for rotating equipment, ensuring long-term reliability and performance.
• Prepare detailed technical scopes for major equipment overhauls, ensuring thorough planning and execution.
• Capture manufacturing knowledge and drive continuous improvement by benchmarking and sharing best practices across operating facilities.
• Create and implement strategies to boost productivity, and support start-up and maintenance activities as needed.
• Oversee system testing and health monitoring, utilizing system logs and other tools for troubleshooting and performance assessments.
• Establish and maintain a fault analysis database, ensuring all equipment data, drawings, and modifications are up-to-date and accurately recorded.
• Facilitate and coordinate problem resolution and technical discussions with OEMs and vendors for troubleshooting and upgrade projects
• Experience with ammonia plants — particularly involving turbomachinery — will be a significant advantage.

You Are a Great Fit If You Have:

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• +8 years of experience in a similar role, ideally within the petrochemical industry.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent analytical abilities and keen attention to detail.
• Proficiency in the Dutch/African/English
• Experience with GE, Siemens, MAN Turbo, and Atlas Copco on troubleshooting and maintenance activities. 

 This is what you look for in a job

• A good salary
• A social employer.
• We have a collective pension scheme and health insurance with group discounts.
• With our wide range of training opportunities, you can always develop further.
• Open and informal working atmosphere.
• Working in a fun and close-knit team.
• A lot of vacation days
• Room for new initiatives and ideas.

Interested?

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact our Talent Acquisition Specialist: Simone Jacobs, simone.jacobs@ocinitrogen.com 06 51 28 02 55,

If you don't have any questions, apply now!