Refinery Rotating Equipment Engineer

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Job Title: Refinery Rotating Equipment Engineer
Location: Laurel, MT, West United States, USA

Company: CHS Inc.
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Summary

CHS, Inc is hiring a Refinery Rotating Equipment Engineer at our Laurel, MT oil refinery. The Rotating Equipment Engineer (REE) will provide stewardship of rotating equipment and identify opportunities for reliability improvement within rotating equipment. The REE will provide technical support for repairs and refurbishment of rotating equipment and lead/assist in root cause failure analysis and troubleshooting equipment failures. The person in this position will be engaged in further development of refinery reliability and maintenance programs, procedures, standards, and processes to drive toward world class performance for rotating equipment reliability. The REE will integrate with rotating equipment crafts, rotating equipment planners, craft supervision, Rotating Equipment Engineers, and refinery management to facilitate efficient and comprehensive machine maintenance.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for rotating equipment maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds within the refinery.
- Lead functional teams of craftsmen, contractors, and consultants to facilitate installation, repairs, and replacement of complex machines.
- Maintain asset records management for equipment revisions, spare parts changes.
Utilize technical knowledge and experience to
- Assist in or lead root cause failure analysis of machine failures.
- Review, update and establish new rotating equipment standards, practices and procedures
- Make recommendations and provide design input rotating equipment selection, design and installation within the refinery.
- Assist with initial start-up and check out of major refinery equipment. Develop, justify, and facilitate strategies to solve complex problems associated with repairs to major rotating equipment. Utilize rotating equipment diagnostic tools and techniques and interpret inspection results to monitor equipment health
Understand, recommend, and apply industry best practices to improve processes associated with management of rotating equipment reliability
- Develop and implement rotating equipment reliability performance metrics.
- Identify reliability bad actors and implement solutions to address the cause of repetitive failures.
- Provide detailed and accurate repair notes and descriptions of equipment repairs and properly document them in equipment files.
- Ensure work orders are properly entered and classified in the CMMS to track appropriate history and failure analysis.
Lead functional teams of craftsmen, contractors, and consultants to facilitate installation, repairs, and replacement of complex machines.
Oversee and monitor outside rotating equipment/machine shop quality and integrity
- Complete shop inspections/visits as necessary to qualify repair facilities for rotating equipment repairs
- Monitor repairs and witness performance testing at repair/manufacturer locations as necessary.
- Facilitate critical repairs by being on-premises at outside shops when necessary.
Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
4+ years of experience in oil refinery or directly related experience including basic knowledge of refinery rotating equipment

Additional Qualifications

Proficiency in MS Office products
Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
Demonstrated organizational skills
Formal training in a Rotating Equipment or Risk Based Certification Program
Reliability Engineering Certification
Familiarity with project management skills
Familiarity with project scheduling tools
Knowledge of basic refinery unit operations
Supervision of rotating equipment crafts personnel or leadership experience
Ability to effectively communicate and influence.
Strong data gathering and analysis; problem solving skills
Ability to work in a team environment with varied team member backgrounds and personalities
Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.

Physical Requirements

Travel up to 10%

CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.

Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to chscareers@chsinc.com ; to verify that the communication is from CHS.

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Job Post Date: 08/13/25