Rotating Machinery Services, Inc. is looking toward future expansion in order to meet an increasing demand for our expertise and products. We employ engineers, drafters, project managers, purchasing and administration staff, as well as various levels of shop and mechanical personnel. We encourage qualified applicants to submit resumes either via email or USPS mail.
Send resumes to:
Attn: Human Resources
Rotating Machinery Services, Inc.
2760 Baglyos Circle
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Or email:
recruiting@rotatingmachinery.com
No agencies or phone calls, please.
Project Manager
Location: Bethlehem, PA and Houston, TX
Rotating Machinery Services is seeking qualified applicants for our current opening for a Project Manager for our Bethlehem, PA and Houston, TX locations.
The Project Manager’s primary functions are to plan out and track all phases of a project to ensure the finished product is delivered complete, on time and within budget. The Project Manager will communicate with the customer and all disciplines in a timely manner the progress and requirements needed throughout the duration of the project.
- Review and verify all paperwork handed over in the project kickoff meeting is correct and clearly identifies the responsibilities during the duration of the project and advise marketing of any and all discrepancies
- Provide marketing with schedules for proposals when required
- Coordinate with marketing/sales project changes, adders, duration and deliverables for customer consideration
- Include sales on pertinent communication with the customer
- Develop drawing list and required dates with engineering and lead draftsperson; track drawing progress
- Review drawings upon completion to determine Power and Vendor requirements
- Write work orders or requisitions based on drawings
- Assign material traceability numbers
- Writing requisitions – requisitions will include type of material, quantity, description, required date, budgeted cost, required documentation and certifications
- Assign the purchase order number
- Review requisition with purchasing to assure compliance with requirements
- Track the placement of the requisition thru the purchase order phase up to delivery
- Assist in communications when necessary between vendor and RMS
- Fill out cost impact forms when necessary.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably with a major in Engineering and/or Business
- At least 3-5 years of relevant experience within the same industry or practice
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Additional experience in the following is a plus, though not required:
- Microsoft Project
- JobBOSS
Buyer/Purchasing Coordinator
Location: Houston, TX
Rotating Machinery Services is seeking qualified applicants for our current opening for a Buyer/Purchasing Coordinator in Houston, TX.
The Buyer/Purchasing Coordinator’s primary functions are to purchase requirements in their assigned commodities to meet quality and delivery requirements as well as looking for potential saving opportunities. This position will also monitor open orders across commodities including shipments, deliveries and schedules to ensure dates are achieved.
- Quoting, negotiating and order placement of assigned commodities
- Implementation of cost saving strategies/volume discounts etc.
- Coordinate nonconforming/deviation request with quality control and engineering
- Maintain current delivery dates in JobBOSS system
- Manage yearly calibration orders and other purchasing related tasks as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field preferred
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in purchasing, Materials management and planning
- Experience in procuring and managing: RAW Materials, MRO, Stampings, Engraving, Pipe and fittings as well as many other industrial items
- Purchasing in a mechanical environment
- Travel will be required and evenings and weekends depending on Project needs
- Strong organizational, communication and computer skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Location: Bethlehem, PA or Houston, TX
Rotating Machinery Services, Inc. (RMS) is seeking a Market Data Analyst to perform research, manage our customer and industry database, identify ways to build the RMS brand and grow through new customer acquisition. Candidates have the option of working in the Houston, Texas or Bethlehem, Pennsylvania corporate office.
The Market Data Analyst responsibilities include maintaining the equipment installation database, assuring data integrity within our business system for served-clients, working with outside market data resources to increase our portfolio of knowledge, and communicating opportunities to the RMS sales force. A successful candidate will have experience in database management, analyzing marketing data, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop practices and procedures for gathering business intelligence
- Establish and maintain database of existing equipment installations
- Continuously attain data on non-served equipment to identify new sales opportunities
- Assure data integrity of current business system database through establishing protocols for new data input, and researching past projects to add and/or clarify existing data
- Work cooperatively with sales, marketing and product leadership to develop sales strategies for new and under-served accounts based upon data-driven opportunities
- Track market trends within the industry to support growth strategy development
- Monitor competitors’ marketing activities and effectiveness
- Research competitors’ landscape and overall market penetration
- Establish competitive landscape through internal sales communication and external market research
- Communicate directly with customers to obtain feedback and utilize to ensure continuous improvement in customer satisfaction
- Report on marketing KPIs like leads, conversion rates, customer contacts and sales effectiveness
Qualifications
- 3 years or more of working experience as a Marketing Analyst or similar role
- Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and other business software
- Analytical abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- BS in Marketing or related field
- Experience with sequel database is a plus
Location: Houston, TX
Rotating Machinery Services is seeking an Applications Engineer to work in our Houston office. This role will provide support for the field sales group, management, engineering and purchasing to supply proposals for rotating equipment repair, rerate and upgrade to the various refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, nitric acid plants and gas transmission stations.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate incoming quote requests to determine whether quotes should be submitted
- Work with product engineering to define work scopes to repair, rerate or upgrade rotating equipment
- Establish costs related to the work scopes for management to evaluate and consider for setting competitive pricing
- Support purchasing to secure quotations from subvendors for services required in the rework of rotating equipment
- Write proposals corresponding to the project work scopes and related cost models
- Follow up on quotations with sales to best determine how to close job prospects
- With order receipt, meet with Engineering, Purchasing, Drafting, Accounting and shop management to define the order and begin the process to complete the contract
- Follow up on closed orders to finalize return costs for each project
- Keep current reports utilized by management
- Support marketing in efforts to communicate with future business contacts
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
Strong communication and writing skills
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Preferred
- Three (3) years rotating equipment experience
Machinist
Location: Bethlehem, PA and Houston, TX
Rotating Machinery Services is seeking qualified applicants for our current opening for Machinist for our Houston, TX and Bethlehem, PA locations.
The Machinist primary functions are to perform a variety of basic machining practices involved in turning, milling, drilling, and threading operations on turbomachinery components and assemblies to ensure compliance with specifications and quality requirements.
The requirements below are the minimum requirements an employee needs to fulfill this position. They are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required for the position.
- Ability and willingness to work in a team environment
- Ability and willingness to work overtime, weekends and holidays, as required
- Ability and willingness to work in an environment of constant pushing, pulling, lifting, stretching, bending and other physical activities
- Ability and willingness to work in the shop environment a minimum of 8 hours per day, primarily standing and sitting, as required
- Ability and willingness to work around and use large propane/acetylene torches
- Ability and willingness to operate small lifts, pallet jacks and other lifting equipment (training will be provided on our specific equipment, but basic skills are required beforehand)
- Basic oral and written communication skills
- Basic computer and math skills
- Patience, attention to detail, and willingness to learn
- Must be familiar with basic machining practices involved in turning, milling, drilling, threading operations
- Must be competent reading drawings and following instructions necessary to produce usable and saleable parts
- Must be able to hold tolerances as dictated by drawings, written instructions, or industry standards
- Must be proficient with the use of, the care of, and the calibration of all types of measuring devices (e.g., micrometers (OD and ID), dial calipers, dial indicators, etc.)
- Must possess and provide basic tools required for the execution of the position of manual machinist
- Must be able to comply with all safety directives and programs established by RMS and or our customers
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
Mechanic
Location: Bethlehem, PA and Houston, TX
Rotating Machinery Services is seeking qualified applicants for our current opening for Mechanic for our Houston, TX and Bethlehem, PA locations.
The Mechanic position will perform a variety of mechanical operations / tasks on turbomachinery components and assemblies to ensure compliance with specifications and quality requirements.
Knowledge Requirements:
The requirements below are the minimum requirements an employee needs to fulfill this position. They are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required for the position.
- Complete “as received” photo documentation and visual inspection of assemblies and customer furnished spare parts
- Disassemble complex rotating equipment and provide written observations of failure modes and condition of “as received” parts
- Assist in cleaning and prepping parts for NDT and PMI examination
- Perform and document detailed dimensional and runout inspection of all components
- Provide written inspection report, to include recommended repairs, and replacement parts needed
- Provide written instructions and drawings to other crafts involved in manufacture or repair of components
- Perform quality checks on customer furnished, manufactured, and repaired components prior to final assembly
- Assemble equipment complete per OEM, ASME, API, or customer supplied specification
- Document all final sizes, clearances, and documentation to provide customer with a final repair report
- Set up and perform hydrotest or pneumatic pressure test, as required, on equipment per customer specifications
- Communicate with supervision, crafts, and customers during the inspection and repair process
- Supply basic mechanics tools and measuring devices required to complete work as assigned
- Ability and willingness to work overtime, weekends and holidays, as required
- Ability and willingness to work in an environment of constant pushing, pulling, lifting, stretching, bending and other physical activities
- Ability and willingness to be in the shop environment a minimum of 8 hours per day, primarily standing and sitting, as required
- Ability and willingness to work around and use large propane/acetylene torches
- Ability to operate small lifts, pallet jacks and other lifting equipment (training will be provided on our specific equipment, but basic skills are required beforehand)
- Basic oral and written communication skills
- Basic computer and math skills
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 5-10 years’ industry experience
Rotor Assembly Technician 2nd Shift
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Perform a variety of mechanical operations / tasks on turbomachinery components and assemblies to ensure compliance with specifications and quality requirements.
Essential Functions
- Maintain a safe working environment and a commitment to safety excellence
- Responsible for understanding and complying with the safety policy, procedures, and instructions
- Assemble components in accordance with procedures, drawings, work instructions, and specifications
- Perform precision balancing on components and assemblies to specified requirements
- Use calipers, gauges, micrometers and other measuring tools to determine the condition of components and assemblies
- Assemble various configurations of components to corresponding assembly prints utilizing available tooling, gauging and equipment
- Generate inspection reports as required and assist with documenting quality issues and solutions
- Maintaining a clean and organized work area
- Ability to understand assembly and manufacturing prints
- Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company’s discretion.
Knowledge Requirements
The requirements below are the minimum requirements an employee needs to fulfill this position. They are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required for the position.
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability and willingness to work overtime, weekends and holidays, as required
- Ability and willingness to work in an environment of constant pushing, pulling, lifting, stretching, bending and other physical activities
- Ability and willingness to be in the shop environment a minimum of 8 hours per day, primarily standing and sitting, as required
- Ability and willingness to work around and use large propane / acetylene torches
- Ability to operate small lifts, pallet jacks and other lifting equipment (training will be provided on our specific equipment, but basic skills are required beforehand)
- Basic oral and written communication skills
- Basic computer and math skills
- Patience, attention to detail, and willingness to learn
- Safety conscience
Work Experience
- At least two (2) years of experience working in an industrial or machine shop setting preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience with component assembly and dynamic balancing
Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be required to stand and walk for significant portions of the shift
- Ability and willingness to lift objects weighing up to 30 lbs., walk, climb, reach, kneel, crawl, and balance
- Must be able to use hands for assembly and tool usage
- Must not have allergies or issues related to handling metals including aluminum, copper, bronze, and steel
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. While the work area may be described as generally clean, safe, and “not loud”, there will be machining operations that generate moderate noise and metal particles.
Location: Bethlehem, PA
The Structural Analyst position will report to the Chief Engineer and will work alongside RMS’s experts in structural design and analysis providing early career mentorship, 1-on-1 training, and growth opportunities. To be successful, the candidate must be very interested in the design and analysis of turbomachinery and have a strong desire to learn.
Initially, the candidate’s responsibilities will focus on the structural analysis of existing axial and centrifugal compressors, steam turbines, gas turbines, and FCC hot gas expanders. Candidate will cross train in all product lines for best understanding and development. In the long-term, the candidate will have increased responsibility in using their analysis results to help design new and re-rated rotor blades, stator vanes, centrifugal impellers, and casings for our complete product lines. The candidate will also participate in writing and revising specifications for materials and special processes as they relate to their analysis.
Education and Experience Requirements
- 2 to 5 years of engineering experience, doesn’t have to be experience in FEA
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- Structural analysis experience for turbomachinery, aerospace, or related applications
- Finite Element Analysis experience (ANSYS Workbench preferred)
Desired Background
- Interest in the industrial or aerospace turbomachinery industries
- Solid modeling experience (SolidWorks preferred)
- Ability to interpret 2D drawings
- Some knowledge of computer programming (VBA, Matlab, Fortran, etc.)
- Basic skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Excellent technical writing skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Read, write and speak English fluently
Job Responsibilities
- Build structural analysis models in 2D and 3D from machine drawings and CAD models
- Collaborate with the drafting and inspection departments to facilitate reverse engineering of turbomachinery components for structural analysis
- Participate in efforts to prepare metallurgical replicas to be evaluated by a qualified metallurgist for remaining life analyses
- Conduct physical testing on parts to determine natural frequencies with modal impact techniques
- Collaborate with product managers and applications engineering to quote future work that requires structural analysis
- Write reports based on structural analysis which effectively communicate and discuss findings as well as recommended design changes
Experience
- Engineering — 2+ years Preferred
- Recent Graduates (BS or MS) will also be considered
Education: Bachelor’s (Required)
Network Administrator
Location: Bethlehem, PA
RMS is looking for a Network Administrator who can support our plan the future growth and expansion of our computer network. The Network Administrator will be responsible for maintaining our current systems environment by monitoring network performance, installing upgrades; and support our user base. The ideal candidate for this position is certified to work with Cisco networking equipment, and is well versed in Windows-based computing solutions and applications. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience at the small / medium enterprise networking and support levels, work well with legacy systems and as needed support custom RMS computer programs.
Responsibilities
- Establishes network specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements; designing router administration, including interface configuration and routing protocols.
- Establishes network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls.
- Maintains network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.
- Secures network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation.
- Prepares users by designing and conducting training programs; providing references and support.
- Upgrades network and by conferring with vendors; developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements.
Meets financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses. - Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
- Accomplishes organizational goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
- Create / support projects that are designed to either add functionality required by the company or to address ongoing network enhancements or performance issues.
- Supports and maintains computer and server hardware and configurations.
- Manages all licensing of software within the business as well as installation and maintenance.
Qualification & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field required (Master’s degree preferred)
- 3+ years’ successful network and computer troubleshooting and support experience
- Must be able to complete difficult projects with minimal to no supervision
- Proven experience managing a diverse and complex network
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and user support skills
- Good safety record and a history of establishing safe work practices
- Experience with Windows Server environment including Active Directory