This leadership role involves owning the integrity of stored and staged industrial equipment and materials for one of America's most ambitious processing facility builds. You will ensure preservation plans are executed, conditions are monitored, and valuable assets remain ready for installation and commissioning after months in storage. The role suits a detail-critical leader who understands the importance of equipment protection to prevent project loss and startup risks.
Responsibilities
Own day-to-day preservation and preventive maintenance execution for equipment and critical materials in warehouse, laydown, and staging areas prior to installation
Develop and enforce preservation work packs and routines based on manufacturer requirements and project specifications, including lubrication, rotation, nitrogen purge, desiccants, coatings, caps/plugs, and environmental protection
Lead preservation technicians and coordinate with Warehouse, Logistics, Quality, Construction, and Commissioning to prioritize high-risk and long-lead assets
Perform and document condition inspections, humidity/pressure checks, and preservation status audits, maintaining traceable records for each tagged asset
Identify preservation failures or at-risk equipment early, drive corrective actions, and escalate impacts before equipment is released to the field
Coordinate OEM and specialty vendor preservation requirements for complex rotating and process equipment, ensuring compliance through storage and pre-install handover
Partner with Construction and Commissioning on install-ready status, ensuring preserved equipment transfers with clear documentation and no hidden deficiencies
Requirements
5+ years of experience in equipment preservation, mechanical maintenance, reliability, or materials caretaking on industrial, refining, chemical, power, or major capital project sites
Demonstrated ownership of preservation programs for rotating equipment, process equipment, and bulk commodity protection in outdoor laydown and warehouse environments
Strong working knowledge of manufacturer preservation requirements, lubrication practices, nitrogen blanketing/purge, moisture control, and corrosion prevention methods
Proven ability to build and run inspection routines, checklists, and traceable preservation records at scale
Detail-driven leader who can manage many tagged assets simultaneously without losing status accuracy
Effective communicator across Warehouse, Quality, Construction, and Commissioning teams
Hands-on, accountable operator with extreme ownership
Benefits
Medical plans with plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Millions of jobs, with real people getting hired every day
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1,000,000+
Tailored applications submitted
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
