Hydraulic Systems Specialist

MANAGERIAL

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Perform hands‑on preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance on terminal hydraulic system with mechanical, controls, electrical, and hydraulic equipment to maintain the facility at peak operating efficiency on a 24‑hour basis, consistent with company and government standards of safety, environmental, and quality control.

• Spearhead and develop mechanical and hydraulic system maintenance for the site.
• Perform mechanical, controls, and electrical fault‑finding to determine root causes and communicate solutions.
• Develop best practices for existing and new hydraulic system development.
• Identify and remedy discrepancies in technical documentation.
• Hands‑on approach to the maintenance of the hydraulic system.
• Read, understand, and interpret P&IDs, hydraulic and electrical schematics, sketches, and written instructions to perform maintenance and safely operate system equipment.
• Maintain accurate records of system testing and inspection/checkout.
• Work closely with Odfjell personnel, onsite contractors, and offsite contractors to complete PMs, repairs, projects, and when required.
• Support spare parts inventory program.
• Participate in change management and HAZOP review for system upgrades/modification.
• Implement and comply with corporate procedures and processes.
• Cooperate with and support colleagues.
• Compliance with company policies, including the Code of Conduct, is mandatory.

• Recognize the need for continued learning and improvement to produce quality, safe, and efficient performance of maintenance personnel.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.
• Communicate and document job functions/projects to allow the employee’s superior to assume and/or assign this position’s duties to someone else during absences, vacations, or off‑site training.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Prefer specialized vocational or technical training.
• Minimum 5+ years of work experience in a similar role of hydraulics system, compressor/turbine maintenance, or equivalent for mechanical and controls maintenance.
• Experience in understanding hydraulics, mechanical repairs, controls, and electrical functions of a hydraulic system.
• Experience in reliability practices, hydraulic system integrity and predictive/preventive maintenance preferred.
• Ability to read and understand P&IDs, schematics, and engineered drawings.

• Occasional sitting, board vessels, crawl, crouch, fine manipulation, use of math/calculations.
• Frequent standing, walking, evacuation, climbing, bending, reaching overhead, kneeling, balancing, pushing/pulling, grasping, repetitive hand/arm use, repetitive leg use, lifting/carrying 26‑50 lbs., eye/hand coordination, talking, touching, keyboarding/typing, analytical thinking, decision making, adapting to change, and discriminating colors.
• Continuous hearing, smelling, seeing, maintaining stamina, concentration, and accurate use of the English language.

• Occasional heavy machinery, vibration.
• Frequent 5/8, M‑F schedule; irregular hours; on‑call at least every other weekend; respirator fit; hot/cold temperatures; work outside; electrical and falling hazards; mechanical hazards; chemical exposure; noise; working at heights and in confined spaces; PPE required; emotional stress; high energy and productivity; drug testing.

• Desktop PC (programs such as SAP, CMMS).
• Marine cranes and winches.
• Pumps & motors.
• Hand and power tools.
• Rigging equipment.
• Personal safety equipment.
• Measuring and leveling equipment.
• Some operation of heavy equipment.