Reliability Engineer- heavy industy

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Houston, TX, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$110,000.0 - $125,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Reliability Engineering Software Troubleshooting

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving equipment failures, leading improvement initiatives, and supporting major turnarounds while making a direct impact on plant performance., * Serve as the site’s mechanical reliability resource for rotating and fixed equipment.

  • Troubleshoot equipment failures, perform root cause analyses (RCFA), and develop long-term corrective actions.
  • Support and improve the plant’s Mechanical Integrity and Reliability programs.
  • Develop repair strategies, maintenance plans, and equipment specifications.
  • Lead reliability improvement projects from scope development through execution, including managing budgets, schedules, contractors, and commissioning activities.
  • Provide day-to-day technical support to Operations and Maintenance while mentoring maintenance personnel on reliability best practices.
  • Support planning and execution of plant turnarounds and outages.
  • Participate in Management of Change (MOC), incident investigations, and ensure compliance with API, ASME, OSHA, EPA, and other applicable industry standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • 5+ years of reliability, maintenance, or mechanical engineering experience within a chemical, petrochemical, refining, or heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Strong knowledge of rotating and fixed equipment reliability.
  • Experience with RCFA, mechanical integrity programs, maintenance planning, and MOC.
  • Working knowledge of API, ASME, and other applicable engineering standards.
  • Strong troubleshooting, communication, and project management skills.

Preferred

  • Experience managing capital or reliability improvement projects.
  • Turnaround planning and execution experience.
  • Knowledge of predictive maintenance, vibration analysis, condition monitoring, or Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM).
  • Experience within specialty chemicals or refining environments.

Benefits & conditions

401(k), Health insurance, 401(k) matching, Paid time off, Dental insurance Full-time Houston, TX, WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY?

  • Join a global manufacturer recognized for operational excellence.
  • Lead high-impact reliability and capital improvement projects.
  • Play a key role in improving plant performance, reliability, and asset utilization.
  • Collaborative team environment with excellent long-term career growth and competitive compensation.

Pay: $110,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year, * 401(k)

  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

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