Reliability Engineer

Reliability Engineer

This Reliability Engineer role provides technical support by developing and executing strategies and tactics that reduce equipment failure rates and eliminate production and maintenance-related waste. The position focuses on creating and managing standard operating and maintenance procedures to ensure consistent, reliable performance of heavy industrial process equipment in a manufacturing environment. The role begins as a full-time contract position with the clear intention of transitioning into a permanent role and will ultimately be based in a state-of-the-art new facility.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the identification and review of critical equipment to prioritize reliability efforts.
• Determine the consequences of failure for critical equipment and assess associated risks.
• Conduct detailed failure modes analyses on critical equipment to identify root causes and preventive actions.
• Perform integrity and maintenance audits on critical equipment to verify compliance with standards and best practices.
• Analyze critical equipment history and performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement and manage agreed key performance indicators (KPIs) for critical equipment and monitor performance trends.
• Develop and refine maintenance strategies and tactics to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Monitor and respond to variations in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and other agreed KPIs, taking corrective actions as needed.
• Determine control limits for process and equipment loss or failure analysis to support data-driven decision making.
• Facilitate root cause analyses (RCAs) and use the outcomes of reliability-centered studies (RCS) to update maintenance strategies and tactics.
• Develop predictive maintenance (PDM) tactics based on equipment strategies and condition monitoring data.
• Use PDM information and findings to continuously update and improve maintenance strategies.
• Submit, justify, and implement projects aimed at improving plant reliability and reducing downtime.
• Provide technical and problem-solving support to maintenance teams to resolve complex equipment and process issues.
• Conduct life cycle cost and operability studies for existing and proposed equipment installations to optimize long-term performance and cost.
• Perform reliability reviews of proposed or modified plant and equipment to ensure robust design and maintainability.
• Review reliability aspects of proposals submitted through the change management process to ensure alignment with reliability objectives.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to embed best practices in asset and maintenance management.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of standard operating and maintenance procedures to ensure consistency and continuity of best practices.

Essential

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Engineering.
• Approximately 3 years of experience in project and maintenance engineering is preferred.
• Experience in reliability engineering or maintenance engineering in a heavy industrial environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex equipment and process data.
• Facilitation skills to lead cross-functional reviews, workshops, and root cause analyses.
• Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) skills, including development of maintenance strategies and tactics.
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) usage and interrogation skills for extracting and analyzing maintenance data.
• Root cause analysis (RCA) skills to systematically investigate equipment and process failures.
• Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) skills to evaluate risk and prioritize actions.
• Knowledge or work experience with heavy industrial equipment, preferably in refinery, metals processing, chemical production, or similar environments.
• Familiarity with maintenance management and asset management practices in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Ability to support and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and other reliability-related KPIs.

Additional Skills &

Qualifications:

• Experience in heavy industry, refinery operations, metals processing, chemical production, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering and process equipment support.
• Exposure to asset management frameworks and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a full-time contractor capacity with the intention to transition into a permanent role.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams.
• Comfort working with change management processes and reviewing proposals for reliability impacts.
• Interest in contributing to the setup and optimization of reliability practices in a new, state-of-the-art facility.

Work Environment:

The role is based in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment that involves working around large process equipment and complex production systems. The position supports…