Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable maintenance in all departments of the Vandalia, Ohio plant.
• Identify and manage asset reliability risks that could adversely affect plant, utility, or business operations.
• Lead the mechanical integrity program of PSM and provide technical support to production, maintenance, and technical personnel.
• Support value analysis to repair/replace or make buy decisions.
• Develop engineering solutions to repetitive issues and other problems that adversely affect daily operations.
• Develop analysis methods to determine maintenance demands for equipment, components, and processes.
• Develop and maintain all utilities including but not limited to boilers, generators, HVAC, vacuum pumps, compressors, DI-water banks, process critical equipment, and facility equipment in accordance with industry standards and facility needs.
• Responsible for like for like equipment replacements.
• Develop preventative maintenance programs and routinely audit for compliance to provide continuous improvement of the program.
• Conduct analysis of reliability problems, 5Y or fishbone.
• Analyze KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, OEE) to identify performance gaps and recommend data-driven solutions that improve operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Utilize SAP and operations management software to support maintenance planning, procurement, and workflow optimization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering is required.
• Ten years of site reliability engineering experience is preferred.
• Experience in a chemical manufacturing facility is preferred.
• Strong work ethic required.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines as well as manage change and work independently.
• Self-starter with an attention to detail.
• Strong written and oral communication skills required.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data to replace equipment required.
• An engineer with sound technical skills, analytical ability, high integrity, good judgment and strong operational focus.
• A well organized and self-directed individual who is a team player.
• SAP experience preferred.