Mechanical Engineer, Reliability

• Develop and optimize asset strategies through loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle asset management
• Facilitate root cause analysis of plant or business operations failures
• Prioritize outage work orders based on risk and criticality
• Work with the client’s reliability team to improve operational efficiency and asset availability
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Reliability
• Drive adoption of Maintenance & Reliability Best Practices
• Design or modify asset care strategies and procedures using Risk-based, RCM, and FMEA methods
• Collaborate with technical resources to solve chronic equipment problems
• Lead equipment failure investigations using root cause analysis, 5-Why, and other analytic techniques
• Provide technical guidance to production, technical, and engineering teams
• Guide maintenance personnel in precision repair, maintenance, and equipment installation
• Analyze equipment option costs and benefits to meet reliability objectives
• Create or modify site procedures to reflect current industry best practices
• Travel between sites, including sites in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university required
• 5 or more years of relevant industrial experience in reliability engineering
• Practical knowledge of current maintenance and reliability best practices required
• Knowledge of condition monitoring technologies required
• Strong maintenance, reliability, or engineering background preferred
• Professional Engineering registration highly preferred
• Process Safety Management experience preferred
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interpret financial and nonfinancial data and articulate economic impacts
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods
• Ability to walk reasonable distances, including on uneven ground or catwalks, and ascend stairs
• Ability to climb ladders and navigate industrial/manufacturing settings
• Ability to stoop, bend, crouch, kneel, crawl, maneuver in confined spaces, and reach with both arms
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Demonstrates expertise in Reliability Engineering, focusing on asset management strategies, root cause analysis, and the application of maintenance best practices. Proficient in utilizing condition monitoring technologies and conducting failure investigations to enhance operational efficiency.

• Reliability Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Condition Monitoring Technologies
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)
• Process Safety Management

• Asset Management
• Risk Management
• Life Cycle Asset Management
• FMEA Methods
• Analytical Techniques
• Precision Repair
• Maintenance Best Practices
• Technical Guidance
• Financial Data Interpretation
• Outage Work Order Prioritization

• Effective Communication
• Problem-Solving Ability
• Collaboration

• Professional Engineering Registration
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)

• Maintenance
• Reliability
• Industrial Experience
• Operational Efficiency
• Equipment Failure Investigation
• Root Cause Analysis
• 5-Why Analysis
• Risk-Based Strategies
• Site Procedures
• Best Practices