Corporate Refining Reliability Specialist

drive for MPC; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 163,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

MPC is seeking a Corporate Reliability Specialist to join the centralized Reliability team in Findlay, OH. You will apply reliability engineering principles, data analysis, and predictive techniques to protect refining assets and drive asset health across the network.

In this role you will collaborate with Asset Health Monitoring, equipment specialists, and site teams to develop failure prediction strategies, perform RCA/FMEA analyses, and support capital projects with data-driven insights and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in reliability/maintenance in energy or refining sectors.
• Experience with predictive reliability tools and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Drive reduction of LCIP/LPO across the Refining system.
• Serve as the key contact for programmatic strategic reliability efforts.
• Collaborate with Asset Health Monitoring, Equipment Specialists and site teams on failure prediction strategies.
• Curate insights from AHM and drive site resolutions.
• Assist AHM in developing new tools and instrumentation needs.
• Collaborate with IT & AHM to ensure data accuracy and standardization across platforms.
• Utilize reliability tools (FMEA, RCA, RBD, Weibull, Crow-AMSAA) and explore new methods.
• Provide technical support for equipment design, operation, and maintenance issues.
• Support capital project development and participate in industry groups.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

FMEA

RCA

Weibull analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Corporate Refining Reliability Specialist### Corporate Refining Reliability SpecialistApply: Findlay, Ohio: Houston, Texas: El Paso, Texas: Anacortes, Washington: Martinez, California: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 14, 2026 (7 days left to apply): 00023794# **An exciting career awaits you**At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.**POSITION SUMMARY:**The Corporate Reliability Specialist is part of a centralized strategic team to ensure reliability of refining assets through a strong understanding of refinery equipment design/operation/repair, reliability engineering principles, and data analysis. This role will interface with the Asset Health Monitoring group to develop and use tools to enable predictive reliability. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Drive reduction of LCIP/LPO across the Refining system.* Serve as the key point of contact for programmatic strategic reliability efforts.* Collaborate with Asset Health Monitoring (AHM) organization, Equipment Specialists, and site teams to develop and implement failure prediction strategies for high‐impact assets.* Serve as primary functional expert to curate insights brought forward by AHM team and collaborate with sites to drive resolution.* Assist AHM team in development of new tools and identification of instrumentation/measurement needs.* Collaborate with IT & AHM to ensure data accuracy, standardization, and integrity across all digital monitoring platforms and databases.* Utilize traditional reliability tools such as, FMEA, RCA, RBD, Weibull, Crow-AMSAA, etc. along with new methods/platforms to drive defect prediction and system failure threat identification.* Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting assistance in resolving equipment design, operation, and maintenance problems within the discipline across the Refining system; engage internal and external experts as required.* Collaborate with RRMI specialists and process technologists to address existing systemic reliability issues.* Evaluate relevant emerging technologies, software, and AI‐enabled tools; and assist sites with selection and placement of instrumentation for critical asset monitoring.* Support justification of site reliability projects and evaluate reliability risks for projects in development.* Prepare detailed, data‐driven reports on asset health, reliability performance, and predicted reliability threats.* Support technical training and provide mentorship to facility engineers on systems, monitoring tools, and new practices.* Influence and contribute to updates of standards and procedures based on industry and multi‐site experience in collaboration with Equipment Specialist group.* Conduct post‐audits to evaluate effectiveness of major reliability initiatives.* Provide technical expertise and support for capital project development and participate in relevant industry trade groups. **EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:** • High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. • Ten (10) years or more of experience required.As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.Location:Findlay, OhioJob Requisition ID:00023794Pay Min/Max:$162,700.00 - $243,800.00 SalaryGrade:14Location Address:539 S Main StAdditional locations:Anacortes, Washington, Canton, Ohio, Carson, California, Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Detroit, Michigan, Dickinson, North Dakota, El Paso, Texas, Garyville, Louisiana, Houston, Texas, Kenai, Alaska, Mandan, North Dakota, Martinez, California, Salt Lake City, Utah, San Antonio, Texas, St Paul Park, Minnesota, Texas City, Texas, Wilmington, CaliforniaEducation:Employee Group:Full timeEmployee Subgroup:Regular