Fixed-Equipment Reliability Engineer: Asset Integrity & RCFA

NES Fircroft; Darrow (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer focused on fixed equipment reliability for a chemical manufacturing facility near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The role requires leading reliability initiatives, RCFA investigations, and integration with MI and QA programs.

The successful candidate will drive asset performance, participate in design reviews, and develop predictive and preventive maintenance strategies in a complex continuous production environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required (Mechanical Engineering preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing maintenance and/or reliability engineering experience, preferably within the chemical process industry.
• Minimum of 3 years supporting Mechanical Integrity (MI), Quality Assurance (QA), Reliability Engineering, or Maintenance Supervision.
• Experience supporting continuous process manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading equipment reliability improvement initiatives and failure investigations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site's reliability engineering technical expert across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Lead reliability studies and develop strategies to improve equipment performance and long-term reliability.
• Identify, plan, and execute reliability improvement initiatives and capital projects while managing the MOC process.
• Lead the site's Reliability Program for rotating and fixed equipment (pumps, compressors, turbines, valves, vessels, piping, heat exchangers).
• Conduct RCFA and lead incident investigations related to MI and QA.
• Evaluate failure modes and implement engineering solutions to eliminate recurring failures.
• Monitor performance, analyze maintenance history and failure trends, and develop improvement plans.
• Develop and manage Predictive and Preventive Maintenance programs, including condition monitoring strategies.
• Participate in design reviews and provide reliability recommendations for new and existing equipment.
• Review drawings and specifications, recommending design improvements to enhance reliability.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

PSM knowledge

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

SAP

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer focused on fixed equipment reliability for a chemical manufacturing facility near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The role requires leading reliability initiatives, RCFA investigations, and integration with MI and QA programs.

The successful candidate will drive asset performance, participate in design reviews, and develop predictive and preventive maintenance strategies in a complex continuous production environment.