Hands-On Reliability Engineer (Mechanical)

mitsubishichemicalgroup; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Soarnol is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Engineer to own equipment reliability in a hands-on chemical manufacturing setting in La Porte, TX. You’ll split time between reliability initiatives, field troubleshooting, and supporting reliability and capital projects with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering.

The role emphasizes working with rotating and stationary equipment, applying RCFA, RCM, FMEA, and asset criticality to reduce downtime, while maintaining thorough documentation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience in a chemical plant.
• Hands-on experience with rotating and stationary equipment.
• Experience with pumps, seals, bearings, piping, valves, tanks, or pressure vessels.
• Knowledge of maintenance and reliability best practices.
• Understanding of Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Experience with reliability methods (RCM, FMEA, asset criticality, RCFA).
• Ability to collaborate across Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and SHE.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot mechanical equipment issues with Maintenance and Operations.
• Improve reliability and performance of rotating and stationary equipment.
• Investigate recurring failures and develop practical solutions.
• Apply RCFA, RCM, FMEA, and asset criticality principles.
• Support MOC activities and reliability-related changes.
• Partner with Engineering on capital projects to include reliability in design.
• Develop concepts and docs for repairs, replacements, improvements.
• Support equipment checkout, commissioning, startup.
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses, safety audits, and investigations.
• Maintain equipment documentation and drawings.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

RCFA

RCM

FMEA

Asset criticality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Soarnol is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Engineer to own equipment reliability in a hands-on chemical manufacturing setting in La Porte, TX. You’ll split time between reliability initiatives, field troubleshooting, and supporting reliability and capital projects with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering.

The role emphasizes working with rotating and stationary equipment, applying RCFA, RCM, FMEA, and asset criticality to reduce downtime, while maintaining thorough documentation and