Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

H. T. PROF Group; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

H. T. PROF Group in Kentucky seeks a seasoned maintenance and reliability leader for a chemical plant.

This role reports to the Site Manager and will own maintenance, reliability, and stores performance in a fast-paced environment. You will set and execute M&R strategy, strengthen team capability, drive equipment performance, and support safe, efficient operations. The ideal candidate combines hands-on leadership with strong technical judgment and collaboration across production, engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• 7–10 years in chemical plant environment or 10+ years plant experience with maintenance responsibilities.
• Proven ability to develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies.
• Strong leadership and mentoring across mechanical, electrical, welding, planning, scheduling, supervision, reliability engineering, and stores teams.
• Hands-on experience with predictive and preventive maintenance and plant troubleshooting.
• Safety-focused leadership with EHSS compliance across activities and contractors.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Production, Engineering, and R&D on capital projects.
• Budgeting and monthly reporting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own maintenance, reliability, and stores performance on site.
• Set and execute maintenance & reliability strategy.
• Strengthen team capability and technical judgment.
• Support safe, efficient operations and cross-functional trust across the site.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Safety leadership

Plant troubleshooting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering required.
• Approximately 7 to 10 years of experience in a chemical plant environment, or 10+ years of plant experience with direct responsibility for maintenance, reliability, and predictive/preventive maintenance programs.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing maintenance and reliability strategies that improve equipment performance, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Strong leadership background with the ability to lead and mentor mechanical, electrical, welding, planning, scheduling, supervision, reliability engineering, and stores personnel.
• Hands-on experience with predictive and preventive maintenance, plant troubleshooting, engineering best practices, and continuous improvement.
• Safety-focused leader who can ensure EHSS expectations are met across departmental activities, site work, and third-party contractor performance.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and experience partnering with Production, Engineering, and Research and Development on capital projects, new processes, or new product development.
• Experience developing and managing budgets, monthly reporting, and spend-versus-budget reviews is preferred.

About the Role:

This replacement opening reports to the Site Manager and serves on the site leadership team. This person will own maintenance, reliability, and stores performance within a fast-paced chemical manufacturing environment. The role will set and execute M&R strategy, strengthen team capability, improve equipment performance, and support safe, efficient operations. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, safety-focused leader with strong technical judgment and the ability to build trust across the site.