RCFA & Reliability Lead for Asset Health

Rocky Mountain Steel Mills; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Bonus opportunities

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is seeking an RCFA Specialist to lead root cause failure analyses and drive long-term reliability improvements across mechanical, electrical and process systems.

You will partner with reliability engineers, maintenance and operations to link failures to conditions and human factors, implement corrective actions, and sustain a culture of defect elimination through rigorous analysis and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in maintenance, reliability, or engineering in heavy industry.
• Formal RCFA training (Apollo, TapRoot, Kepner-Trego, etc.).
• CMRP or related reliability certification.
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or higher, or to be obtained within a year.
• Experience building or managing RCFA programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead RCFA investigations using formal methods to identify true root causes.
• Drive asset health improvements and sustainable solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Manage corrective actions and verify closure with measurable outcomes.
• Analyze failure data to produce reliability insights and KPIs.
• Govern RCFA program standards and ensure audit readiness.
• Lead training in RCFA methodologies across maintenance, operations and engineering.
• Capture knowledge and share lessons learned to improve maintenance strategies.

Skills

RCFA methodologies

Root cause analysis

5-Whys

Data analysis

CMMS/EAM systems

Reliability principles

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

7+ yrs maintenance/reliability/engineering

RCFA training (Apollo, TapRoot, Kepner-Trego)

CMRP or reliability certification

Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Experience building RCFA programs

Tools

CMMS/EAM systems

Excel

Job description

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is seeking an RCFA Specialist to lead root cause failure analyses and drive long-term reliability improvements across mechanical, electrical and process systems.

You will partner with reliability engineers, maintenance and operations to link failures to conditions and human factors, implement corrective actions, and sustain a culture of defect elimination through rigorous analysis and training.