Reliability Engineer: Asset Performance & Improvement

Innospec Inc.; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Innospec Inc. in Salisbury, NC, is seeking a Reliability Engineer to improve asset reliability and reduce unplanned downtime across plant assets. You will apply reliability engineering and continuous improvement principles to extend asset life and optimize maintenance strategies.

You will lead RCA investigations, develop improvement plans, support lifecycle management, and create dashboards communicating performance to maintenance and operations leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience in reliability, maintenance, or engineering.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, asset management, and equipment reliability principles.

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment performance, failure trends, and downtime data to identify root causes.
• Lead RCA investigations for repeat, high‑impact, or safety‑critical failures.
• Develop and implement reliability improvement plans to reduce unplanned outages and maintenance costs.
• Support asset lifecycle management, including equipment criticality assessments and obsolescence planning.
• Ensure reliability and safety considerations in new equipment installations, upgrades, and modifications.
• Review, develop, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) strategies.
• Implement and support condition‑based monitoring techniques.
• Support Reliability‑Centered Maintenance (RCM/RCM‑lite) for critical assets.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Develop and track reliability improvement actions, ensuring corrective measures are effective.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Data analysis

Maintenance planning

Asset management

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS/EAM

Job description

Innospec Inc. in Salisbury, NC, is seeking a Reliability Engineer to improve asset reliability and reduce unplanned downtime across plant assets. You will apply reliability engineering and continuous improvement principles to extend asset life and optimize maintenance strategies.

You will lead RCA investigations, develop improvement plans, support lifecycle management, and create dashboards communicating performance to maintenance and operations leadership.