Reliability Engineer: Asset Strategy & Root-Cause Expert

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to develop asset strategies, lead root cause analyses, and prioritize outages across multi-site operations in the United States. You will collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams to improve asset availability and implement best practices in reliability engineering.

Ideal candidates hold a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of industrial reliability experience, knowledge of condition monitoring technologies, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of relevant industrial experience in reliability engineering.
• Practical knowledge of current maintenance and reliability best practices.
• Knowledge of condition monitoring technologies.
• Strong maintenance, reliability, or engineering background.
• Professional Engineering registration preferred.
• Process Safety Management experience preferred.
• CMRP certification preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interpret financial and nonfinancial data and articulate economic impacts.
• Able to sit/stand for long periods; navigate industrial settings.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize asset strategies through loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle asset management.
• Facilitate root cause analysis of plant or business operations failures.
• Prioritize outage work orders based on risk and criticality.
• Work with the client’s reliability team to improve operational efficiency and asset availability.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Reliability.
• Drive adoption of Maintenance & Reliability Best Practices.
• Design or modify asset care strategies and procedures using Risk-based, RCM, and FMEA methods.
• Collaborate with technical resources to solve chronic equipment problems.
• Lead equipment failure investigations using root cause analysis, 5-Why, and other analytic techniques.
• Provide technical guidance to production, technical, and engineering teams.
• Guide maintenance personnel in precision repair, maintenance, and equipment installation.
• Analyze equipment option costs and benefits to meet reliability objectives.
• Create or modify site procedures to reflect current industry best practices.
• Travel between sites, including sites in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas.

Skills

Asset Management

Risk Management

Life Cycle Asset Management

FMEA Methods

Analytical Techniques

Precision Repair

Maintenance Best Practices

Technical Guidance

Financial Data Interpretation

Outage Work Order Prioritization

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to develop asset strategies, lead root cause analyses, and prioritize outages across multi-site operations in the United States. You will collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams to improve asset availability and implement best practices in reliability engineering.

Ideal candidates hold a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of industrial reliability experience, knowledge of condition monitoring technologies, and