Reliability Engineer: Cement Plants Uptime & Efficiency

Lehigh Hanson Inc.; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive plan

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA/HRA/FSA options

Life insurance & disability

Paid time off & holidays

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Lehigh Hanson Inc. seeks a Reliability Engineer to lead regional maintenance strategies across multiple cement plants. You will apply condition-monitoring techs and KPIs to drive actionable plans that boost uptime and reduce costs.

You will analyze data, perform root-cause analyses, and collaborate with maintenance teams to optimize preventive and predictive programs, with travel to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in reliability engineering within a cement, heavy industrial, or continuous manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of reliability principles, condition-based maintenance, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Proficiency with predictive maintenance technologies and SAP or similar CMMS.
• Strong analytical and project management skills with ability to support multiple sites remotely.
• Willingness to travel to plant and corporate sites for inspections and project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional reliability engineering strategies to improve equipment performance, uptime, and maintenance cost effectiveness across cement plants.
• Monitor equipment health using condition monitoring technologies, analyze reliability data and KPIs, and translate insights into actionable maintenance plans.
• Facilitate root cause and reliability failure analyses for equipment, process, quality, and production issues, ensuring sustainable corrective actions.
• Collaborate with plant maintenance teams to optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs, outage planning, and asset performance strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and support facilities in implementing Heidelberg Materials maintenance and reliability programs.
• Develop and implement effective spare parts management strategies across plants, ensuring availability of critical parts and minimizing costs.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Condition-based maintenance

Root cause analysis

SAP

Travel flexibility

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Lehigh Hanson Inc. seeks a Reliability Engineer to lead regional maintenance strategies across multiple cement plants. You will apply condition-monitoring techs and KPIs to drive actionable plans that boost uptime and reduce costs.

You will analyze data, perform root-cause analyses, and collaborate with maintenance teams to optimize preventive and predictive programs, with travel to sites as needed.