Reliability Engineer HROC

Heidelberg Materials; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 107,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead regional reliability programs across multiple cement plants. You will monitor electrical and mechanical systems, analyze KPI data, and translate insights into actionable maintenance plans to boost uptime and reduce costs.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical or electrical engineering, experience in reliability engineering, and willingness to travel to plant sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in reliability engineering within cement/heavy industrial/continuous manufacturing.
• Knowledge of reliability principles and RCA methodologies.
• Proficiency with predictive maintenance technologies and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional reliability engineering strategies across multiple cement plants to improve performance and uptime.
• Monitor equipment health using condition monitoring technologies and analyze reliability data to create actionable maintenance plans.
• Facilitate root cause analyses for equipment/process issues and ensure corrective actions are tracked.
• Collaborate with plant maintenance teams to optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs and outage planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement spare parts strategies across plants.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Condition-based maintenance

Root cause analysis

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Line of Business: Service & Support

About Us Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead and apply regional reliability engineering strategies to improve equipment performance, uptime, and maintenance cost effectiveness across multiple cement plants. Monitor equipment health using condition monitoring technologies (vibration, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive tools), 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 are implemented and tracked. 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 the plants supported, ensuring identification and availability of critical spare parts, optimizing inventory levels and minimizing costs.

What Are We Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a 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 computerized maintenance management systems (preferably SAP).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills with the ability to support multiple sites remotely.
• Willingness to travel to the plant and corporate sites supported for inspections, meetings, and project implementation.

Work Environment

This role is based in a central location and provides remote support to multiple cement plants within a designated region. Travel to plant and corporate sites is required for inspections, meetings, and project implementation.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary of $107,480 - $143,307 and participation in our annual incentive plan 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.

Highly competitive benefits programs, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits
• Health Saving Savings Account (HSA)
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• AD&D
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
• Paid Bonding Leave
• 15 days of Paid Vacation
• 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave
• 10 Paid Holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled

About Us

Shaping the future, building successes Heidelberg Materials - your springboard into the future of the construction materials industry. As a globally leading company in the construction sector, we manufacture one of the most widely used products, paving the way not only toward more sustainable production but also toward your personal success story. Our bold and innovative approach focuses on massive CO₂ reduction, efficient recycling technologies, and digital solutions - setting new standards for the industry. In our globally connected and locally rooted community, your ideas have the power to shape a better tomorrow for people. With us, you’re not just shaping the industry’s future; you’re shaping your own. Let’s get to work! Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. We are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations. At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.