Reliability Engineer: Plant Asset Performance & Improvement

Drax Group; Aliceville (AL); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Drax Group seeks a Reliability Engineer for our Aliceville pellet plant in Alabama. You will improve asset reliability, reduce downtime, and drive safety and efficiency with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering teams.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and focuses on implementing reliability strategies and continuous improvement across site assets. Ideal candidates have a degree in engineering, experience in industrial reliability or asset management, and strong root cause analysis and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related Engineering.
• Experience in reliability, maintenance, or asset management in industrial settings.
• Strong knowledge of root cause analysis and reliability engineering principles.
• Experience using CMMS and maintenance performance data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence change and drive improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Conduct root cause failure analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Analyze equipment performance data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Support outage planning and major maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with plant teams to improve asset performance and efficiency.
• Monitor reliability KPIs and drive continuous improvement projects.
• Promote safety culture and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Reliability engineering

CMMS

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related Engineering

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

Drax Group seeks a Reliability Engineer for our Aliceville pellet plant in Alabama. You will improve asset reliability, reduce downtime, and drive safety and efficiency with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering teams.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and focuses on implementing reliability strategies and continuous improvement across site assets. Ideal candidates have a degree in engineering, experience in industrial reliability or asset management, and strong root cause analysis and