Reliability Engineer: RCFA & Asset Uptime Leader

Eastman Chemical Company; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee, is seeking a Reliability Engineer for PMD Intermediates to improve equipment availability and process reliability. You will lead projects delivering engineered solutions, work with maintenance to address reliability issues, and use SAP and reliability data to identify opportunities.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or equivalent military experience (E6+), strong RCA capabilities, and Solid communication skills to coordinate across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent military experience at E6 or higher.
• Experience in chemical or related environments preferred.
• Ability to apply reliability engineering principles and RCA methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with area operations to improve equipment availability and reduce unplanned losses.
• Lead projects delivering engineered reliability solutions for complex problems.
• Collaborate with maintenance to target reliability issues, cut costs, and raise productivity.
• Identify opportunities for reliability improvements using SAP, reliability systems, and logs.
• Support plant outages and shutdowns as needed.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma tools for problem solving and risk elimination.
• Lead RCFA investigations and manage RCFA processes.
• Manage FMEA analyses on critical assets as requested.
• Contribute reliability input to capital projects.
• Provide technical leadership interfacing with maintenance crews.
• Guide problem-solving teams to design and implement improvements.
• Uphold safety and promoters Eastman safety vision.

Skills

Reliability engineering

RCFA investigations

Root Cause Analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Asset care strategies

Process equipment knowledge

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Military experience at E6 or higher

Tools

SAP

Reliability systems

Production logs

Job description

Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee, is seeking a Reliability Engineer for PMD Intermediates to improve equipment availability and process reliability. You will lead projects delivering engineered solutions, work with maintenance to address reliability issues, and use SAP and reliability data to identify opportunities.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or equivalent military experience (E6+), strong RCA capabilities, and Solid communication skills to coordinate across