Reliability & Maintenance Specialist—Data-Driven Plant Ops

Westlake Management Services, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical Corp. seeks a Reliability Engineer to drive plant reliability programs, providing technical expertise and a mix of data analysis and field troubleshooting.

Key duties include analyze failure data, monitor metrics, lead root-cause investigations, and develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using vibration, oil analysis, thermography and other techniques. Collaboration with maintenance, operations, and project teams is essential to implement reliability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and at least 1 year of relevant experience; candidates without a degree must have a minimum of 5 years of reliability experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and database software.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with FMEA, RCFA, and predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography, and non-destructive testing).
• Working knowledge of piping systems, rotating equipment, ASME/API codes, and Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Six Sigma and/or Lean certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage asset reliability risks that could impact plant operations, safety, production output, quality, costs, or regulatory compliance.
• Analyze equipment failure data, reliability metrics (e.g. MTBF, MTTR, failure rates), and historical records from SAP to identify patterns, bad actors, and repetitive failures.
• Analyze vibration data to identify causes of reliability issues.
• Lead or participate in root cause analysis (RCS) investigations for significant failures, near-misses, or incidents.
• Develop and optimize preventative (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and condition-based maintenance strategies; Use tools like vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, infrared scans, and ultrasonic testing.
• Provide technical input for shop rebuilds, capital projects, turnaround planning, and spare parts strategies.
• Recommend engineering solutions to eliminate repetitive failures, improve equipment design, or upgrade materials for better reliability.
• Collaborate with maintenance and operations to implement reliability improvements, support troubleshooting, and participate in Six Sigma/LEAN or continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Reliability analysis

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Vibration analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Database software

Job description

Westlake Chemical Corp. seeks a Reliability Engineer to drive plant reliability programs, providing technical expertise and a mix of data analysis and field troubleshooting.

Key duties include analyze failure data, monitor metrics, lead root-cause investigations, and develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using vibration, oil analysis, thermography and other techniques. Collaboration with maintenance, operations, and project teams is essential to implement reliability