Senior Reliability Engineer - Asset Lifecycle Lead

pbfenergy; Oregon (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

PBF Energy's Toledo Refinery seeks a Staff Engineer, Reliability to drive long-term reliability and lifecycle performance of refinery assets. This plant-wide role applies reliability principles across mechanical, rotating, electrical, instrumentation, and process engineering disciplines.

You will lead reliability strategies, analyze chronic failures, perform RCFA, support predictive maintenance, and mentor peers to embed reliability into work processes.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in an engineering support role in process industry.
• Reliability program training preferred (RCM, FMEA, RAM, etc.).
• CMRP certification preferred.
• Experience in refining or petrochemical manufacturing preferred.
• Working knowledge of predictive technologies (vibration, oil, ultrasound, infrared).
• Self-motivated; takes ownership and accountability; strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability improvement vision and initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
• Develop reliability strategies based on asset criticality, risk, redundancy, and lifecycle considerations.
• Analyze chronic under-performance using failure data and risk assessments.
• Perform RCFA and mentor on failure prevention.
• Use maintenance and condition monitoring data to support predictive and preventive maintenance.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Projects to embed reliability improvements.
• Provide reliability input to equipment selection, design reviews, TAR/outage scope, and capital projects.
• Monitor and report metrics such as availability, MTBF, and failure trends.
• Coach and mentor other engineers in reliability concepts.

Skills

10+ years exp

Engineering degree

Reliability training

CMRP preferred

Refining/petrochemical

Predictive technologies

Vibration analysis

Failure analysis

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

PBF Energy's Toledo Refinery seeks a Staff Engineer, Reliability to drive long-term reliability and lifecycle performance of refinery assets. This plant-wide role applies reliability principles across mechanical, rotating, electrical, instrumentation, and process engineering disciplines.

You will lead reliability strategies, analyze chronic failures, perform RCFA, support predictive maintenance, and mentor peers to embed reliability into work processes.