Senior Reliability Leader, Chemical Plant Operations

Hawkins HR Consulting, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Company seeks a Reliability Manager in Greater Houston, TX to lead reliability and maintenance engineering initiatives at its facility. You will guide a team of 10 professionals, drive strategies to improve equipment availability, and support safe, efficient plant operations.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, RCA, preventive/predictive maintenance, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce downtime and optimize maintenance costs, with a base salary in the $160k–$170k

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of combined maintenance or reliability engineering in chemical manufacturing.
• 3+ years of leadership experience driving organizational change and results.
• Strong knowledge of reliability, failure analysis, and asset performance improvement.
• Proven collaboration across functions and effective stakeholder influence.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 10 technical professionals for maintenance and reliability.
• Set reliability strategies to improve equipment availability and asset life.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
• Oversee RCFA, preventive/predictive maintenance, and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering to implement improvements.
• Analyze equipment data to identify recurring issues and prioritize actions.
• Promote proactive, data-driven maintenance and reliability practices.
• Lead organizational changes to improve reliability and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure activities align with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish metrics and report progress to site leadership.
• Foster accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Leadership experience

Asset performance improvement

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Unknown Company seeks a Reliability Manager in Greater Houston, TX to lead reliability and maintenance engineering initiatives at its facility. You will guide a team of 10 professionals, drive strategies to improve equipment availability, and support safe, efficient plant operations.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, RCA, preventive/predictive maintenance, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce downtime and optimize maintenance costs, with a base salary in the $160k–$170k