Staff Engineer, Reliability

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

Staff Engineer, Reliability

The Reliability Engineer role at Toledo Refinery is a plant-wide engineering role responsible for improving the long-term reliability, availability, and lifecycle performance of refinery assets. This position is structured to focus on medium- to long-term reliability outcomes and is not intended to provide routine day-to-day operational or maintenance support. The role is designed for engineers with experience across mechanical, rotating, electrical, instrumentation, and/or process engineering disciplines and applies reliability principles holistically across rotating, fixed, electrical, and instrumented assets.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, communicate and implement reliability improvement vision and associated initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
• Develop reliability strategies based on asset criticality, risk, vulnerability studies, redundancy, spare parts management and other lifecycle considerations.
• Analyze asset and process chronic under-performance based upon recurring failures, bad actors, and other reliability risks.
• Perform and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and mentor in failure prevention activities and principles across the plant
• Use maintenance, operations, and condition monitoring data to support predictive and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Inspection, and Projects to embed reliability improvements into work processes.
• Provide reliability input to equipment selection, design reviews, TAR/outage scope and capital projects.
• Monitor and report reliability performance metrics such as availability, MTBF, and failure trends.
• Supports equipment strategy implementation, maintenance, and continuous optimization
• Coaches and mentors other department Engineers in reliability concepts/functions
• Uses measured risk approach and risk-value analysis methods in all business decisions
• Sets high standards for safety, integrity, and operational excellence

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineering Degree required
• 10+ years of experience in engineering support role in process industry required
• Advanced Reliability Program training preferred in disciplines of Lubrication, Vibration Analysis, RCM, FMEA, RAM Analysis, Equipment Strategy development, Reliability Analytics, etc.
• Reliability Engineering training or CMRP certification preferred
• Experience in Refining or Petrochemical Manufacturing preferred
• Working knowledge of predictive technologies, including vibration spectrum analysis, oil analysis, ultrasound and infrared technologies
• Self motivated: Aggressively and constructively pursues improvement - does not wait to be engaged
• Demonstrates and accepts personal accountability for quality of work
• Drives highly productive and mutually beneficial relationships with business partners, suppliers & peers
• Effectively uses written and verbal communications to drive desired results

PBF Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, reproductive health decision making, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, veteran and military status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation as required by law.

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