Reliability Engineer - Pet

Ntice Search Solutions; Durban; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in South Africa is seeking a Reliability Engineer to enhance equipment reliability and minimize downtime. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in the petrochemical, oil & gas, or heavy industrial sectors, along with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities include developing maintenance strategies, analyzing failure data, and managing projects to improve reliability and plant availability. A competitive salary package with benefits is offered.

Benefits

Competitive market-related salary package

Retirement fund

Medical aid

Qualifications

• 5+ years of reliability/maintenance engineering experience in relevant sectors.
• Proficient in Statistical Process Control, Reliability Modeling, Fault Tree Analysis.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and align maintenance strategies with objectives.
• Develop a criticality index for site assets.
• Enhance predictive and preventative maintenance program.
• Analyze failure data to apply reliability models.
• Drive equipment condition monitoring strategies.
• Facilitate technical improvements with diverse teams.
• Measure effectiveness of reliability initiatives.
• Manage projects to improve reliability and plant availability.

Skills

Data analysis

Reliability methodologies

Six Sigma (6s) Methodology

Analytical problem-solving

Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Certification in Reliability Engineering

Job description

Reliability Engineer

Purpose: Improve asset utilization and business success by enhancing equipment reliability and minimizing downtime through advanced reliability engineering techniques and tools.

Serve as the site facilitator for Asset Management and implement long‑term maintenance strategies. This role requires at least 5 years' experience in petrochemical, oil & gas, or heavy industrial sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Certification in Reliability Engineering (e.g., CRE) is advantageous.
• At least 5 years of reliability / maintenance engineering experience in petrochemical, oil & gas, or heavy industrial sectors.

Key Competencies

• Proficiency in data analysis and reliability methodologies, including Statistical Process Control, Reliability Modeling, Fault Tree & Weibull Analysis.
• Six Sigma (6s) Methodology, RCA / RCFA, FRACAS.
• Asset Utilization, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and Remaining Useful Life assessments.
• Strong analytical, innovative, and assertive problem‑solving abilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance Strategy Development: Create equipment strategies aligned with maintenance objectives.
• Develop and maintain a criticality index for site assets to optimize asset conservation and achieve long‑term cost savings.
• Evaluate and enhance the predictive and preventative maintenance (PPM) program by measuring the quantitative impact of failures and implemented corrective actions (RCI, Six Sigma, PEX initiatives).
• Reliability Engineering: Analyze failure data and proactively apply reliability models and tools to solve availability issues; participate in plant projects to ensure reliability objectives are met.
• Condition Monitoring: Develop and drive the equipment condition monitoring (ECM) strategy, including vibration analysis, thermography, and tribology; serve as a subject matter expert in mechanical equipment failures and repairs.
• Collaboration and Innovation: Facilitate the site's Most Effective Technology (MET) and Best Value Practices (BVP) programs; provide equipment performance data for benchmarking and evaluation of best practices; collaborate with OEMs, maintenance, operations, and project teams for technical improvements.
• Performance Assessment: Measure the effectiveness of reliability and maintenance initiatives, ensuring sustained performance improvements; validate and implement RCI solutions to prevent recurring issues.
• Project Management: Manage select projects to improve reliability and plant availability; quantify and assess the impact of design changes, reconfigurations, and other operational initiatives.

Other Requirements

• Willingness to travel when required.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to support site‑wide reliability initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive market‑related salary package, including retirement fund and medical aid.

Diversity and Compliance

• Appointments aligned with diversity targets.