Senior Reliability Engineer: Petrochemical Asset Strategy

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

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.