Senior Mechanical Reliability engineer

6 days ago

Chattanooga, United States NEXHR Full time

Our client is a pioneering & front runner of modern chemistry, they are a global company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products, including hyper pure polysilicon.


They are seeking an experienced Senior / Principal Reliability Engineer who has a strong background a 24/7 manufacturing environment, ideally a PSM facility within chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, paper or food & beverage.


The Position:


The Senior Reliability Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing strategic asset reliability and maintenance programs across multiple plant locations within the US Region. The position also serves as a subject matter expert (SME), focusing on developing and sustaining standards and best practices. These efforts aim to ensure consistency and standardization in reliability program operations throughout the region by working closely with local plant engineering, operations, and maintenance counterparts to facilitate the achievement of organizational objectives.


  • Improve the performance of physical assets and establish strategies to enhance maintenance and reliability performance using KPIs. Collaborate with plant leadership, engineering teams, corporate functions, external partners, and contractors to achieve these goals.
  • Provide reliability and maintenance expertise on capital projects to ensure equipment reliability and maintainability. Support Installation Qualification during commissioning and validate updates to equipment strategies and specifications in the CMMS database as needed.
  • Lead cross-site reliability initiatives to standardize processes and drive improvements across multiple locations. Assist and support local teams (e.g., plant and project engineering) in identifying, collecting, analyzing, and managing data to reduce failures and improve performance. Provide mentorship and training to junior engineers and plant personnel on advanced reliability methodologies and tools.
  • Create and implement reliability strategies at sites, including Asset Criticality Assessments, FMEA’s, Proactive Maintenance (PM) strategies, and Spare Parts analyses. Develop and monitor corporate-level KPIs, dashboards, and reporting systems to monitor and improve asset performance. Align proactive maintenance strategies (e.g., preventive, and predictive tasks) with asset criticality to ensure efficient and effective processes. Conduct and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for significant or recurring failures, including FMEA when necessary, and implement strategy improvements to prevent recurrence
  • Ensure best practices in CMMS utilization, including maintaining accurate preventive and predictive maintenance procedures as well as asset master data, hierarchy, and configuration. Analyze CMMS data to enhance reliability and reduce maintenance costs while ensuring visibility of performance metrics to site managers. Drive the implementation and sustainability of effective workflow processes, including work request management, work request authorization, work order planning, kitting, scheduling, execution, and documentation/closure
  • Benchmark asset reliability performance and determine best practices, collaborating closely with local teams. Oversee asset lifecycle management for critical corporate physical assets, focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and long-term performance optimization.
  • Develop tools to identify recurring mechanical issues and collaborate with plant engineers to resolve them effectively. Provide technical expertise for Process Safety Management (PSM) and Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs.
  • Perform other duties as required to support organizational objectives


What we need from you:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required
  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in engineering is required; at least 3 years’ experience in asset reliability engineering is preferred
  • Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional accreditation preferred
  • Must be willing to travel approximately 25% of time
  • Practical knowledge of relevant industry codes, such as API and ASME, and the application of Non-Destructive Testing methodologies
  • Solid understanding of predictive and preventative maintenance programs
  • Knowledge of maintenance best practices in the chemical industry preferred
  • Ability to mentor, train, facilitate, and influence others in the use of reliability tools and systems
  • Experience with Mechanical Integrity and Process Safety Management Programs
  • Experience in plant engineering and maintenance in a chemical plant preferred, manufacturing experience required
  • Practical understanding of MRO best practices and Inventory Management
  • Practical knowledge of fixed equipment fabrication, operation & maintenance, repair, and alteration
  • Ability to effectively solve problems and manage multiple priorities and programs
  • Experience with SAP CMMS preferred, CMMS experience required
  • Experience in reliability tools and methods (e.g., GE APM) required
  • Experience with rotating equipment (e.g., pumps and compressors) preferred
  • Reliability program implementation and oversight experience preferred



  • Compensation and Incentive plans
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance effective day 1
  • Paid Time Off in addition to personal days and holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellbeing fund
  • Flexible hybrid work arrangements
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Career development and advancement opportunities
  • Support for Community Involvement

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