Reliability Engineer

1 month ago


Kingsport, Tennessee, United States Eastman Full time
Job Title: Reliability Engineer

Eastman Chemical Company is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Reliability Engineer to join our team. As a Reliability Engineer, you will play a critical role in improving process and equipment reliability in our manufacturing plants.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Partner with area operations to improve equipment availability and process reliability, reducing unplanned production losses.
  • Lead projects that provide engineered solutions to complex problems, increasing equipment and process reliability.
  • Collaborate with area maintenance to target reliability and maintainability issues, reduce cost, and improve productivity.
  • Support plant outages and shutdowns as requested.
  • Understand and utilize Lean Six Sigma tools for problem-solving and risk elimination.
  • Support initiatives in assigned areas.
  • Identify and prioritize opportunities for reliability improvements by mining information from SAP, reliability systems, and production logs.
  • Lead and manage Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations.
  • Manage FMEA analyses on critical production assets.
  • Provide reliability input to capital projects as requested.
  • Provide technical leadership at all levels of the plant organization, with special emphasis on interfacing with maintenance crews.
  • Guide problem-solving teams to identify, design, and implement improvements.
  • Work safely and promote the Eastman safety vision.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university is required. Mechanical engineering is highly preferred.
  • Previous reliability engineering experience, including experience in a chemical, petrochemical, or related environment is required. 5+ years experience preferred.
  • Strong basic engineering and reliability engineering skills, with the desire to learn advanced reliability engineering principles.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies.
  • Experience managing equipment preventive and predictive maintenance plan with asset management software (SAP preferred).
  • Knowledge of common process equipment (pumps, fans, agitators, motors, valves, instrumentation, etc.).
  • Basic knowledge of electrical power distribution systems.
  • Understanding of common predictive and diagnostic technologies for rotating and fixed equipment.
  • Must be highly motivated, self-directed, and able to manage own project portfolio.
  • Desire and ability to work in the field with mechanics and operators as necessary in response to urgent critical equipment troubleshooting.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel and PowerPoint).
  • Effective group facilitation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with and lead cross-functional working teams.
  • Service-oriented, customer-focused, and strong analytical capabilities.
  • Unwavering commitment to personnel and process safety.
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.


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