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Reliability Engineer

Channel Personnel Services

Beaumont, TX • $130,000 to $160,000 / yr • 8/25/2026

Job Description

Job Description
Responsible for improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of plant fixed and rotating equipment by applying engineering expertise to maintenance, performance, and operational issues.
DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Near term responsibilities will include supporting commissioning and startup for units.
  • Drive standard practices around preventive and predictive maintenance processes for responsible sites.
  • Establish and monitor inspections, PMs and PdMs for mechanical equipment.
  • Maintain a high level of effectiveness around CMMS and Spare parts availability.
  • Drive reduction in unplanned down time, discovery work and repeat events to reduce overall life cycle cost and increase operating profit for the business.
  • Analyze data and information from multiple sources to identify and justify life-cycle cost and reliability improvement activities.
  • Perform inspections and support troubleshooting activities on mechanical equipment to improve plant safety, reliability, and overall performance.
  • Perform failure analysis and RCAs on equipment failures.
  • Develop corrective actions and track results.
  • Develop Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) and PMs to improve equipment performance and reliability while minimizing repair costs.
  • Develop and implement equipment maintenance strategies working with Subject Matter Experts.
  • Analyze bad actors and repeat corrective maintenance items.
  • Maintain a bad actor list and serve as scope lead for projects that eliminate bad actors.
  • Perform quarterly IR scans of refractory-lined equipment and issue recommendations as needed.
  • Review results of predictive programs (i.e. oil analysis, vibration routes) to monitor equipment health, predict failures, and optimize maintenance frequency.
  • Ensure accurate BOMs and spare parts for critical equipment.
  • Develop and assist with Reliability Assessments of facilities and/or equipment.
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS
  • B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering.
  • Must have strong large rotating equipment experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in maintenance/reliability engineering in an industrial manufacturing environment.

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