Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Our client has been operating for over 15 years and steadily growing. They are a leading provider and distributor of biofuels, and they have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer. Job Description The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer is responsible for developing and improving the plant’s maintenance and reliability programs to increase equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and optimize maintenance costs. The role provides technical leadership in maintenance strategy, failure analysis, equipment condition monitoring, and mechanical integrity. Key Responsibilities Maintenance & Reliability Develop and own the plant’s maintenance and reliability strategy and annual improvement plan. Establish equipment criticality and prioritize reliability efforts based on safety, environmental, production, and business risk. Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, including PM optimization (PM Scrub). Identify bad actors and chronic equipment failures and develop reliability improvement plans with tracked corrective actions (red to green). Lead root-cause analysis and failure investigations for significant equipment failures and recurring issues. Establish condition-monitoring programs based on equipment criticality and identified failure mechanisms. Partner with Maintenance to improve work-order quality, maintenance procedures, and maintenance strategy effectiveness. Identify opportunities to reduce maintenance costs through optimized maintenance strategies, elimination of unnecessary activities, reduced repeat failures, and improved lifecycle cost management. Establish and maintain maintenance and reliability KPIs to measure performance and drive continuous improvement. Mechanical Integrity & Asset Lifecycle Develop and manage inspection and mechanical integrity programs for applicable equipment, coordinating required inspections with internal resources and external contractors. Identify equipment degradation, emerging failures, and remaining-life concerns, and recommend appropriate corrective actions. Develop long-term equipment replacement and renewal plans based on condition, criticality, reliability history, and lifecycle cost. Provide mechanical engineering support for significant reliability issues and input into equipment improvement and replacement projects. Establish the systems, standards, and routines necessary to support proactive reliability excellence. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline required. Ideally 3-10 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or mechanical engineering in an industrial process or manufacturing environment. Strong understanding of mechanical and rotating equipment, pumps, motors, gearboxes, piping, and associated industrial systems. Experience with preventive/predictive maintenance, root-cause analysis, equipment criticality, and reliability improvement. Understanding of mechanical integrity, equipment inspection, degradation mechanisms, and asset lifecycle management. Experience using CMMS data, maintenance history, and KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and reduce maintenance costs. Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills. Experience with condition-monitoring technologies and reliability-centered maintenance principles preferred.