Reliability Engineer
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We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Privacy statement", "Equal employment opportunities", etc. Also remove "About Us" maybe? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We can combine some.
We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief paragraph summarizing role). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe education/experience). Qualifications (maybe desired). Skills (maybe abilities). Benefits (list). Ensure we don't repeat job title as heading.
We need to extract content.
Let's parse the posting:
Opening: "Now hiring! Reliability Engineer Chattanooga, TN (Onsite) Come create chemistry with us! Support the site by developing and implementing reliability improvement systems in collaboration with Production and Maintenance personnel. Provide technical services related to design review, equipment repair and maintenance, predictive and preventive maintenance, Root Cause Failure Analysis, troubleshooting, spare-parts management, and monitoring of preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Major objectives include: Improve asset reliability and availability by using performance data, asset criticality, and risk-based prioritization to address the highest-impact opportunities. Reduce recurring equipment failures through a disciplined Bad Actor Program, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and sustainable corrective actions. Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance strategies that support business and operating needs. Strengthen condition-monitoring capabilities, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive technologies. Ensure reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle considerations are incorporated into equipment repairs, capital projects, and asset upgrades. Establish and execute a multi-year reliability improvement plan in collaboration with Production and Maintenance."
Then "As a Reliability Engineer, you create chemistry by..." then bullet list of duties (actually prose with semicolons). Let's extract responsibilities:
- Track and analyze asset reliability performance, including mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), availability, maintenance cost, and other relevant indicators; use the findings to prioritize improvement opportunities.
- Conduct asset criticality assessments and apply risk-based prioritization to maintenance strategies, resources, and reliability initiatives.
- Own the Bad Actor Program by identifying chronic equipment issues, developing action plans, tracking implementation, and verifying sustained performance improvement.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis for significant or recurring equipment failures and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and verified for effectiveness.
- Develop, monitor, and optimize preventive, predictive, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance strategies based on equipment risk, failure history, operating context, and business needs.
- Lead and improve condition-monitoring programs, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive technologies; translate findings into timely maintenance actions.
- Provide troubleshooting and technical support to Production, the Maintenance Manager, Planner, and maintenance crafts for complex equipment reliability and repair issues.
- Evaluate equipment repair, replacement, and upgrade alternatives based on reliability, lifecycle cost, risk, schedule, and maintainability.
- Support capital projects and equipment upgrades through design review, equipment selection, layout, scope development, technical bid analysis, spare-parts determination, maintenance strategy development, installation, commissioning, and start-up in accordance with applicable plant, regulatory, and BASF standards.
- Develop, maintain, and execute the multi-year reliability improvement plan in collaboration with Production and Maintenance, including priorities, resource needs, schedules, and measurable outcomes.
- Develop the capabilities of in-house maintenance resources through coaching, technical guidance, and reliability-focused training.
- Comply with and actively support all applicable Quality, Safety, Ecology, Legal Compliance, and site policies and procedures.
Then "If you have..." requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of equipment reliability, maintenance, operations, and engineering activities in a chemical or manufacturing environment.
- Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs and equipment troubleshooting.
- Ability to perform or support Root Cause Failure Analysis and develop practical reliability improvement actions.
- Strong problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to make sound decisions regarding equipment repair alternatives and reliability improvement priorities.
Then "Desired:" (qualifications/skills):
- Experience supporting capital projects, including equipment selection and layout, scope development, spare-parts determination, technical bid analysis, installation, commissioning, and start-up.
- Experience leading a Bad Actor Program or similar continuous-improvement process.
- Experience training and developing in-house maintenance resources.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, plant design requirements, and BASF engineering standards.
- Experience developing multi-year reliability improvement plans and maintenance strategies.
Then "Create your own chemistry with you@BASF" then paragraph about benefits: "At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. Just some of the many benefits we offer include:"
Then list benefits:
- Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
- Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
- Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
- Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
- Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
- Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
- Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
- Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
- Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!
Then "About Us" paragraph about BASF. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still generic company description. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." About Us is not explicitly listed but could be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO but still generic. However we might keep it as part of "About the role"? Probably not needed. The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine About Us into About the role or omit. Since it's not required, we can omit to keep sections thin.
We must not include Pay or Schedule sections because not stated.
Thus sections: About the role (maybe a brief paragraph summarizing role). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (list). Qualifications (list) (desired). Skills (list) maybe combine with qualifications? Could separate: Requirements = mandatory; Qualifications = desired; Skills = abilities (problem-solving etc). But we already have abilities in requirements. Actually the "If you have..." includes both knowledge/experience and abilities (problem solving etc). The "Desired:" includes extra experience. So we could treat:
- Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2 years of related experience, or equivalent; Knowledge of equipment reliability...; Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs...; Ability to perform or support Root Cause Failure Analysis...; Strong problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.; Ability to make sound decisions regarding equipment repair alternatives and reliability improvement priorities.
- Qualifications (desired): Experience supporting capital projects...; Experience leading a Bad Actor Program...; Experience training and developing in-house maintenance resources; Knowledge of regulatory requirements, plant design requirements, and BASF engineering standards; Experience developing multi-year reliability improvement plans and maintenance strategies.
- Skills: maybe we could merge abilities into requirements; but we could also have a Skills section for "Strong problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, and interpersonal skills." However that's already in requirements. To avoid duplication, we could keep requirements as is and not have separate Skills.
But the instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can include Skills if we have content. We could extract skills: problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, interpersonal skills, decision-making. Those are already in requirements but we could still list them under Skills. However that would duplicate content. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is not prohibited but might be considered redundant. Better to avoid duplication. So we can put those abilities under Requirements, and not have a separate Skills section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits.
Now craft About the role paragraph: summarizing the role: "Support the site by developing and implementing reliability improvement systems in collaboration with Production and Maintenance personnel. Provide technical services related to design review, equipment repair and maintenance, predictive and preventive maintenance, Root Cause Failure Analysis, troubleshooting, spare-parts management, and monitoring of preventive and predictive maintenance programs." plus major objectives maybe. We'll keep it concise but preserve all substantive info? We cannot omit details. However About the role can be a paragraph that captures the essence but we must preserve all substantive information; we cannot omit details. If we put details in Responsibilities list, we can summarize in About the role but still keep details elsewhere. That's acceptable as long as we don't lose any info; we just move details to appropriate sections. So About the role can be a brief overview.
Now Responsibilities: list each duty as
- . Ensure we capture all responsibilities from the "As a Reliability Engineer, you create chemistry by..." list.
Let's list them exactly as bullet points:
1. Track and analyze asset reliability performance, including mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), availability, maintenance cost, and other relevant indicators; use the findings to prioritize improvement opportunities.
2. Conduct asset criticality assessments and apply risk-based prioritization to maintenance strategies, resources, and reliability initiatives.
3. Own the Bad Actor Program by identifying chronic equipment issues, developing action plans, tracking implementation, and verifying sustained performance improvement.
4. Lead Root Cause Analysis for significant or recurring equipment failures and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and verified for effectiveness.
5. Develop, monitor, and optimize preventive, predictive, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance strategies based on equipment risk, failure history, operating context, and business needs.
6. Lead and improve condition-monitoring programs, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive technologies; translate findings into timely maintenance actions.
7. Provide troubleshooting and technical support to Production, the Maintenance Manager, Planner, and maintenance crafts for complex equipment reliability and repair issues.
8. Evaluate equipment repair, replacement, and upgrade alternatives based on reliability, lifecycle cost, risk, schedule, and maintainability.
9. Support capital projects and equipment upgrades through design review, equipment selection, layout, scope development, technical bid analysis, spare-parts determination, maintenance strategy development, installation, commissioning, and start-up in accordance with applicable plant, regulatory, and BASF standards.
10. Develop, maintain, and execute the multi-year reliability improvement plan in collaboration with Production and Maintenance, including priorities, resource needs, schedules, and measurable outcomes.
11. Develop the capabilities of in-house maintenance resources through coaching, technical guidance, and reliability-focused training.
12. Comply with and actively support all applicable Quality, Safety, Ecology, Legal Compliance, and site policies and procedures.
Now Requirements: list each item from "If you have...":
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of equipment reliability, maintenance, operations, and engineering activities in
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Privacy statement", "Equal employment opportunities", etc. Also remove "About Us" maybe? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We can combine some. We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief paragraph summarizing role). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe education/experience). Qualifications (maybe desired). Skills (maybe abilities). Benefits (list). Ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. We need to extract content. Let's parse the posting: Opening: "Now hiring! Reliability Engineer Chattanooga, TN (Onsite) Come create chemistry with us! Support the site by developing and implementing reliability improvement systems in collaboration with Production and Maintenance personnel. Provide technical services related to design review, equipment repair and maintenance, predictive and preventive maintenance, Root Cause Failure Analysis, troubleshooting, spare-parts management, and monitoring of preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Major objectives include: Improve asset reliability and availability by using performance data, asset criticality, and risk-based prioritization to address the highest-impact opportunities. Reduce recurring equipment failures through a disciplined Bad Actor Program, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and sustainable corrective actions. Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance strategies that support business and operating needs. Strengthen condition-monitoring capabilities, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive technologies. Ensure reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle considerations are incorporated into equipment repairs, capital projects, and asset upgrades. Establish and execute a multi-year reliability improvement plan in collaboration with Production and Maintenance." Then "As a Reliability Engineer, you create chemistry by..." then bullet list of duties (actually prose with semicolons). Let's extract responsibilities: - Track and analyze asset reliability performance, including mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), availability, maintenance cost, and other relevant indicators; use the findings to prioritize improvement opportunities. - Conduct asset criticality assessments and apply risk-based prioritization to maintenance strategies, resources, and reliability initiatives. - Own the Bad Actor Program by identifying chronic equipment issues, developing action plans, tracking implementation, and verifying sustained performance improvement. - Lead Root Cause Analysis for significant or recurring equipment failures and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and verified for effectiveness. - Develop, monitor, and optimize preventive, predictive, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance strategies based on equipment risk, failure history, operating context, and business needs. - Lead and improve condition-monitoring programs, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive technologies; translate findings into timely maintenance actions. - Provide troubleshooting and technical support to Production, the Maintenance Manager, Planner, and maintenance crafts for complex equipment reliability and repair issues. - Evaluate equipment repair, replacement, and upgrade alternatives based on reliability, lifecycle cost, risk, schedule, and maintainability. - Support capital projects and equipment upgrades through design review, equipment selection, layout, scope development, technical bid analysis, spare-parts determination, maintenance strategy development, installation, commissioning, and start-up in accordance with applicable plant, regulatory, and BASF standards. - Develop, maintain, and execute the multi-year reliability improvement plan in collaboration with Production and Maintenance, including priorities, resource needs, schedules, and measurable outcomes. - Develop the capabilities of in-house maintenance resources through coaching, technical guidance, and reliability-focused training. - Comply with and actively support all applicable Quality, Safety, Ecology, Legal Compliance, and site policies and procedures. Then "If you have..." requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Knowledge of equipment reliability, maintenance, operations, and engineering activities in a chemical or manufacturing environment. - Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs and equipment troubleshooting. - Ability to perform or support Root Cause Failure Analysis and develop practical reliability improvement actions. - Strong problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, and interpersonal skills. - Ability to make sound decisions regarding equipment repair alternatives and reliability improvement priorities. Then "Desired:" (qualifications/skills): - Experience supporting capital projects, including equipment selection and layout, scope development, spare-parts determination, technical bid analysis, installation, commissioning, and start-up. - Experience leading a Bad Actor Program or similar continuous-improvement process. - Experience training and developing in-house maintenance resources. - Knowledge of regulatory requirements, plant design requirements, and BASF engineering standards. - Experience developing multi-year reliability improvement plans and maintenance strategies. Then "Create your own chemistry with you@BASF" then paragraph about benefits: "At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. Just some of the many benefits we offer include:" Then list benefits: - Flexible work arrangements whenever possible - Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options - Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members - Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more) - Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages - Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive - Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities. - Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens - Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more! Then "About Us" paragraph about BASF. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still generic company description. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." About Us is not explicitly listed but could be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO but still generic. However we might keep it as part of "About the role"? Probably not needed. The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine About Us into About the role or omit. Since it's not required, we can omit to keep sections thin. We must not include Pay or Schedule sections because not stated. Thus sections: About the role (maybe a brief paragraph summarizing role). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (list). Qualifications (list) (desired). Skills (list) maybe combine with qualifications? Could separate: Requirements = mandatory; Qualifications = desired; Skills = abilities (problem-solving etc). But we already have abilities in requirements. Actually the "If you have..." includes both knowledge/experience and abilities (problem solving etc). The "Desired:" includes extra experience. So we could treat: - Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2 years of related experience, or equivalent; Knowledge of equipment reliability...; Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs...; Ability to perform or support Root Cause Failure Analysis...; Strong problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.; Ability to make sound decisions regarding equipment repair alternatives and reliability improvement priorities. - Qualifications (desired): Experience supporting capital projects...; Experience leading a Bad Actor Program...; Experience training and developing in-house maintenance resources; Knowledge of regulatory requirements, plant design requirements, and BASF engineering standards; Experience developing multi-year reliability improvement plans and maintenance strategies. - Skills: maybe we could merge abilities into requirements; but we could also have a Skills section for "Strong problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, and interpersonal skills." However that's already in requirements. To avoid duplication, we could keep requirements as is and not have separate Skills. But the instruction: "Use