Reliability Engineer
VITS Consulting Corp · Minnesota, United States · 3 days ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Improve equipment reliability, availability, and maintainability across plant operations.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and implement corrective actions.
- Develop and optimize Preventive & Predictive Maintenance (PM/PdM) programs.
- Analyze maintenance and operational data to identify reliability improvements.
- Troubleshoot pumps, compressors, motors, heat exchangers, piping systems, and process equipment.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to maximize equipment performance and minimize downtime.
- Utilize CMMS systems to support maintenance planning and asset management.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, Process Safety Management (PSM), and plant safety standards.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related Engineering discipline.
- 3+ years of experience in Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Plant Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations.
- Experience in manufacturing, chemical, petrochemical, refinery, or heavy industrial environments preferred.
- Strong knowledge of industrial equipment including pumps, compressors, motors, heat exchangers, piping systems, and process instrumentation.
- Hands-on experience with RCA, FMEA, RCM, Preventive & Predictive Maintenance, Vibration Analysis, and Oil Analysis.
- Experience using CMMS systems.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- CMRP Certification.
- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience.
- Experience with process control systems and instrumentation.