Reliability Manager

About the role

Keystone Cement Company is seeking a Reliability Manager who will report to the Plant Manager, serve as a key member of the plant leadership team, and be responsible for developing and executing the site-wide reliability strategy for all fixed and mobile assets across the cement manufacturing operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the plant’s reliability and asset management strategy across all operational areas, including quarry, raw mill, kiln, finish mills, and material handling systems.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Reliability Engineers focused on predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment uptime, reliability performance, and maintenance cost reduction.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and implements corrective actions to prevent repeat failures.
• Establish and optimize predictive and preventive maintenance programs utilizing vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound, and other condition monitoring technologies.
• Analyze maintenance and operational data to identify trends, recurring failures, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner closely with maintenance and operations leadership to improve maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution effectiveness.
• Lead development of equipment criticality rankings and spare parts optimization strategies.
• Support major shutdown planning and execution activities, including scope development and contractor coordination.
• Collaborate with OEMs, contractors, and internal teams on capital projects, equipment upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
• Ensure maintenance and reliability programs comply with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Utilize CMMS systems and KPI reporting tools to monitor maintenance effectiveness and asset performance.
• Support implementation of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) principles and best practices across the site.
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
• Understand and comply with all safety regulations, able to identify and correct safety hazards, participate in safety training, safety topic meetings and task training, and cooperate with external inspectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in reliability, maintenance, or heavy industrial operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading reliability improvement initiatives within a large industrial operation.
• Strong technical knowledge of rotating equipment, crushers, mills, conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, kilns, and heavy processing equipment.
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies and reliability methodologies.
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems such as SAP, Maximo, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Proven leadership capability with experience managing technical and maintenance teams.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly operational manufacturing environment.
• Physically able to traverse plant properties climbing steps, ladders, physical exertion, wearing MSHA personal protective equipment required in dusty, noisy environment in all weather conditions.