Senior Reliability Engineer

Job Description:This role is ideal for a hands-on professional who has successfully developed reliability systems from the ground up-establishing standards, leading and driving Root Cause Problem Elimination, improving SAP PM utilization, and driving measurable improvements in equipment uptime.The position will focus on critical assets including rotating equipment, belt conveying systems, and hydraulic systems, while helping to refine the structure, processes, and culture necessary for a sustainable reliability-centered organization.Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge & Education Recommendations:Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience5+ years in reliability or maintenance engineering in heavy industryDemonstrated success building or maturing a reliability programHands-on SAP PM experience (maintenance plans, master data, reporting)Proven ability to lead RCFA and translate findings into system improvementsPreferred QualificationsCMRP, CRE, or similar certificationExperience in metals, mining, cement, carbon/anode, or comparable processesFamiliarity with PdM technologies and integration with SAPExperience developing lubrication and contamination control programsRoles and Responsibilities:Learn, accept and live Century Aluminum's Safety Mission StatementReview current maintenance and reliability practices and develop an improvement roadmapDrive the core elements of an RCM-based program: criticality ranking, PM optimization, failure coding, and defect eliminationCreate equipment standards, inspection routes, lubrication practices, and precision maintenance proceduresDevelop metrics and dashboards to track MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and bad actors.Lead improvement of SAP PM master data, equipment hierarchies, task lists, and maintenance plansPartner with planners to build accurate job plans, BOMs, and material strategiesUse SAP data to drive fact-based reliability decisions rather than reactive maintenanceProvide reliability engineering for:Rotating equipment - motors, gearboxes, pumps, fans, bearings, couplingsBelt conveyors & bulk handling - pulleys, idlers, tracking, take-ups, transfer pointsHydraulic systems - power units, cylinders, presses, valves, contamination controlLead RCPE of chronic equipment problems and recurring failuresOversee and expand condition-based maintenance programs using vibration, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysisIntegrate modern technologies across the plant to further predictive maintenanceFacilitate root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for high-impact eventsSupport capital projects with maintainability and reliability inputMentor maintenance and operations teams in reliability best practicesDrive cultural change from reactive to planned and predictive maintenance