Industrial Reliability Engineer Jobs in Tennessee

Job Title: Reliability Engineer

Job Description

This Reliability Engineer role provides technical support by developing and executing strategies and tactics that reduce equipment failure rates and eliminate production and maintenance-related waste. The position focuses on creating and managing standard operating and maintenance procedures to ensure consistent, reliable performance of heavy industrial process equipment in a manufacturing environment. The role begins as a full-time contract position with the clear intention of transitioning into a permanent role and will ultimately be based in a state-of-the-art new facility.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the identification and review of critical equipment to prioritize reliability efforts.
• Determine the consequences of failure for critical equipment and assess associated risks.
• Conduct detailed failure modes analyses on critical equipment to identify root causes and preventive actions.
• Perform integrity and maintenance audits on critical equipment to verify compliance with standards and best practices.
• Analyze critical equipment history and performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement and manage agreed key performance indicators (KPIs) for critical equipment and monitor performance trends.
• Develop and refine maintenance strategies and tactics to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Monitor and respond to variations in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and other agreed KPIs, taking corrective actions as needed.
• Determine control limits for process and equipment loss or failure analysis to support data-driven decision making.
• Facilitate root cause analyses (RCAs) and use the outcomes of reliability-centered studies (RCS) to update maintenance strategies and tactics.
• Develop predictive maintenance (PDM) tactics based on equipment strategies and condition monitoring data.
• Use PDM information and findings to continuously update and improve maintenance strategies.
• Submit, justify, and implement projects aimed at improving plant reliability and reducing downtime.
• Provide technical and problem-solving support to maintenance teams to resolve complex equipment and process issues.
• Conduct life cycle cost and operability studies for existing and proposed equipment installations to optimize long-term performance and cost.
• Perform reliability reviews of proposed or modified plant and equipment to ensure robust design and maintainability.
• Review reliability aspects of proposals submitted through the change management process to ensure alignment with reliability objectives.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to embed best practices in asset and maintenance management.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of standard operating and maintenance procedures to ensure consistency and continuity of best practices.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Engineering.
• Approximately 3 years of experience in project and maintenance engineering is preferred.
• Experience in reliability engineering or maintenance engineering in a heavy industrial environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex equipment and process data.
• Facilitation skills to lead cross-functional reviews, workshops, and root cause analyses.
• Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) skills, including development of maintenance strategies and tactics.
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) usage and interrogation skills for extracting and analyzing maintenance data.
• Root cause analysis (RCA) skills to systematically investigate equipment and process failures.
• Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) skills to evaluate risk and prioritize actions.
• Knowledge or work experience with heavy industrial equipment, preferably in refinery, metals processing, chemical production, or similar environments.
• Familiarity with maintenance management and asset management practices in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Ability to support and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and other reliability-related KPIs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in heavy industry, refinery operations, metals processing, chemical production, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering and process equipment support.
• Exposure to asset management frameworks and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a full-time contractor capacity with the intention to transition into a permanent role.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams.
• Comfort working with change management processes and reviewing proposals for reliability impacts.
• Interest in contributing to the setup and optimization of reliability practices in a new, state-of-the-art facility.

Work Environment

The role is based in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment that involves working around large process equipment and complex production systems. The position supports operations in settings such as refinery-type processes, metals processing, or chemical production, with a strong focus on equipment reliability, maintenance management, and asset performance. The work involves regular interaction with maintenance and operations teams on the plant floor, as well as time spent analyzing data and developing strategies in an office or control-room setting. The role will eventually transition into a state-of-the-art new facility, offering modern equipment, updated systems, and an advanced manufacturing environment designed to support high reliability and efficient maintenance practices.

This is a Permanent position based out of Clarksville, TN.

The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $130000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Clarksville,TN.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 2, 2026.

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