Reliability Manager

Hawkins HR Consulting, LLC • Houston, TX

9d • $160,000 - $170,000 • Onsite

About The Position

An established, large chemical manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Reliability Manager to lead reliability and maintenance engineering initiatives at its Greater Houston, Texas-area facility. The role leads a team of 10 technical professionals and is responsible for advancing reliability strategies, reducing equipment downtime, improving maintenance effectiveness, and supporting safe, efficient plant operations.

The Reliability Manager oversees reliability engineering programs and continuous improvement efforts, works with plant operations, maintenance, engineering, and other teams, and uses equipment performance data and maintenance trends to improve long-term asset performance. The position also leads organizational and process changes, ensures maintenance and reliability activities align with safety, environmental, and regulatory expectations, and communicates progress against reliability objectives to site leadership.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with influential leadership, sound business judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset. The role offers a base salary of $160,000–$170,000 annually and an annual bonus of up to 15% based on the applicable incentive plan.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of maintenance engineering or reliability engineering experience within the chemical manufacturing industry.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience, including demonstrated ability to lead teams, implement change, and influence business and operational outcomes.
• Strong understanding of industrial equipment reliability, maintenance strategies, failure analysis, and asset performance improvement.
• Demonstrated success identifying reliability issues, developing improvement plans, and translating technical analysis into measurable operational results.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead technical professionals while balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day operational needs.
• Proactive and influential leadership approach, with ability to challenge existing practices, build alignment, and implement sustainable changes.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred.
• Sound business judgment and a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 10 technical professionals responsible for maintenance and reliability engineering activities.
• Establish and execute reliability strategies to improve equipment availability, operational performance, and asset life.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and equipment failures and optimize maintenance costs.
• Oversee reliability engineering programs, including root cause failure analysis, preventive and predictive maintenance, and equipment performance monitoring.
• Partner with plant operations, maintenance, engineering, and other cross-functional teams to identify and implement reliability improvements.
• Analyze equipment performance data and maintenance trends to identify recurring issues, prioritize corrective actions, and improve long-term asset performance.
• Promote a proactive, data-driven approach to maintenance and reliability, advancing preventive and predictive practices.
• Lead organizational and process changes that improve reliability performance, maintenance execution, and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure reliability and maintenance activities align with site safety standards, environmental requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Establish performance metrics, monitor progress against reliability objectives, and communicate results and improvement opportunities to site leadership.
• Foster accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop technical talent, establish clear expectations, and build alignment across teams to implement sustainable changes.

Benefits

• Base salary of $160,000–$170,000 annually.
• Annual bonus up to 15% based on the applicable incentive plan.
• Opportunity to contribute to reliability and operational excellence initiatives within a large chemical manufacturing organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager