Senior Reliability Engineer

CENTURY ALUMINUM•Robards, KY

18d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
5+ years in reliability or maintenance engineering in heavy industry
Demonstrated success building or maturing a reliability program
Hands-on SAP PM experience (maintenance plans, master data, reporting)
Proven ability to lead RCFA and translate findings into system improvements

Nice To Haves

CMRP, CRE, or similar certification
Experience in metals, mining, cement, carbon/anode, or comparable processes
Familiarity with PdM technologies and integration with SAP
Experience developing lubrication and contamination control programs

Responsibilities

Learn, accept and live Century Aluminum’s Safety Mission Statement
Review current maintenance and reliability practices and develop an improvement roadmap
Drive the core elements of an RCM-based program: criticality ranking, PM optimization, failure coding, and defect elimination
Create equipment standards, inspection routes, lubrication practices, and precision maintenance procedures
Develop metrics and dashboards to track MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and bad actors.
Lead improvement of SAP PM master data, equipment hierarchies, task lists, and maintenance plans
Partner with planners to build accurate job plans, BOMs, and material strategies
Use SAP data to drive fact-based reliability decisions rather than reactive maintenance
Provide reliability engineering for: Rotating equipment – motors, gearboxes, pumps, fans, bearings, couplings Belt conveyors & bulk handling – pulleys, idlers, tracking, take-ups, transfer points Hydraulic systems – power units, cylinders, presses, valves, contamination control
Lead RCPE of chronic equipment problems and recurring failures
Oversee and expand condition-based maintenance programs using vibration, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysis
Integrate modern technologies across the plant to further predictive maintenance
Facilitate root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for high-impact events
Support capital projects with maintainability and reliability input
Mentor maintenance and operations teams in reliability best practices
Drive cultural change from reactive to planned and predictive maintenance
EEO/AAP: This position has the responsibility to support and carry out the Company’s policy on Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action.