Specialist - Maintenance Process Reliability

Westlake•New Martinsville, WV

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. SUMMARY Responsible for driving various reliability programs in the plant. Provides technical expertise to solve problems and eliminate recurring issues across the site. The role is a mix of desk-based analysis (data analysis and reporting) and work in the field (troubleshooting, data collection, site observations, supervising).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 5-10 years of reliability experience within a chemical manufacturing facility. Applicants with less than 5 years of experience will be considered.
Proficiency in MS Office and database software
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Failure Mode and Effective Analysis (FMEA)
Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
Predictive techniques for fixed and rotating equipment – e.g. vibration analysis, oil analysis, nondestructive testing, thermography, etc.
Familiarity with piping systems
Familiarity with ASME and API codes
Familiarity with rotating equipment
Understanding of PSM systems

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma or Lean certification is preferred

Responsibilities

Identify and manage asset reliability risks that could impact plant operations, safety, production output, quality, costs, or regulatory compliance.
Analyze equipment failure data, reliability metrics (e.g. MTBF, MTTR, failure rates), and historical records from SAP to identify patterns, bad actors, and repetitive failures.
Analyze vibration data to identify causes of reliability issues.
Lead or participate in root cause analysis (RCS) investigations for significant failures, near-misses, or incidents.
Develop and optimize preventative (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and condition-based maintenance strategies; Use tools like vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, infrared scans, and ultrasonic testing.
Provide technical input for shop rebuilds, capital projects, turnaround planning, and spare parts strategies.
Recommend engineering solutions to eliminate repetitive failures, improve equipment design, or upgrade materials for better reliability.
Collaborate with maintenance and operations to implement reliability improvements, support troubleshooting, and participate in Six Sigma/LEAN or continuous improvement projects.
Monitor and report on key performance indicators related to reliability including vibration and oil analysis.
Contribute to the development of training, procedures, and best practices for reliability-focused activities.