Machinery Reliability Engineer
Job Title: Machinery Reliability Engineer - EPCL
Job Purpose:
Machinery Reliability Engineer is responsible to ensure the reliability, integrity, and optimum performance of rotating equipment across the EPCL site by implementing reliability engineering methodologies, condition monitoring strategies, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement practices. The role supports safe, efficient, and cost‑effective plant operations and maintenance through proactive equipment health management.
Overall Responsibilities:
- Implement Machinery Reliability Engineering philosophy and processes in alignment with MTS procedures.
- Analyze failure trends, develop reliability improvement plans, and steward reliability KPIs.
- Maintain and update the machinery failure database; calculate and report MTBF and reliability indices.
- Lead and participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for machinery failures using methodologies such as Fishbone Diagram, 5-Why, and fault-tree analysis.
- Execute and steward all Condition Monitoring activities as per MTS procedures (vibration analysis, oil analysis, field surveillance).
- Ensure timely identification of abnormal conditions, raise alerts, and recommend corrective actions.
- Support engineering teams in machinery troubleshooting during upsets, trips, and performance deviations.
- Collaborate with OEMs, vendors, and contractors for technical evaluations and inspections. Conduct QA/QC inspections for pumps, compressors, blowers, turbines, gearboxes, and other critical equipment during fabrication, refurbishment, or installation.
- Support process safety through reliability improvement initiatives and proactive risk mitigation.
- Contribute to audits, incident investigations, and continuous improvement programs
Experience requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 5-8 years of relevant experience in Petrochemical, Oil & Gas or Fertilizer.
Professional certification in Condition Monitoring or Reliability (e.g., VCAT, VA2, CMRP) is a plus.
