Overview
On Site
Full Time
Skills
Sustainability
Innovation
Customer Engagement
Application Development
Manufacturing
Cost Reduction
Productivity
Lean Six Sigma
ROOT
Failure Analysis
FMEA
IT Management
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Mechanical Engineering
Reliability Engineering
Communication
Root Cause Analysis
Management
Maintenance Planning
Asset Management
SAP
Instrumentation
Law
Job Details
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company's innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2024 revenue of approximately $9.4 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit ;br>
Role
As a Reliability Engineer at Eastman, you'll support efforts in our manufacturing plants to improve process and equipment reliability. You will be assigned to a specific area of the plant and work with Maintenance, Engineering and Operations to identify, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities and to achieve reliability, failure elimination, and cost reduction goals.
Responsibilities:
Partner closely with area operations to improve equipment availability and process reliability reducing unplanned production losses
Lead projects that provide engineered solutions to complex problems that increase equipment and process reliability
Partner with area maintenance to target reliability and maintainability issues, reduce cost, and improve productivity
Provide support for plant outages and shutdowns as requested
Understand and utilize Lean Six Sigma tools for problem solving and risk elimination
Support initiatives in assigned area
Identify and prioritize opportunities for reliability improvements by mining information from SAP, reliability systems, and production logs
Lead and manage Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations
Manage FMEA analyses on critical production assets
Provide reliability input to capital projects as requested
Provide technical leadership at all levels of the plant organization with special emphasis on interfacing with maintenance crews
Guide problem solving teams to identify, design and implement improvements
Work safely and promote the Eastman safety vision
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Mechanical engineering is highly preferred.
Previous reliability engineering experience, including experience in a chemical, petrochemical or related environment is required. 5+ years experience preferred.
Strong basic engineering and reliability engineering skills, with the desire to learn advanced reliability engineering principles
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies
Experience managing equipment preventive and predictive maintenance plan with asset management software (SAP preferred)
Knowledge of common process equipment (pumps, fans, agitators, motors, valves, instrumentation etc.)
Please Note
Eastman will not accept applicants for this offered position who require visa sponsorship, including those whose status is F-1 visa OPT who subsequently would require ongoing visa sponsorship.
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.
Eastman is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
Role
As a Reliability Engineer at Eastman, you'll support efforts in our manufacturing plants to improve process and equipment reliability. You will be assigned to a specific area of the plant and work with Maintenance, Engineering and Operations to identify, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities and to achieve reliability, failure elimination, and cost reduction goals.
Responsibilities:
Partner closely with area operations to improve equipment availability and process reliability reducing unplanned production losses
Lead projects that provide engineered solutions to complex problems that increase equipment and process reliability
Partner with area maintenance to target reliability and maintainability issues, reduce cost, and improve productivity
Provide support for plant outages and shutdowns as requested
Understand and utilize Lean Six Sigma tools for problem solving and risk elimination
Support initiatives in assigned area
Identify and prioritize opportunities for reliability improvements by mining information from SAP, reliability systems, and production logs
Lead and manage Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations
Manage FMEA analyses on critical production assets
Provide reliability input to capital projects as requested
Provide technical leadership at all levels of the plant organization with special emphasis on interfacing with maintenance crews
Guide problem solving teams to identify, design and implement improvements
Work safely and promote the Eastman safety vision
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Mechanical engineering is highly preferred.
Previous reliability engineering experience, including experience in a chemical, petrochemical or related environment is required. 5+ years experience preferred.
Strong basic engineering and reliability engineering skills, with the desire to learn advanced reliability engineering principles
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies
Experience managing equipment preventive and predictive maintenance plan with asset management software (SAP preferred)
Knowledge of common process equipment (pumps, fans, agitators, motors, valves, instrumentation etc.)
Please Note
Eastman will not accept applicants for this offered position who require visa sponsorship, including those whose status is F-1 visa OPT who subsequently would require ongoing visa sponsorship.
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.
Eastman is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
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