Ashland is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join our team.

The primary role of the Reliability Engineer is to identify and manage asset reliability risks that could adversely affect plant or business operations. This broad primary role can be divided into three smaller, more manageable roles: loss elimination * track the production losses and abnormally high maintenance cost assets, then find ways to reduce those losses or high costs. These losses are prioritized to focus efforts on the largest/most critical opportunities. The reliability engineer (in full partnership with the operations team) develops a plan to eliminate or reduce the losses through root cause analysis, obtains approval of the plan and facilitates the implementation; risk management * manage risk to the achievement of an organization’s strategic objectives in the areas of environmental health and safety, asset capability, quality and production; and life cycle asset management (LCAM) * involved in the design and installation stages of projects for new assets and modification of existing assets.

Additional Responsibilities

•Works with project engineering to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations. The reliability engineer is responsible for adhering to the life cycle asset management (LCAM) process throughout the entire life cycle of new assets.

•Participates in the development of design and installation specifications along with commissioning plans. Participates in the development of criteria for and evaluation of equipment and technical MRO suppliers and technical maintenance service providers. Develops acceptance tests and inspection criteria.

•Participates in the final check-out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.

•Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls and safety/security systems.

•Manages the plant’s Inspection, Testing and Preventive Maintenance program (ITPM) in support of Ashland’s Asset Integrity and Reliability program (AI&R)

•Professionally And Systematically Defines, Designs, Develops, Monitors And Refines An Asset Maintenance Plan That Includes

Value-added preventive maintenance tasks

Effective utilization of predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems

•Provides input to a risk management plan that will anticipate reliability related and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operations.

•Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity, quality, cost or regulatory compliance issues.

•Works With Production To Perform Analyses Of Assets Including

Asset utilization

Overall equipment effectiveness

Remaining useful life

Other parameters that define operating condition, reliability and costs of assets.

Provides technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel.

Provides on-call support to plant maintenance and operations.

Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign and make/buy decisions.

•Executes small to medium capital projects as needed to support plant operations.

This position is located in Parlin, NJ.

Successful Candidates Will Have The Following

  • Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  • Five (5)+ years experience in a manufacturing plant environment with at least two (2) years in Mechanical Integrity and Equipment Reliability
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to function as a team player
  • Knowledge of SAP Maintenance a plus

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States

  • *This job is based on a ladder structure and the job level (salary) will be determined by the quantity and quality of your experience.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer through our three commercial units * Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Performance Materials and Valvoline.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Desired Skills and Experience

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