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 and diverse company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2023 revenue of approximately $9.2 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.

 

Responsibilities

As a Reliability & Maintenance Engineer at Eastman, you will 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 directly with Maintenance, Engineering and Operations to identify, prioritize and execute improvement opportunities and to achieve reliability, failure elimination and cost reduction goals.   
  

Job duties include, but are not limited to: 
  

Partner closely with area operations and maintenance 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 of Science degree in Engineering required. Mechanical engineering is highly preferred.  Must have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience; chemical, petrochemical, or related industry highly preferred.   Previous reliability engineering experience is highly preferred.  Strong basic engineering and reliability engineering skills, with the desire to learn advanced reliability engineering principles  Excellent verbal and written communication skills  Experience managing equipment preventive and predictive maintenance plans with asset management software (SAP preferred)  Knowledge of common process equipment (pumps, fans, agitators, motors, valves, instrumentation etc.) and experience with root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies  Basic knowledge of electrical power distribution systems preferred  Understanding of common predictive and diagnostic technologies for rotating and fixed equipment  Must be highly motivated, self-directed, and able to manage own project portfolio  Desire and ability to work in the field with mechanics and operators as necessary in response to urgent critical equipment troubleshooting  Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel and PowerPoint)  Effective group facilitation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with and lead cross-functional working teams  Service-oriented, customer-focused, and strong analytical capabilities  Unwavering commitment to personnel and process safety 

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 powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.