Senior Reliability Engineer
Celanese · Narrows, VA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Celanese (chemicals) in Narrows, VA. ●Improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of plant air compressors and chillers and associated equipment and controls through the application of engineering expertise in providing right cost solutions to maintenance problems by:●Be a site technical.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SAP
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $102k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 263 live postings that list pay, out of 716 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 12 other live reliability postings in Virginia.
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 54%
- ✓ SAP 31%
- Casting 23%
- TPM 23%
- Tooling 23%
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This plant: Celanese in Narrows
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- Reliability Engineer · Reliability
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Responsibilities
●Improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of plant air compressors and chillers and associated equipment and controls through the application of engineering expertise in providing right cost solutions to maintenance problems by:●Be a site technical expert and leader in air and chilled water system operation, maintenance and reliability.●Be a site leader in diagnosing problems and performing timely and thorough repair of complex rotating equipment of various types. Both on-site and offsite.●Drafts and revises maintenance and reliability procedures for others to follow.●identifies bad economic and reliability performance and crafts overall program to improve performance. Prioritizes this list accurately.●Participates in training and development of mechanical team consisting of mechanics, maintenance engineers and specialists as well as project engineers.●Accurately and thoroughly summarizes problems, recommends solutions, and communicates to upper management for implementation.●Leader in predictive, preventative and reliability methodologies used to drive improvements
●Manages maintenance backlog and PM schedule compliance.
Qualifications
●Possesses deep knowledge of operating principles involving rotating and ancillary equipment that leads to solutions others may not identify.●Strong affiliation with an applicable professional association (ex.--vibration Institute, ASME, reliability professionals, others).●Expert level in one of the following or similar technologies (vibration monitoring, RCA, balancing, alignment, precision rebuild, SAP).●Experience with a diverse range of rotating machinery (induction motors, air and chilled water systems, single and multi-stage pumps, compressors, fans, gearboxes, instrumentation and controls).●Experience with mechanical seal programs and reliability tactics associated with them.●Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and software as required.●Strong interpersonal skills with a healthy respect for cultural diversity and teamwork.
Required Years of Experience
5+ years in plant maintenance and reliability
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering or other engineering degree that teaches pertinent knowledge highly preferred
Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets, work experience, and qualifications. The expected salary range for this Virginia position is between $108,700 and $146,800.
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Overview
The Reliability Engineer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of maintenance execution and reliability for a diverse profile of rotating equipment at the Celanese Narrows VA Site. This role will initially support the operation and maintenance of site air and chilled water systems and the selected candidate will support the area technicians and operators in troubleshooting, operation, reliability upgrades and proactive and preventative maintenance of this equipment.