Century Aluminum · 6 hours ago
Senior Reliability Engineer
Robards, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expCentury Aluminum is seeking a hands-on Senior Reliability Engineer who will focus on developing reliability systems and improving equipment uptime. The role involves establishing standards, leading root cause problem elimination, and refining processes to create a sustainable reliability-centered organization.
MiningMining TechnologyPrecious Metals
Responsibilities
Learn, accept and live Century Aluminum’s Safety Mission Statement
Review current maintenance and reliability practices and develop an improvement roadmap
Drive the core elements of an RCM-based program: criticality ranking, PM optimization, failure coding, and defect elimination
Create equipment standards, inspection routes, lubrication practices, and precision maintenance procedures
Develop metrics and dashboards to track MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and bad actors
Lead improvement of SAP PM master data, equipment hierarchies, task lists, and maintenance plans
Partner with planners to build accurate job plans, BOMs, and material strategies
Use SAP data to drive fact-based reliability decisions rather than reactive maintenance
Provide reliability engineering for: Rotating equipment – motors, gearboxes, pumps, fans, bearings, couplings; Belt conveyors & bulk handling – pulleys, idlers, tracking, take-ups, transfer points; Hydraulic systems – power units, cylinders, presses, valves, contamination control
Lead RCPE of chronic equipment problems and recurring failures
Oversee and expand condition-based maintenance programs using vibration, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysis
Integrate modern technologies across the plant to further predictive maintenance
Facilitate root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for high-impact events
Support capital projects with maintainability and reliability input
Mentor maintenance and operations teams in reliability best practices
Drive cultural change from reactive to planned and predictive maintenance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
5+ years in reliability or maintenance engineering in heavy industry
Demonstrated success building or maturing a reliability program
Hands-on SAP PM experience (maintenance plans, master data, reporting)
Proven ability to lead RCFA and translate findings into system improvements
Preferred
CMRP, CRE, or similar certification
Experience in metals, mining, cement, carbon/anode, or comparable processes
Familiarity with PdM technologies and integration with SAP
Experience developing lubrication and contamination control programs
Company
Century Aluminum
Century Aluminum is a primary aluminium producer, supplying standard-grade, high-purity and value-added primary aluminum products.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$672.25M2025-11-10Post Ipo Secondary· $272.25M
2025-07-16Post Ipo Debt· $400M
1996-04-04IPO
Leadership Team
Jesse Gary
Chief Executive Officer
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