Manager Reliability - Fixed Equipment

Leads a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, stable, and reliable operations through structured mechanical integrity programs and reliability engineering practices. This role drives reliability strategy, promotes regulatory compliance, and fosters cross-functional collaboration to maximize asset uptime and operational excellence.

Develops and executes reliability strategies, including preventive maintenance optimization, RCFA, and technology implementation

Maintains and enhances the Mechanical Integrity (MI) program in alignment with company and OSHA PSM standards

Oversees implementation and sustainment of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies

Leads Continuous Improvement (CI) projects to address bad actors, increase asset life, and improve operational efficiency

Ensures compliance with applicable organizational (CTEMS), Shell DEP standards, and regulatory requirements

Develops and implements CTEMS gap closure plans and reliability improvement initiatives

Assigns responsibilities, monitors deliverables, and provides reliability team feedback

Promotes ongoing technical development and training of engineering staff.

Collaborates with Maintenance, Operations, Capital Projects, and other engineering disciplines for aligned reliability initiatives

Acts as the technical authority during complex team meetings and turnaround planning sessions

Reviews and advises on inspection plans, schedules, deferrals, and repair strategies

Ensures equipment requiring inspection is identified and acted upon promptly

Oversees Fitness-for-Service (FFS) evaluations and risk rankings related to inspection findings

Reviews and ensures accuracy of monthly reliability reports with KPIs, gap closures, inspection statuses, MOC updates, and fixed equipment plans

Engages with site leadership to discuss reliability performance and opportunities, as needed

Provides oversight for reliability scope development, work package reviews, and on-site technical support during turnarounds and outages

Reviews capital and maintenance projects to ensure alignment with long-term reliability goals

Champions MOCs and incident investigations related to fixed equipment

Ensures all reliability efforts support safe, stable, and environmentally responsible operations

Establishes and communicate equipment performance expectations, safe operating limits, and engineering standards

Monitors Unit Health Monitoring (UHM) and Material Operating Envelope (MOE) data, ensuring timely responses to deviations

Oversees and supports technical evaluations, minimum temperature (Tmin) and FFS calculations, stress analysis, and repair scopes

Reviews temporary repairs, Product Requirement Document (PRD) reports, and fixed equipment design packages for compliance and reliability impact

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering required.

10 years of refinery experience in maintenance and engineering roles required.

Five (5) years experience in a supervisory or leadership position required.

In-depth understanding of refinery operations, fixed equipment systems, and reliability program implementation required.

Practical experience implementing mechanical integrity frameworks required.

Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero St. Charles Refinery, required.

Master’s degree in Engineering, Reliability, or related field preferred.

Experience with capital project review and turnaround planning preferred.

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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