Chemicals Reliability Consultant

Reliability Consultants to provide deep asset reliability expertise to clients across the chemicals industry. The role focuses on improving equipment reliability, asset availability, mechanical integrity, and plant stability across batch, continuous, and specialty chemical operations. Consultants will assess existing reliability practices, identify performance, and risk gaps, and implement best-in-class reliability strategies, standard work, and digital / AI-enabled tools to deliver sustainable improvements in asset integrity, cost, unplanned downtime reduction, and overall manufacturing performance.

Key Responsibilities

Reliability Excellence Assessment & Roadmap Definition

• Independently assess asset reliability, and mechanical integrity practices across batch, continuous, and specialty chemical operations.

• Benchmark site performance against industry best practices and peer operations to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.

• Develop fact-based reliability excellence roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives based on risk, value, and ease of implementation.

• Provide objective, data-driven insights to client leadership on reliability risks, cost drivers, and asset performance.

Asset Performance & Reliability Improvement Implementation

• Lead or support implementation of reliability improvement initiatives, including asset criticality, failure mode management, and risk-based maintenance strategies.

• Identify and eliminate chronic equipment issues and systemic causes of unplanned downtime.

• Align operating discipline, maintenance practices, and execution routines to improve plant stability and asset life.

• Translate recommendations into practical, site-ready actions with clear ownership and timelines.

Mechanical Integrity, Safety & Risk Assurance

• Review and strengthen Mechanical Integrity and reliability-related PSM elements, including inspection regimes, MOC, PSSR, and asset risk management.

• Conduct field audits, maintenance walkdowns, and failure investigations to identify integrity and safety risks.

• Provide independent challenge and assurance that reliability improvements are implemented safely and in compliance with site and regulatory requirements.

• Support closure and sustainability of corrective and preventative actions.

Reliability Analytics, KPIs & Performance Control

• Assess reliability data quality and usage across CMMS/EAM, downtime systems, and condition monitoring tools.

• Define and implement reliability KPIs, dashboards, and governance routines to support sustained performance management.

• Quantify and track benefits from reliability initiatives, including reductions in downtime, maintenance cost, and operational risk.

• Provide transparent reporting to site and corporate leadership on progress and impact.

Maintenance Strategy, Turnarounds & Execution Excellence

• Review and optimize maintenance strategies, planning, and scheduling to improve execution effectiveness and wrench time.

• Support turnaround and shutdown assessments, readiness reviews, scope optimization, and post-event learning.

• Embed lessons learned into standard work and future maintenance strategies.

Digital Enablement & Capability Transfer

• Assess and deploy digital and AI-enabled reliability tools (CMMS/EAM optimization, predictive analytics, condition monitoring) to improve decision-making.

• Transfer knowledge through coaching, training, and development of standard work to ensure sustainability post-engagement.

• Build trusted client relationships through objective assessment, technical credibility, and hands-on implementation support.