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Reliability Engineer- PMD Intermediates

Eastman Chemical Company
United States, Tennessee, Kingsport
Nov 11, 2026
Reliability Engineer- PMD Intermediates Job Requisition ID: 57607 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 company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visitwww.eastman.com. Responsibilities As a Reliability Engineer in PMD Intermediates at Eastman, you'll 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 with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations to identify, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities and to achieve reliability, failure elimination, and cost reduction goals. * Partner closely with area operations 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 issues, reduce cost, and improve productivity * Identify and prioritize opportunities for reliability improvements by mining information from SAP, reliability systems, and production logs * Provide support for plant outages and shutdowns as requested * Understand and utilize Lean Six Sigma tools for problem solving and risk elimination * Lead and manage Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations * Manage FMEA analyses on critical production assets as requested * 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's degree in Engineering or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 ranking required. * Previous engineering experience in a chemical, petrochemical or related environment is required .2+ years experience required. * Strong basic engineering skills, with the desire to learn reliability engineering principles * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies * Experience managing and updating asset care strategies on equipment including preventive and predictive maintenance plans * Knowledge of common process equipment (pumps, fans, agitators, motors, valves, instrumentation etc.) Eastman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day. Nearest Major Market: Asheville Nearest Secondary Market: Knoxville Job Segment: Construction, Manufacturing Engineer, Engineer, SAP, ERP, Engineering, Technology