Reliability Engineer

About Us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Scent & Care creates and sells fragrances, cosmetic ingredients, aroma molecules and mint aromas. Manufacturers use it to produce perfumes, personal care and cosmetic products, cleaning products and detergents, home fragrances and oral care products.

Symrise – always inspiring more…

About the Role

Position Summary

The Reliability Engineer will support the long-term performance, safety, and sustainability of critical manufacturing assets within a chemical processing environment. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving reliability strategies that enhance equipment availability, reduce risk, and optimize lifecycle costs.

The Reliability Engineer serves as a trusted technical advisor to Production, Maintenance, and Engineering teams, providing subject matter expertise in asset integrity, failure analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance. The position plays a key role in driving operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across the facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reliability Strategy & Asset Performance

• Develop and implement reliability plans to improve the availability, performance, and longevity of plant assets.
• Guide equipment design, maintenance, and operational strategies using reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) principles.
• Establish and maintain asset lifecycle management strategies, including mechanical integrity and corrosion mitigation programs.
• Develop and implement operator basic care standards and daily inspection routines.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) efforts, including corrective action development and follow-through.
• Conduct Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), criticality ranking, and risk assessments to support operations and capital projects.
• Perform risk and failure mode analyses to support project teams and operational decision-making.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in welding, corrosion under insulation (CUI), and environmentally assisted cracking mechanisms (ECSCC).
• Conduct Fitness-for-Service (FFS) assessments and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for critical assets.
• Oversee compliance with mechanical integrity standards, inspection programs, and industry best practices.
• Develop, implement, and refine preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using historical data, failure modes, and best practices.
• Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and execution quality.
• Lead and coordinate repair planning activities across departments.
• Provide reliability input and equipment recommendations for capital projects and major modifications.
• Support projects through engineering design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Develop, monitor, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to reliability and asset performance.
• Maintain equipment data, failure history, and maintenance records within SAP PM.
• Support SAP PM training, data quality improvement, and system optimization initiatives.

About You

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline).
• Minimum 5 years of combined experience as a Reliability Engineer and a background in Industrial Maintenance within heavy manufacturing environments such as chemical, oil/gas, power plant, pulp/paper, etc.
• Strong knowledge of reliability engineering and statistical analysis.
• Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) tools and techniques.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams and deliver projects across the full lifecycle within structured stage-gate frameworks.
• Strong technical background with a deep understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all organizational levels.
• Proven track record of delivering projects that are safe, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.
• Highly self-directed, organized, and capable of managing complex assignments with minimal oversight.
• Experience with RCAs, FMEAs, and Turnaround management software and tools for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Project management and/or process improvement certifications are a plus (PMBOK,PMP, Lean Six Sigma, etc.).
• Certification in Reliability Engineering is an advantage.

What We Offer

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.