Reliability Manager
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Engineering
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Operations Manager
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Position SummaryThe Marathon El Paso Refinery is seeking a Reliability Manager to lead site-wide reliability efforts and drive long-term asset performance improvements. This role provides strategic vision, leadership, and technical oversight to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable refinery operations. The Reliability Manager directly supervises a team of Reliability Engineers composed of Fixed Equipment, Rotating Equipment, Electrical, Instrumentation/Analyzer, and Corrosion/Metallurgy who serve as subject matter experts in their respective disciplines.
The position reports directly to the Maintenance Director and works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Leadership teams to achieve shared objectives. The Reliability Department is responsible for defining, implementing, and monitoring preventive and predictive maintenance programs; supporting reliability investigations; establishing training requirements; recommending equipment reliability improvements; and maintaining compliance with the Mechanical Integrity Program.
- Direct the activities of employees within reporting structure, defining goals and objectives and providing feedback on performance and career goals of direct reports.
- Manage staff effectively to reduce equipment downtime, improve efficiency, control costs, and anticipate future improvements.
- Serve as a champion for advancing a reliability mindset and culture at the refinery.
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators for reliability program effectiveness.
- Support Area Team concepts and cooperative efforts among all refinery groups and departments.
- Actively support and contribute to refinery safety initiatives and continuous improvement programs.
- Share broad knowledge of Mechanical Integrity and industry standards with the organization and develop personnel to be specialists in their disciplines.
- Lead the group to plan, develop, and manage preventative maintenance programs to ensure cost‑effective reliability of site assets considering typical failure modes and equipment history.
- Possess familiarity with industry‑accepted reliability tools and techniques to share with personnel and the refinery organization.
- Administer overall management of asset information and data, including equipment, testing, and maintenance records, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Support the group in data analysis and assessment to drive data‑driven decisions.
- Provide guidance for well‑executed Root Cause Analysis for incidents and general equipment failures so appropriate and effective corrective actions can be executed.
- Participate in the Reliability Advisory Group and assist other refineries with adopting best practices within their area of expertise.
- Analyze data to identify, manage, and address site bad actors and reliability threats.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline required.
- Eight (8) years or more relevant experience.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to audiences ranging from hourly personnel to refinery leadership.
Relocation is available in accordance with company guidelines.
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Location:
El Paso, Texas
Job Requisition :
Location Address: 6550 Trowbridge Dr
Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision‑making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by…
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