Job Description
Job Description
What You Will Do
This role reports to the Maintenance Engineering Manager within the Refining Department. It’s a hands-on, high-impact position focused on improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and supporting capital projects from concept through commissioning.
What the Group Does
The Reliability Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring the long-term performance and safety of plant equipment. Reporting to the Maintenance Engineering Manager, this group partners closely with operations and maintenance to troubleshoot issues, optimize asset performance, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. Their work directly supports plant throughput, safety, and cost efficiency-making them essential to the success of the entire facility.
How You Will Do It - Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot day-to-day equipment malfunctions and deliver engineered solutions that minimize downtime
- Lead small capital projects, managing scope, budget, and startup support within schedule
- Own reliability performance for assigned plant areas, proactively addressing issues along the P-F curve
- Conduct cost-benefit analyses to guide repair, replacement, or redesign decisions with minimal operational impact
- Develop and maintain KPI metrics, ensuring data accuracy and actionable insights for performance tracking
- Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and throughput through routine analysis and cross-functional collaboration
What We Look For - Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or related field)
- 3+ years of engineering experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment
- Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance experience
- Proven background in reliability engineering and equipment performance optimization
Preferred
- Experience managing small capital projects from design through commissioning
- Familiarity with MRO supplier evaluation and technical maintenance service providers
- Proficiency in maintaining and updating technical documentation and engineering drawings
Wh at we do here Tampa, Florida is home to a fully integrated plant that manufactures batteries used in cars, boats, motorcycles, and heavy-duty trucks. As a fully integrated plant, we also decorate or label our batteries into the final product for our customers. We opened in 1958 and employ more than 280 people. We operate six days per week. We are actively involved in our local community and give back through Metropolitan Ministries, The United Way and Adopt-A-Road Tampa.
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What you get: - Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
- Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
- Parental and caregiver leave programs
- All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
- Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
- HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
- Clarios has been recognized as one of 2025's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the third consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.
Who we are: Clarios is the force behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials-setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we’re not just making batteries; we’re shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios-where your power meets endless possibilities.
Veterans/Military Spouses: We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion-where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com . We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report . We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.
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