Reliability Engineer

About the role

Position at Hood Lumber Hood Industries, Inc is seeking a Reliability Engineer to play a key role in our current operations at our Bogalusa, MS lumber facility. This role is pivotal in ensuring reliable performance and continuous improvement within our sawmill operations. Purpose Assist in leading the overall manufacturing operations by utilizing the Hood Management Philosophy, “The Hood Way.” Lead by engaging People and improving Processes to drive sustainable Performance. Assist in meeting the company’s production goals, while maintaining positive employee relations and operating within company policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and guiding the development, integrity, and continuous improvement of reliability processes, systems, and tools to support overall mill and equipment reliability.
• Fostering a reliability-focused culture throughout the mill by promoting proactive maintenance and ownership of equipment conditions.
• Developing, analyzing, and maintaining reliability models, metrics, and tools to evaluate and track mill equipment reliability.
• Identifying and implementing reliability improvements to reduce maintenance cost and downtime.
• Developing and implementing a predictive and preventive maintenance strategy.
• Supporting development and proper use of CMMS software.
• Leading and supporting preventative/predictive maintenance programs (inspection, vibration, oil analysis, thermography, etc.) to ensure optimum equipment availability.
• Collaborating with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to drive equipment performance improvements.
• Supporting and leading failure investigations and root cause analysis efforts to identify corrective actions and prevent recurrence of reliability issues.
• Collaborating with OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), suppliers, and vendors to ensure the reliability of equipment, components, and materials.
• Supporting and participating in all areas of safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Supporting training and knowledge transfer for maintenance and operations team members on reliability best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in mechanical, electrical, industrial engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a reliability, maintenance, or engineering role within a manufacturing facility.
• Strong knowledge of reliability principles, practices, systems, and tools, such as predictive technologies, continuous improvements methodologies, data and trend development and analysis (FMEA, RCA, RCM, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, drive initiatives, and implement reliability best practices.
• CMMS experience.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoints, Teams, and Outlook.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and effective team building skills.
• Certification in reliability (CRE, CMRP) is a plus.
• Prior experience working in lumber mills or wood products manufacturing preferred.

Benefits

• Medical
• Employee assistance program
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Cancer coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• LTD (long‑term disability)

Pay

Salary Range: $104,000 - $125,000