Reliability Engineer

Job Summary

About the role

Lead and support site reliability initiatives focused on improving Total Effective Equipment Performance (TEEP) and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment performance and reliability data to identify recurring equipment issues, eliminate failures, and improve asset reliability.
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and implement corrective actions to drive defect elimination.
• Manage and optimize preventive maintenance programs, including Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO) assessments and maintenance strategy improvements.
• Manage the site's Mechanical Integrity and Quality Assurance (MIQA) Program, ensuring compliance with regional, local, and company requirements.
• Manage equipment testing, inspection and mechanical integrity activities to support safe and reliable operations.
• Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations and Capital Project teams to design for reliability and maintainability using established reliability principles and methodologies.
• Lead critical spare parts assessments and inventory optimization efforts to improve equipment uptime and maintenance effectiveness.
• Lead critical spare parts assessments and inventory optimization efforts to improve equipment uptime and maintenance effectiveness.
• Serve as an engineering resource to Maintenance and Operations teams while actively supporting Process Safety Management (PSM) activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, manufacturing technology, or industrial operations.
• Experience applying reliability methodologies including Root Cause Failure Analysis, Preventive Maintenance Optimization, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), or predictive maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of equipment failure modes, reliability analysis and asset performance improvement strategies.
• Experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), preferably Systems Applications and Products (SAP) Plant Maintenance.
• Understanding of Mechanical Integrity programs, inspection practices and reliability-centered maintenance principles.
• Ability to analyze operational and maintenance data and translate findings into actionable reliability improvements.
• Strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Commitment to safety, quality, food safety, environmental compliance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) programs.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting reliability programs within food, ingredients, chemical, biotechnology, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience adding production equipment to SAP, including functional locations and bill of material.
• Experience setting up preventative/predictive maintenance plans with task lists in SAP.
• Experience utilizing predictive maintenance technologies including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, or condition-monitoring systems.

Skills

• Reliability engineering
• Maintenance engineering
• Manufacturing technology
• Industrial operations
• Reliability-centered maintenance
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Preventive Maintenance Optimization
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Predictive maintenance techniques
• Vibration analysis
• Thermography
• Oil analysis
• Condition monitoring systems

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid parental leave, vacation, holidays and participation in an annual incentive bonus program.

Pay

$61,558.00 - $87,940.00 USD

Schedule

N/A