Reliability Engineering Manager

About the Role

This role is responsible for continuously improving workplace safety, equipment reliability, and operational performance while ensuring a culture where safety is a core value. The Reliability Engineering Manager leads the reliability engineering function, manages maintenance and reliability resources, and drives the implementation of Plant Optimization methodologies across the facility. The position plays a critical role in maximizing equipment availability, reducing downtime, and supporting the plant’s production and quality commitments. Success requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a passion for continuous improvement.

• Ensures reliable, safe, and efficient plant operations by driving equipment performance and maintenance excellence.
• Leads the Reliability Engineering (RE) Pillar to support Plant Optimization and standardize reliability processes across the facility.
• Improves business performance by increasing equipment availability, reducing failures, and optimizing maintenance practices.
• Builds a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement through coaching, mentoring, and team development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plant’s reliability engineering efforts, implementing and managing the RE Pillar processes, methodologies, and best practices.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring adherence to EHS&S standards, supporting safety investigations, and driving safe work practices.
• Coach, mentor, and develop reliability and maintenance team members while supporting continuous improvement in maintenance execution and equipment ownership.
• Analyze maintenance and reliability costs, identify improvement opportunities, and optimize resource utilization to maximize value and operational flexibility.
• Partner with production teams to address key safety, quality, reliability, and equipment availability challenges while participating in daily production reviews.
• Drive equipment reliability improvements by reducing Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), improving Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and ensuring compliance with preventive maintenance programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in maintenance and/or engineering.
• 5+ years of management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in equipment design, project engineering, and/or project management.
• Experience using computerized maintenance management programs (e.g., SAP-PM).
• Fundamental understanding of industrial equipment.
• Knowledge of maintenance best practices, predictive maintenance concepts, and planning/scheduling functionality.

Skills

• Strong leadership and coaching skills (Servant Leader).
• Strong problem-solving skills and mentality.
• Courageous and willing to make decisions.