Reliability Engineer

Relocation Reimbursement will be offered!

A leading industrial manufacturing organization is seeking a Reliability Engineer to drive asset performance, improve maintenance systems, and enhance operational uptime across a complex production facility. This role is responsible for advancing reliability strategies, leading root cause investigations, and strengthening preventative and predictive maintenance programs to ensure long-term asset sustainability.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capability, hands-on maintenance collaboration, and formal reliability engineering expertise.

• 4+ years in heavy industrial manufacturing, materials processing, metals, chemicals, or high-temperature production environments.
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification preferred.
• Demonstrated application of reliability engineering principles (MTBF, MTTR, statistical analysis, Pareto analysis, reliability modeling).
• Experience facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and driving corrective actions.
• Strong analytical skills including data mining, predictive modeling, and maintenance performance analysis.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP, Maximo, Maintenance Connection, or similar systems).
• Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance methodologies and tools.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and ISO management systems.
• Experience managing or supporting capital improvement projects.
• Strong team facilitation and cross-functional communication skills.
• Experience improving maintenance financial performance and asset lifecycle cost efficiency.
• Exposure to continuous improvement systems within plant operations.
• Champion safety and environmental compliance while promoting a culture of operational discipline and continuous improvement.
• Lead advanced problem-solving initiatives to eliminate recurring equipment failures and improve plant reliability.
• Facilitate cross-functional teams (maintenance, operations, engineering) to deliver measurable improvement results.
• Drive optimization of maintenance processes to improve asset reliability and reduce downtime.
• Analyze maintenance and production data to identify trends and implement preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Lead and facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for significant equipment failures and reliability events.
• Improve breakdown elimination systems and defect handling processes.
• Support and enhance asset management systems, ensuring data integrity and inventory accuracy.
• Participate in daily operations meetings, providing reliability insights, KPI reporting, and corrective action tracking.
• Promote equipment ownership within production teams, supporting autonomous maintenance and centerline management initiatives.
• Lead reliability-related capital improvement projects and value-driven initiatives.
• Partner with internal technical teams and external service providers to improve overall maintenance effectiveness and cost efficiency.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline) or equivalent hands‑on reliability experience.