Reliability Engineer III

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products.

We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products.

We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

The Reliability Engineer III is an expert-level position, driving significant improvements in machine operating time, uptime, and overall equipment reliability. This position holds overall strategic leadership responsibility for the site's Reliability program, leading its development and continuous improvement across all operations functions. As a strategic leader and peer to Maintenance and Production Managers, the Reliability Engineer III applies advanced engineering expertise to prevent failures, optimize maintenance activities, and manage complex projects with site-wide impact.

This dynamic role also oversees MRO storeroom functions, integrates reliability elements into storeroom processes, and champions Operator Care initiatives (TPM), influencing internal and external stakeholders through strong communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership to achieve strategic change.

• Promotes a safe and clean work environment where safety is the highest priority and embedded in our culture.
• Guide technicians in gathering predictive data, ensuring proper techniques through training and established procedures.
• Initiate work orders for equipment showing signs of failure and follow up on their completion.
• Optimize existing predictive routes and expand programs as needed.
• Develop engineering solutions to address problems identified during root cause analyses.
• Prepare capital requests for various projects.
• Collaborate with planners and schedulers to effectively delegate internal labor resources.
• Prepare project scopes and review them with contractors for external labor needs.
• Ensure timely project completion while adhering to budget constraints.
• Review preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and plans to ensure appropriate frequency and scope.
• Conduct Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) on machinery.
• Perform comprehensive asset analyses, including utilization, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), remaining useful life, and other relevant parameters to assess condition, reliability, and costs.
• Establish preventive maintenance requirements and service contracts,