Reliability Engineer

Reliability Engineer / Maintenance & Reliability Engineer / Asset Reliability Engineer / Plant Reliability Engineer

Michigan City, IN | Full-Time | On-Site

Stop firefighting. Start owning reliability.

Are you a reliability engineer who is tired of reacting to breakdowns instead of fixing the root cause? This is an opportunity to take real ownership of equipment reliability in a manufacturing environment where your work directly impacts uptime, performance, and cost.

This is not a support role buried in maintenance. You will lead efforts to identify failure modes, eliminate recurring issues, and implement reliability strategies that drive measurable improvement across the operation.

My client, a global manufacturer of custom-engineered industrial materials, is seeking a Reliability Engineer to support equipment reliability, maintenance strategy development, and overall asset performance at its U.S. manufacturing operation. This is a full-time, on‑site role based in the Michigan City, Indiana area, ideal for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of maintenance, engineering, and production support.

If you're ready to make an immediate impact in a visible role, this opportunity combines hands‑on troubleshooting with the ability to build and improve reliability systems in a complex manufacturing environment.

• Base salary: $85,000–$105,000 + 10% annual bonus
• Low-cost Blue Cross Blue Shield medical (85% company paid premium), dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with 100% company match up to 5%
• 8 paid company holidays per year
• Company-paid life insurance, short‑term, and long‑term disability
• Strong support for reliability initiatives, continuous improvement, and long‑term asset performance

• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability
• Analyze equipment failures and implement root cause solutions to eliminate repeat issues
• Identify and manage asset reliability risks that impact plant operations
• Utilize predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, and condition monitoring
• Support troubleshooting efforts and provide technical guidance to maintenance and production teams
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to improve equipment performance and process reliability
• Support new equipment installations by ensuring reliability and maintainability considerations are incorporated into design and commissioning
• Develop maintenance procedures, standards, and documentation
• Evaluate equipment performance and recommend improvements to increase efficiency, quality, and uptime
• Participate in vendor selection, equipment evaluation, and acceptance testing processes

• Be able to do the job as described
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required
• 3+ years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, or manufacturing engineering
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies
• Experience with reliability tools such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography, and condition monitoring
• Experience performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude within manufacturing environments
• Experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment
• Familiarity with CMMS systems such as SAP or Maintenance Connection
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Experience in plastics manufacturing, extrusion, or continuous process environments is a plus

We’d love to see your resume, but we don’t need it to have a conversation. Send us an email and tell me why you’re interested. Or, if you do have a resume ready, apply here.