Reliability Engineer II

Responsibilities

SUMMARY

The Reliability Engineer at STRATTEC Corporation is responsible for improving the performance, safety, and longevity of critical manufacturing equipment by applying engineering principles, data analysis, and proactive maintenance strategies. This role serves as a technical expert focused on identifying failure modes, eliminating chronic downtime issues, optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and driving long‑term equipment reliability improvements across the plant.

Working closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Production, and the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, the Reliability Engineer ensures STRATTEC’s manufacturing processes operate at peak efficiency and support high‑quality, high‑volume production. This position plays a central role in strengthening Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), advancing condition-based monitoring technologies, and building a data‑driven reliability culture that reduces unplanned downtime, lowers maintenance costs, and improves asset performance.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reliability Engineering & Root Cause Analysis

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA), failure investigations, and corrective action development for recurring equipment issues.
• Conduct equipment performance analyses using MTBF, MTTR, downtime tracking, and reliability metrics.
• Recommend engineering solutions to eliminate chronic failures, improve equipment design, and optimize component life.
• Collaborate with engineering and production to integrate reliability considerations into new equipment design and modifications.

Predictive & Condition-Based Maintenance

• Manage predictive maintenance (PdM) technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication analysis, and ultrasound.
• Use equipment condition data to identify early signs of failure and generate corrective work orders.
• Trend equipment health over time and implement data‑driven improvements.

Preventive Maintenance Optimization

• Review and optimize preventive maintenance (PM) tasks based on equipment condition, failure history, and reliability trends.
• Validate PM effectiveness through field audits, technician feedback, and data reviews.
• Ensure PMs are accurately documented and updated in the CMMS.

CMMS Data & Equipment Health Monitoring

• Maintain high-quality equipment history, BOM accuracy, asset hierarchies, and failure codes within the CMMS.
• Analyze work order data to identify systemic issues, equipment bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Work with the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to ensure maintenance activities align with reliability priorities.

TPM & Continuous Improvement

• Support TPM initiatives by developing engineering-based standards for autonomous and planned maintenance.
• Assist with center lining, equipment restoration projects, and reliability‑focused kaizen activities.
• Train technicians and operators on basic reliability concepts and equipment care best practices.

Spare Parts & Asset Strategy

• Support critical spare parts identification, stocking strategies, and failure risk assessments.
• Collaborate with storeroom and purchasing to optimize inventory and part standardization.
• Evaluate asset risk using tools such as equipment criticality assessments and life-cycle cost analysis.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure all reliability and maintenance engineering practices support OSHA and plant safety standards.
• Participate in safety reviews, risk assessments, and safe work procedure development.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills
• Engineering mindset focused on long‑term solutions
• Data‑driven decision-making
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration
• Ability to lead investigations and influence improvements
• Continuous improvement and reliability‑focused thinking

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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