Sr Lead, Reliability Engineering

Job : 18910

Alternate Locations: Remote

Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action:
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Director, Global Reliability

Engineering, Reliability & Automation (ERA)

Global Supply Chain and Procurement (GPSN)

The Sr. Manager, Reliability is a senior technical contributor and program manager within the ERA Global Reliability team, responsible for executing reliability improvement programs across a portfolio of Newell Brands manufacturing sites and distribution centers within the global network of 40+ manufacturing facilities, 60 DCs, and markets in 140 countries. Reporting to the Director, Global Reliability, this role is a field-level executor of the Newell Brands Strategic Equipment Management Policy (SEMP) — the company's governing framework for how assets are planned, acquired, operated, maintained, and retired across the global supply chain network.

The Sr. Manager translates SEMP requirements into site-level programs, assessments, and improvement plans, ensuring policy intent is operationalized consistently across assigned sites. This role owns hands‑on reliability engineering deliverables: asset criticality assessments, fleet management analysis, condition monitoring program builds, PM optimization, failure mode investigations, and reliability KPI reporting. The Sr. Manager acts as a working technical lead, supporting the fleet management strategy by executing site-level programs that feed network-wide asset intelligence — guiding site-level reliability engineers and maintenance teams through structured improvement initiatives while managing multiple concurrent work streams and site engagements.

This role is a key execution engine for the Global Reliability Program within the ERA Strategic Master Plan.

• Execute site-level reliability assessments using the ERA reliability framework: asset registry validation, criticality ranking (FMECA-based), PM plan audit, and condition monitoring gap analysis across manufacturing sites and DC facilities.

• Develop and implement PM optimization plans using RCM principles, condition-based triggers, and failure mode data; establish PM intervals grounded in equipment OEM data and operational history.

• Lead condition monitoring program deployment at assigned sites, including vibration analysis routes, oil sampling schedules, thermographic inspection programs, and ultrasound surveys.

• Execute the Tribo Program at assigned sites: conduct Tribo Scorecard assessments, develop site-level lubrication improvement plans, support development of on-site tribology SMEs, and track progress against network Tribo standards defined by the Director, Global Reliability.

• Conduct and lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA) investigations for chronic failures and high-impact asset events; own corrective action tracking through closure.

• Build and maintain failure mode libraries and asset-specific maintenance task lists within Micro Main CMMS.

• Execute fleet management assessments within assigned site portfolios: document asset populations by class (motors, drives, compressors, conveyors, automation equipment, etc.), validate fleet criticality ratings, and identify fleet-level PM standardization gaps.

• Contribute fleet performance data to…