Field Service Reliability Engineer

Field Service Reliability Engineer – Valley Industrial Association of Illinois

Location:

Peoria, IL (on-site) |

Employment type:

Full-time | Salary: $55.00 - $68.00 hourly | Final date to receive applications:
Feb 1, 2026

Advanced Technology Services (ATS) context:
Founded in 1985, ATS is a company with a presence in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. We are professionals in industrial maintenance and we help factories run better.

Position overview:

The Field Service Reliability Engineer works across multiple manufacturing sites to lead reliability centered maintenance efforts, improve equipment performance, and drive proactive maintenance practices.

• Extensive travel required (local, national).
• Promotes and adheres to ATS safety culture.
• Engages in diverse work environments to lead reliability centered maintenance efforts.
• Mentors and coaches customer facility personnel on reliability best practices.
• Identify top reliability issues leading to lost production and preventable maintenance spending; communicate findings with leadership.
• Provide solutions to root cause deficiencies and demonstrate economic benefits of corrections.
• Drive the implementation of equipment improvement projects.
• Identify and implement current and new processes/technologies to increase equipment performance and uptime.
• Champion systems and best practice procedures toward a proactive manufacturing culture.
• Analyze equipment performance, failure data, and maintenance history to develop and deploy reliability strategies and preventive maintenance optimization.
• Provide technical service to operations and manufacturing personnel on equipment troubleshooting.
• Utilize predictive, preventative, and precision maintenance technologies to identify or control risks prior to failure.
• Collaborate with the maintenance team to prioritize assets and actions by failure probability and risk considerations.
• Provide training on Root Cause Analysis and Reliability Analysis; manage corrective action tracking and follow-up to ensure documentation of RCA projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and ATS policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET accredited).
• Eight+ years of reliability experience across 2+ manufacturing sites.
• Ability to perform a full array of reliability tool sets.
• Strong technical understanding of electrical or mechanical components, tools, and designs.
• Ability to perform FMEA, cause-and-effect diagrams, RCA, life-cycle costing, and risk analysis.
• Ability to research and apply new equipment technology/trends.
• Robust problem solving, mathematical, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with computers, maintenance systems, and applications including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Strong reporting and technical writing capability.
• Ability to build and maintain positive, professional relationships.

• Desire to develop into a leadership role.
• Experience with data trend analysis, vibration analysis, motor current analysis, oil analysis, lubrication/hydraulic testing, laser alignment, nondestructive testing, infrared thermography, ultrasound, acoustic reliability, Weibull analysis, and Six Sigma or Lean methodologies.
• Knowledge of government regulations such as cGMP, NETA, EPA, OSHA.
• CMRP, Green Belt, or STS certifications.

• Drive & Motivation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Task Management
• Strategic Skills
• Customer Focus
• Self-awareness
• Management & Leadership

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Job function:
  Information Technology
• Industries:
  Non-profit Organizations

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