Reliability Engineering Manager

The Reliability Engineering Manager is responsible for continuously improving workplace safety, equipment reliability, and operational performance while ensuring a culture where safety is a core value. This role leads the reliability engineering function, manages maintenance and reliability resources, and drives the implementation of Plant Optimization methodologies across the facility. The position plays a critical role in maximizing equipment availability, reducing downtime, and supporting the plant’s production and quality commitments.

Success in this role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Ensures reliable, safe, and efficient plant operations by driving equipment performance and maintenance excellence. Leads the Reliability Engineering (RE) Pillar to support Plant Optimization and standardize reliability processes across the facility. Improves business performance by increasing equipment availability, reducing failures, and optimizing maintenance practices. Builds a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement through coaching, mentoring, and team development.

Lead the plant’s reliability engineering efforts, implementing and managing the RE Pillar processes, methodologies, and best practices. Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring adherence to EHS&S standards, supporting safety investigations, and driving safe work practices. Coach, mentor, and develop reliability and maintenance team members while supporting continuous improvement in maintenance execution and equipment ownership. Analyze maintenance and reliability costs, identify improvement opportunities, and optimize resource utilization to maximize value and operational flexibility.

Partner with production teams to address key safety, quality, reliability, and equipment availability challenges while participating in daily production reviews. Drive equipment reliability improvements by reducing Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), improving Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and ensuring compliance with preventive maintenance programs.

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field. 3+ years of experience in maintenance and/or engineering. 5+ years of management experience in a manufacturing environment. Experience in equipment design, project engineering and/or project management. Experience using computerized maintenance management programs (example - SAP-PM). Fundamental understanding of industrial equipment. Knowledge of maintenance best practices, predictive maintenance concepts, and planning/scheduling functionality.

Strong leadership and coaching skills (Servant Leader). Strong problem solving skills and mentality. Courageous and willing to make decisions.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to

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