Maintenance and Reliability Engineer

Maintenance Manager

Primary Duties:

• Develop, implement, and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and maximize uptime.
• Promote and ensure compliance with company safety policies, OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and safe work practices.
• Audit maintenance programs and procedures to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and improve key maintenance performance indicators, including equipment uptime, MTBF, MTTR, and maintenance costs.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities for chronic and major equipment failures.
• Direct and coordinate responses to extended equipment breakdowns utilizing 8D and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Standardize equipment repair procedures and maintenance best practices across the facility.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce technical downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Optimize spare parts inventory to support equipment reliability while controlling inventory costs.
• Utilize CMMS systems to support maintenance planning, scheduling, analysis, and reporting activities.
• Assist in the planning and execution of major maintenance shutdowns and equipment outages.
• Support development and execution of capital projects related to reliability, safety, productivity, and modernization.
• Participate in equipment upgrades, installations, and commissioning activities, ensuring maintenance plans and spare parts requirements are established.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to maintenance technicians and operations personnel.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to improve safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or related functions within manufacturing.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience utilizing CMMS platforms.
• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, heat, dust, vibration, moving equipment, and wear all required PPE

Qualifications Desired:

• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher preferred).
• Knowledge of TPM, RCM, FMEA, RCA, and 8D methodologies.
• CNC and Fanuc controls experience.
• Fanuc robotics experience.
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies and capital projects.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, heat, dust, vibration, moving equipment, and wear all required PPE
• Regularly required to walk, stand, bend, climb stairs and ladders, and access manufacturing equipment throughout the facility.
• May be required to lift up to 35 pounds and work extended or off-shift hours to support shutdowns, projects, or emergency equipment repairs.

We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, which includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, company paid holidays, paid vacations, and education assistance.

The Salary Range posted represents Pilkington North America's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of the posting. Individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, etc.

NSG Group/Pilkington is an equal opportunity employer; M/F/D/V encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin. Applicants have the option to confidentially self-identify or not self-identify when applying.