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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Phaidon International (U.S.), Inc.
- **Location:** Knoxville, TN, United States
- **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Operational Data Store
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dab4aaec23482a99

## About the Role

We're looking for a Reliability Engineer to support a high-volume manufacturing operation focused on improving equipment performance, uptime, and long-term reliability across the plant.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys digging into equipment issues, identifying root causes, and building sustainable solutions-not just reacting to breakdowns., * Background in manufacturing engineering, maintenance, or reliability

 * Experience troubleshooting equipment and driving long-term fixes
 * Exposure to PM optimization, RCA methodologies, or reliability tools (FMEA, RCM, etc.)
 * Comfortable working with data, systems, and CMMS platforms
 * Ability to work both on the plant floor and cross-functionally with teams
 * Strong communication skills and a hands-on, problem-solving mindset, * Experience in high-volume or continuous manufacturing environments
 * Familiarity with condition-based monitoring or predictive maintenance
 * CMRP or similar certifications, * Opportunity to own reliability vs. just maintain equipment
 * High visibility across operations, engineering, and leadership
 * Ability to make a direct impact on uptime and plant performance

## Description

* Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and troubleshooting on recurring failures
 * Develop and improve preventive maintenance (PM) strategies
 * Use CMMS and operational data to identify trends and drive decisions
 * Identify high-risk equipment ("bad actors") and prioritize improvement efforts
 * Partner closely with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams
 * Support and lead projects aimed at improving uptime, efficiency, and performance
 * Contribute to building a more proactive, reliability-focused culture


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