Reliability Engineer

The Reliability Engineer provides technical leadership and project management support for reliability initiatives, maintenance optimization efforts, and capital expenditures. This position requires a highly collaborative professional who can balance operational priorities across multiple locations while driving continuous improvement, cost control, equipment uptime, and manufacturing efficiency., Reliability & Asset Management

• Develop and implement reliability improvement strategies across multiple manufacturing plants.
• Analyze equipment performance data to identify chronic failures, recurring maintenance issues, and opportunities for operational improvements.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and corrective action initiatives to improve asset reliability and reduce downtime.
• Establish and monitor KPIs (key performance indicators) including equipment availability, MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), MTTR (Mean Time to Repair), maintenance costs, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Support preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs to maximize equipment performance and lifecycle value.
• Develop long-term asset management plans aligned with business objectives and operational requirements.

Project Management & Capital Planning

• Lead and support multiple reliability, maintenance, and capital projects simultaneously across multiple facilities.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, timelines, and business justifications for capital expenditures.
• Coordinate project execution with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and corporate stakeholders.
• Monitor project costs, schedules, and performance to ensure successful implementation and return on investment.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, equipment upgrades, automation, and cost reduction initiatives.

Financial & Budget Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and management of maintenance and capital budgets for multiple facilities.
• Prepare financial analyses, cost-benefit evaluations, and capital appropriation requests.
• Monitor project spending and maintenance expenditures to ensure budget compliance.
• Recommend investment strategies that improve reliability while optimizing operational costs.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as the primary liaison between Plant Managers, Maintenance Managers, and company leadership regarding reliability initiatives and asset performance.
• Facilitate alignment of maintenance strategies, reliability standards, and best practices across all company facilities.
• Partner with operations leadership to prioritize projects and reliability improvements that support production goals.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance during equipment selection, installation, startup, and commissioning activities.
• Support knowledge sharing and standardization efforts across facilities.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Conduct reliability audits and assessments to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop standardized maintenance processes, procedures, and reliability best practices across facilities.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of maintenance, reliability, manufacturing engineering, or asset management experience.
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects and maintenance improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Experience with CMMS systems, asset management software, and data analysis tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Power BI preferred., * Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification.
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) certification or training.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing, marine construction, shipbuilding, steel fabrication, or related industrial environments.

This role is critical in ensuring the long-term reliability, efficiency, and profitability of manufacturing operations by serving as the strategic connection between plant operations, maintenance leadership, and company leadership.