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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Sonoco Products Company - **Location:** Newport, TN, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $92,800.0 - $104,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Reliability Engineering - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6d0c06d071233531 ## About the Role Do you have experience in CMMS?, * Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other technical degree preferred. * Lean and/or Six Sigma certification a plus. * 7+ years of manufacturing engineering or maintenance experience and 3+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience; Experience in TPM or Reliability field required. Experience with CMMS implementation and utilization required. ## Description Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Plant Reliability Engineer is responsible for leading engineering and maintenance activities for the plant. This role will be instrumental in preventive maintenance and reliability processes activities. The Plant Reliability Engineer will play a key role to continually improve our maintenance process but also improving/upgrading our equipment technology and overall plant performance. What you'll be doing: * Works safely and promotes safety in all aspects of employment. * Promote a culture in which production, maintenance and engineering work together to identify and resolve abnormal or degraded equipment conditions that could negatively impact safety, quality or productivity. * Responsible for initiating and developing concepts to improve plant efficiency, maximize equipment reliability and longevity, optimize maintenance spend and reduce energy costs. * Act as a catalyst of strategic thinking by challenging site paradigms. * Responsible for directing construction and installation of engineering projects which may involve buildings, equipment, and utility services at any location. * Drive projects that will include product development, process improvement, and machinery development that will improve safety or competitive advantage. * Collaborates with the maintenance and operations teams to drive maintenance excellence, ensure effective execution of reliability strategies, and the development of technical talent across the plant. * Monitor and analyze equipment performance data to identify trends and areas for improvement * Utilizes data (CMMS, machine level data collection, plant performance metrics) to drive project prioritization. * Apply reliability tools (RCA and FMEA) to determine the root cause of critical equipment failures and downtime. Identify the appropriate countermeasures and solutions to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurrence. * Lead, champion and support continuous improvement initiatives, activities and thought to optimize maintenance practices and reduce downtime. * Execute weak-point analysis using Lean methods such as DMAIC, targeting cost reduction, efficiency improvement and trouble-free operation. * Project leader - Oversees project workflow including concept development, budgetary costs, engineering design, fabrication, assembly, testing, installation, and startup through plant install. * Responsible for directing construction and installation of engineering projects which may involve buildings, equipment, and utility services at any location. ## Related Videos - [Leading with Reliability: Applying SRE Principles to Build Stronger Engineering Organizations](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100185-leading-with-reliability-applying-sre-principles-to-build-stronger-engineering-organizations) - [What Production Knows: Closing the Loop Between AI Agents and the Systems They Build](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100277-what-production-knows-closing-the-loop-between-ai-agents-and-the-systems-they-build) - [Staying Safe in the AI Future](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/521-staying-safe-in-the-ai-future) - [From Space to Software: Reliability Lessons 40 Years After Challenger](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100283-from-space-to-software-reliability-lessons-40-years-after-challenger) - [Designing UX for SRE Agents in High-Stakes Incidents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100003-designing-ux-for-sre-agents-in-high-stakes-incidents) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [5 Step Guide to Managing New Job Expectations](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/343-5-step-guide-to-managing-new-job-expectations)