$100,000–$110,000 Per Year
Capital Project, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Equipment Replacement, Food Production, Food and Beverage Industry, Industrial Engineering, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Preventative Maintenance, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Production Support, Project/Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Standards, Sanitary Engineering, Team Player, Technical Delivery
Title: Maintenance & Reliability Engineer
Location: Gloucester, MA
Pay Rate: $100-110k
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401K
Are you passionate about keeping operations running at peak performance?
We’re looking for a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring our plant assets run efficiently, reliably, and safely. In this role, you’ll champion predictive maintenance, reduce downtime, and lead improvements that directly impact production and operational excellence. You’ll collaborate closely with production, sanitation, and engineering teams, leveraging data, root cause analysis, and technical expertise to deliver lasting solutions. If you enjoy solving complex problems, leading improvements, and driving innovation in a manufacturing environment—this opportunity is for you.
What You’ll Do
Lead and establish a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) team to reduce downtime and boost efficiency.
Audit and improve preventive maintenance programs while developing and tracking performance metrics.
Champion the transition from reactive to predictive maintenance, using data-driven strategies.
Provide engineering support for process improvements, spare parts, and equipment optimization.
Partner with equipment manufacturers to implement innovative upgrades and process enhancements.
Ensure compliance with standards for manuals, safety protocols, and spare parts.
Identify and manage capital projects, from equipment replacement to new production line support.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align reliability strategies with business goals.
What We’re Looking For
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
http://www.sterling-engineering.com