Senior Manufacturing Reliability Engineer

About the Role 

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Reliability Engineer to support and advance reliability excellence across multiple high-volume production facilities. An individual that plays a critical part in improving equipment performance, operational uptime, and overall manufacturing productivity.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on reliability engineering experience within complex manufacturing environments and demonstrates strong leadership, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive, coach, and implement Reliability Excellence systems across multiple rolling mill and extrusion manufacturing plants

• Develop and standardize equipment reliability practices, including:

  • Defect Elimination

  • Equipment Criticality Analysis

  • Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

  • CMMS optimization

  • Condition-Based Monitoring

  • Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

• Champion a culture of equipment ownership and reliability accountability across operations
• Identify and communicate opportunities to improve OEE, asset performance, and productivity
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, IT, and Finance teams to implement sustainable reliability improvements
• Serve as a key technical advisor to plant leadership and maintenance teams

• Travel up to 50% between manufacturing sites as needed

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in reliability engineering, equipment reliability, maintenance engineering, or manufacturing engineering

• Strong understanding of industrial equipment reliability systems

• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint

• Legal authorization to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship available)

Preferred / Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Experience in rolling mills or extrusion manufacturing environments

• Knowledge of FMEA, RCM, asset hierarchies, and reliability analytics

• CRE or CMRP certification

• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary improvement teams

• Strong data analysis, reporting, and visualization skills

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation abilities

Additional Requirements

• This position requires access to export-controlled technology under U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and/or ITAR

• Employment eligibility verification required upon hire