Reliability Engineering Manager

The Reliability Engineering Manager is responsible for continuously improving workplace safety, equipment reliability, and operational performance while ensuring a culture where safety is a core value. This role leads the reliability engineering function, manages maintenance and reliability resources, and drives the implementation of Plant Optimization methodologies across the facility. The position plays a critical role in maximizing equipment availability, reducing downtime, and supporting the plant’s production and quality commitments. Success in this role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Why This Role Matters

• Ensures reliable, safe, and efficient plant operations by driving equipment performance and maintenance excellence.

• Leads the Reliability Engineering (RE) Pillar to support Plant Optimization and standardize reliability processes across the facility.

• Improves business performance by increasing equipment availability, reducing failures, and optimizing maintenance practices.

• Builds a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement through coaching, mentoring, and team development.

What You Will Do

• Lead the plant’s reliability engineering efforts, implementing and managing the RE Pillar processes, methodologies, and best practices.

• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring adherence to EHS&S standards, supporting safety investigations, and driving safe work practices.

• Coach, mentor, and develop reliability and maintenance team members while supporting continuous improvement in maintenance execution and equipment ownership.

• Analyze maintenance and reliability costs, identify improvement opportunities, and optimize resource utilization to maximize value and operational flexibility.

• Partner with production teams to address key safety, quality, reliability, and equipment availability challenges while participating in daily production reviews.

• Drive equipment reliability improvements by reducing Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), improving Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and ensuring compliance with preventive maintenance programs.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in maintenance and/or engineering.

• 5+ years of management experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience in equipment design, project engineering and/or project management.

• Experience using computerized maintenance management programs (example - SAP-PM).

• Fundamental understanding of industrial equipment.

• Knowledge of maintenance best practices, predictive maintenance concepts, and planning/scheduling functionality.

• Strong leadership and coaching skills (Servant Leader).

• Strong problem solving skills and mentality.

• Courageous and willing to make decisions.