Reliability Engineer

Reliability Engineer

Location: Northern Indiana
Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

A growing manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability, availability, and performance of production equipment and supporting plant systems.

This position will partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement teams to reduce equipment downtime, strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs, lead root-cause failure analysis, coordinate major repairs, and drive sustainable improvements in plant performance.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead equipment reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives across the manufacturing operation.
• Analyze downtime data and identify recurring equipment failure trends.
• Develop and execute action plans to reduce or eliminate equipment failure modes.
• Lead root-cause failure analyses and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Apply structured problem-solving tools, including 5-Why, Fishbone diagrams, Pareto analysis, and FMEA.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Coordinate planned maintenance shutdowns, major repairs, and equipment rebuilds.
• Partner with maintenance supervisors, planners, technicians, engineers, and production leadership to prioritize maintenance activities.
• Develop closed-loop verification practices to help prevent recurring equipment problems.
• Support critical spare-parts planning and inventory management.
• Participate in capital improvement projects, equipment upgrades, installations, and commissioning activities.
• Track and analyze reliability and maintenance KPIs, including:
• Equipment uptime
• Mean Time Between Failures, or MTBF
• Mean Time to Repair, or MTTR
• Maintenance costs
• Preventive maintenance completion
• Maintenance schedule compliance
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, lockout/tagout, and environmental requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and development support to maintenance supervisors and electrical and mechanical technicians.
• Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of experience in manufacturing maintenance, reliability engineering, plant engineering, or a related technical role.
• Experience troubleshooting hydraulic systems, PLC-controlled equipment, motors, drives, pumps, and other industrial systems.
• Experience in metals manufacturing, heavy manufacturing, or a similar industrial environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading root-cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements.
• Experience developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system, or CMMS.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or related continuous improvement experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Retirement plan with company contribution
• Paid time off
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• An opportunity to influence reliability practices in a growing manufacturing operation

Work Location: In person