Senior Manufacturing Reliability Engineer

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  • Clinton, Iowa
  • 17 days ago

    Highlights

    The ideal candidate brings hands-on reliability engineering experience within complex manufacturing environments and demonstrates strong leadership, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills. We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Reliability Engineer to support and advance reliability excellence across multiple high-volume production facilities.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationClinton, Iowa

    Description

    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

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