Reliability Engineer – Manufacturing
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Job Location:
Davenport, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Reliability Engineer Manufacturing (Reliability Excellence Systems)
Location: Davenport IA (preferred)
Additional approved locations may include other U.S. manufacturing sites
Work Model: 100% On-Site
Travel: Up to 50% (multi-plant)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Recruiting Partner: Northwest Talent Solutions (NWTS)
Position Overview
Northwest Talent Solutions (NWTS) is partnering with a leading global manufacturing organization to identify an experienced Reliability Engineer to support enterprise-wide Reliability Excellence Systems across rolling mills and extrusion plants.
This role is not a maintenance position. It is a reliability engineering role focused on standardization coaching systems implementation and cultural transformation related to equipment reliability asset performance and operational excellence across multiple sites.
The ideal candidate brings a strong engineering foundation hands-on reliability expertise and the ability to influence and drive change in asset-intensive manufacturing environments.
Key Responsibilities
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Drive coach and implement Reliability Excellence systems across multiple manufacturing plants
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Develop and standardize equipment reliability system components including:
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Defect Elimination
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Criticality Analysis
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Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
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Condition-Based Monitoring
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Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
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CMMS optimization and asset hierarchy development
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Champion a culture of reliability ownership across operations and maintenance teams
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Identify and communicate opportunities to improve OEE uptime and productivity
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Partner with Manufacturing Technology Engineering Operations Maintenance IT and Finance to drive sustainable reliability improvements
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Support business units and plant leadership as a subject-matter expert in reliability engineering
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Facilitate and lead cross-functional improvement teams in manufacturing environments
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Analyze visualize and report reliability and asset performance data to stakeholders
Required Qualifications
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Bachelors degree in Reliability Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
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5 years of experience in reliability engineering equipment reliability or engineering roles within manufacturing
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Demonstrated experience implementing reliability systems (not maintenance execution only)
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Strong understanding of failure modes asset criticality and reliability methodologies
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Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and business communication
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Excellent interpersonal communication and facilitation skills
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Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% between manufacturing sites
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Must be legally authorized to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship available)
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Ability to meet export control compliance requirements where applicable
Preferred / Exceptional Qualifications
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Experience in rolling mills extrusion plants or metals manufacturing
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Hands-on experience with:
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FMEA
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RCM
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Defect Elimination programs
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Equipment asset hierarchies
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CMMS implementation or optimization
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Certification such as CRE (Certified Reliability Engineer) or CMRP
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Experience leading reliability initiatives across multiple sites
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Strong data analysis visualization and reporting capability
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Proven ability to influence without direct authority
Work Environment
This role is 100% on-site and requires frequent travel to manufacturing locations. The position operates in asset-intensive safety-critical environments and partners closely with plant leadership engineering and maintenance teams.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The hiring organization is an equal opportunity employer and evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.
Reliability & Manufacturing
#ReliabilityEngineering #ReliabilityExcellence #AssetReliability #RCM #FMEA
#DefectElimination #ConditionBasedMonitoring #PredictiveMaintenance
Engineering & Operations
#ManufacturingEngineering #IndustrialEngineering #OEE #CMMS
#ContinuousImprovement #OperationalExcellence
Data & Tools
#ExcelAdvanced #PowerPoint #ReliabilityAnalytics #AssetManagement
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should apply through Northwest Talent Solutions (NWTS). Applications will be handled confidentially. Only candidates closely aligned with reliability engineering (not maintenance-only backgrounds) will be considered.
Key Skills
- Kubernetes
- FMEA
- Continuous Improvement
- Elasticsearch
- Go
- Root cause Analysis
- Maximo
- CMMS
- Maintenance
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Troubleshooting
