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Reliability Engineer

Schreiber Foods


Job Location:

Carthage, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 28 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 22 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Category:
Engineering

Job Family:
Maintenance & Reliability Engineering

Job Description:

The Reliability Engineers main goal is to boost the reliability availability and performance of manufacturing equipment and facilities ensuring smooth operations cutting downtime and boosting efficiency and profits. They proactively pinpoint potential failures or weaknesses and create strategies to prevent or lessen these issues. The reliability engineer assures safety standards and regulatory compliance including adherence to SQF (Safe Quality Food) requirements.

What youll do:


Asset Optimization: Optimizes the performance of manufacturing equipment and facilities by identifying opportunities for improvement in reliability efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Data Analysis: Evaluates data from equipment sensors maintenance records and other sources to identify trends and patterns that may indicate potential reliability issues or opportunities for improvement. Uses advanced statistics and engineering mathematics for analysis.
Failure & Root Cause: Investigates the root causes of failures to understand why they happened and how they can be prevented in the future.
Asset Care Strategy: Develops and improves proactive predictive and preventive maintenance and tool strategy to ensure that equipment is properly maintained and serviced to prevent unplanned downtime and equipment failures.
Risk Assessment: Assesses potential risks associated with equipment failures and develop strategies to mitigate these risks such as implementing redundancy measures or upgrading critical equipment.
Collaboration: Collaborates with and works closely with cross-functional teams including maintenance operations engineering Environmental Health Safety and quality assurance to ensure alignment on reliability goals and initiatives.
Lifecycle Management: Develops strategies for managing the lifecycle of manufacturing assets including asset replacement upgrades and decommissioning to ensure optimal performance and cost-effectiveness over time.
Together with the leadership team ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes to ensure customer requirements are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.


What you need to succeed:


Bachelors degree in mechanical electrical chemical engineering or related field. Masters degree preferred.
Licenses/Certifications in Maintenance Reliability Tribology Lubrication and other specialized areas are a plus.
Entry Level: 0-3 years experience in Reliability Engineering Design Engineering Maintenance Leadership Manufacturing or Project (Cap-EX included) Engineering Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma)
Intermediate Level: 3-10 years experience in Reliability Engineering Design Engineering Maintenance Leadership Manufacturing or Project (Cap-EX included) Engineering Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma)
Advanced Level: 10 years experience in Reliability Engineering Design Engineering Maintenance Leadership Manufacturing or Project (Cap-EX included) Engineering Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma)
Experience in Data Analytics Vibration Monitoring Tribology Manufacturing/Operations Risk Management Regulatory Compliance proven record of asset performance improvement
Understanding of World-class Reliability and Maintenance concepts metrics Statistics Project Management Data Analytics Engineering Principles ISO Standards Manufacturing Risk Management Regulatory Compliance Planning & Scheduling Proactive and Predictive Maintenance.
Skills regarding failure detection and care of electronics PLCs robotics boilers & refrigeration equipment and infrastructure.
Ability to travel up to 10-15% quarterly to other Schreiber locations suppliers/vendors

Eligible partners will receive:
  • Get not one but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company youll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP Schreiber will contribute an extra amount about 8% of your earnings toward your retirement every year. Thats a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually. Thats hard to beat!
  • Earn bonus pay. Youll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
  • Ready to make a move Receive a $10000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.
  • Childcare costs. Get up to $5000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare. Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses including independent babysitters.
  • Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employerfunded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness mental health and other lifestyle expenses.
  • Pursue development thats relevant to your role career goals and the company. Plus we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
  • Get access to medical prescription drug dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
  • Experience caring like youve never experienced it before. We have a program thats completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. Its called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.
  • Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health wellbeing and financial future.

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For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid drivers license auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required) acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.


Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is the event an applicant does not have current work authorization Schreiber will determine in its sole discretion whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However based on immigration requirements not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.


Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy genetic information disability status as a protected veteran or any other protected category under applicable federal state and local laws.



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Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf-stable beverages and yogurt. Our more than 8,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essenti ... View more

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