Division Reliability Engineer

Greif Vietnam Limited; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Greif is seeking a Division Reliability Engineer to improve equipment reliability and maintenance performance across our Sustainable Fiber Solutions mill network. You’ll assess equipment, identify opportunities, solve recurring problems, and help sites implement lasting improvements.

You’ll partner with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations teams across six mills to reduce unplanned downtime, improve availability, and build stronger reliability practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 12+ years of relevant engineering, reliability, or industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance, RCA, and condition monitoring.
• Experience with CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance processes.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliability improvement plans across multiple facilities.
• Analyze downtime and maintenance data to identify recurring failures.
• Troubleshoot chronic equipment issues with site teams and implement corrective actions.
• Strengthen preventive/predictive maintenance and outage planning.
• Develop KPIs, reports, and dashboards to track performance.
• Support CMMS/EAM data quality and workflows.
• Lead root cause problem solving and follow-up improvements.
• Provide hands-on reliability support at mill locations.
• Share reliability standards and best practices across mills.
• Evaluate reliability technologies for equipment upgrades.

Skills

Reliability engineering

CMMS/EAM

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Cross-site collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS/EAM

Job description

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

Learn more about the company's Customized Polymer , Sustainable Fiber , Durable Metal , and Integrated Solutions at www.greif.com and follow Greif on Instagram and LinkedIn.

OUR VISION:

To Be the Advantage That Helps Our Customers Win.

OUR PURPOSE:

Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

Job Requisition #:

035650 Division Reliability Engineer (Open)

Job Description:

Division Reliability Engineer

Business: Sustainable Fiber Solutions
Supporting: Tacoma, WA | Milwaukee, WI | Cincinnati, OH | Taylors, SC | Austell, GA | Baltimore, OH
Network: 6 Mills | 7 Paper Machines
Travel: Regular travel to supported mill locations required

Summary

Greif is seeking an experienced Division Reliability Engineer to improve equipment reliability and maintenance performance across our Sustainable Fiber Solutions mill network.

We’re looking for a true reliability professional who can assess equipment and maintenance practices, identify areas of opportunity, solve recurring problems, and help manufacturing sites implement sustainable improvements.

You’ll partner with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations teams across six mills to reduce unplanned downtime, improve equipment availability, and build stronger, more consistent reliability practices across the business.

What You’ll Do

• - Develop and support reliability improvement plans across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• - Analyze downtime, maintenance, and equipment performance data to identify recurring failures and improvement opportunities.
• - Partner with site teams to troubleshoot chronic equipment issues, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• - Strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment criticality, condition monitoring, lubrication, and outage planning practices.
• - Develop reliability KPIs, reports, and dashboards to track performance and prioritize improvements.
• - Support CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance work processes , including preventive maintenance, asset data, failure coding, reporting, and data quality.
• - Lead reliability assessments, Root Cause Problem Solving activities, and follow-up improvement plans.
• - Provide hands‑on reliability and troubleshooting support at mill locations when needed.
• - Develop and share reliability standards, tools, training, and best practices across the mill network.
• - Evaluate reliability technologies and support equipment upgrade, replacement, and capital planning decisions.

Qualifications

• - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• - Typically 12+ years of relevant engineering, reliability, or industrial maintenance experience .
• - Proven reliability engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• - Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, equipment criticality, condition monitoring, and troubleshooting .
• - Experience with CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance work processes.
• - Strong technical understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, industrial instrumentation, and manufacturing processes.
• - Ability to analyze equipment and downtime data and translate findings into practical improvement actions.
• - Strong problem-solving, communication, training, and facilitation skills.
• - Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple sites and functions.
• - Ability to manage multiple reliability initiatives and priorities.
• - Willingness to travel regularly to supported mill locations.

Why This Role Matters

This role provides the opportunity to influence reliability across an entire mill network. You’ll help our sites identify reliability gaps, eliminate recurring failures, reduce unplanned downtime, and strengthen maintenance practices that can be shared across the business.

Find the Gaps. Solve the Problems. Improve Reliability.

If you’re a hands‑on Reliability Engineer who enjoys getting into the operation, uncovering why equipment keeps failing, and working with plant teams to create lasting solutions, we’d like to hear from you.

Why Greif

At Greif, we are committed to safety, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and developing our people. This is an opportunity to bring your reliability expertise across multiple manufacturing facilities and make a visible impact on equipment performance and operational reliability throughout our Sustainable Fiber Solutions business.

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At Greif , we believe that our colleagues are the center of our success. Our Total Rewards have a comprehensive focus on well-being and offer a competitive package that enables you to thrive, be engaged, and reach your full potential.

Compensation Range:

The pay range for this position is $129,500.00 - $220,500.00 annually. Typically, a competitive wage for new hires will fall between145,000.00 to165,000.00 annually. Offers for this position may vary based on market data and other factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The position may also be eligible for a short-term incentive.

Benefits Statement:

Greif offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive core benefits, paid time off, and a range of local benefits for eligible colleagues.

EEO Statement:

https://www.greif.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HR-101-Equal-Employment-Opportunity-Policy-English.pdf

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other any other legally protected characteristic.

For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy.