Division Reliability Engineer

Greif, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Greif, Inc. seeks a Division Reliability Engineer to improve equipment reliability across its Sustainable Fiber Solutions mill network. You will analyze downtime, develop reliability plans, and partner with maintenance, engineering and operations at six mills.

Travel to supported mill locations is regular; you will lead root cause analysis, strengthen preventive/predictive maintenance, and implement data-driven improvements with CMMS/EAM systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• 12+ years of relevant engineering, reliability, or industrial maintenance experience.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, equipment criticality, condition monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS/EAM

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. #LI-MK1At **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.