Equipment Reliability & Data Maintenance Lead

Great Lakes Water Authority; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 78,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Great Lakes Water Authority seeks a Management Professional – Equipment and Data Maintenance to lead reliability-centered maintenance programs and drive maximum equipment availability. You will manage life-cycle planning, budgets, and field support across multiple sites, ensuring safe, compliant operations with strong vendor coordination.

The role requires up to 80% field work, collaboration with stakeholders, and expertise in hydraulic calculations and asset management.

Qualifications

• A. Bachelor’s degree in a related operational area and 3+ years in a specialty designation area, preferably in a municipal or public utility setting.
• B. Associate’s degree in a related operational area and 5+ years in a specialty designation area, preferably in a municipal or public utility setting.
• Three or more years of experience in continuous or discrete manufacturing or operation settings.
• Certification in any recognized reliability and maintenance program.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendors from bid analysis to vendor selection, reviewing contracts and invoices, coordinating onsite safety and policy compliance, project QA/QC and delivery for upkeeping process equipment.
• Oversee and provide technical support to equipment repair, troubleshooting, breakdown and repair parts availability and logistics.
• Provide leadership and management support to team leaders and planners with emergency breakdown and incident investigation.
• Drive O&M equipment life cycle program, maintain tracker of useful life and plan scheduled replacement.
• Drive maintenance KPIs improving MTBF, MTTR for quick equipment repair minimizing downtime towards maximum availability and maintainability.
• Lead O&M projects and provide technical support in calculating various hydraulic calculations and equipment capacity.
• Explore opportunities for technological improvement and coordinate with capital improvement team for equipment upgrade or replacement.
• Overview O&M projects from equipment installation to operational qualification and asset onboarding.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related operational area

Associate’s degree in a related operational area

Certification in reliability and maintenance

Job description

Great Lakes Water Authority seeks a Management Professional – Equipment and Data Maintenance to lead reliability-centered maintenance programs and drive maximum equipment availability. You will manage life-cycle planning, budgets, and field support across multiple sites, ensuring safe, compliant operations with strong vendor coordination.

The role requires up to 80% field work, collaboration with stakeholders, and expertise in hydraulic calculations and asset management.