Hands-on Reliability Engineer for Heavy Industry

ZSG; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

HSA/FSA options

401(k) with company match

Tuition and certification reimbursemem

Paid short- and long-term disability

Paid holidays and sick time

Additional employee programs

Job summary

ZSG is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Engineer in Exeter, PA to join a global manufacturing organization. You will improve equipment reliability and long-term plant performance while solving complex maintenance challenges and driving reliability initiatives on-site.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, development of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, and collaboration with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to deliver measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with RCFA, FMECA, predictive maintenance and reliability tools is highly valuable.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or related discipline preferred; substantial relevant maintenance experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment and maintenance data to identify recurring failures and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Lead RCFA and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for chronic, urgent, and high-risk equipment issues.
• Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, lubrication, and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Lead FMECA activities for critical equipment.
• Improve maintenance procedures and technical documentation.
• Support critical spare-parts identification, stocking strategies, and component reliability.
• Evaluate equipment condition, lifecycle risk, and replacement needs.
• Develop long-term asset plans and reliability input into capital investment decisions.
• Support capital projects from concept through commissioning to ensure new equipment is reliable and maintainable.
• Work closely with maintenance, operations, engineering, and other plant teams to improve overall equipment performance.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Troubleshooting

RCFA

FMECA

SAP PM

CMMS/EAM

Mechanical experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Eng

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS/EAM systems

Job description

ZSG is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Engineer in Exeter, PA to join a global manufacturing organization. You will improve equipment reliability and long-term plant performance while solving complex maintenance challenges and driving reliability initiatives on-site.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, development of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, and collaboration with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to deliver measurable improvements.