Lead Reliability Engineer: Drive Downtime Reduction & RCA

Cavendish Farms; Jamestown (ND); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavendish Farms in Jamestown, ND is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to lead reliability programs and oversee maintenance planning for production equipment. The role focuses on root cause analyses, preventive maintenance optimization, staff development, and collaboration with the Engineering & Maintenance Manager on budget and KPIs.

You will travel as needed and play a key role in keeping operations efficient.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial experience in process/manufacturing.
• Experience in reliability or plant maintenance is an asset.
• Maintenance Management Professional or Reliability Certification, or progress toward such designation, would be considered an asset.
• A strong sense of urgency and curiosity; excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills; leadership potential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage major maintenance programs and projects to improve reliability.
• Develop and manage process and equipment reliability programs including root cause analysis and condition monitoring.
• Oversee life cycle asset management and provide technical support to operations and maintenance.
• Collaborate with area operations to troubleshoot process and equipment issues to increase reliability.
• Direct supervision of Electrical Maintenance Technician team and assist in budgeting and KPI updates.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Reliability

Maintenance planning

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Budgeting

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

2-year post-secondary education in mechanical discipline (considered with experience)

Job description

Cavendish Farms in Jamestown, ND is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to lead reliability programs and oversee maintenance planning for production equipment. The role focuses on root cause analyses, preventive maintenance optimization, staff development, and collaboration with the Engineering & Maintenance Manager on budget and KPIs.

You will travel as needed and play a key role in keeping operations efficient.