Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Infinity Work Solutions; Kinston (NC); In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Infinity Work Solutions is seeking a Safety-focused Maintenance Reliability Engineer in Kinston, NC to enhance equipment reliability and asset performance within a manufacturing setting. The role emphasizes preventive and predictive maintenance, asset management, and continuous improvement to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.

Responsibilities include developing maintenance strategies, spare-parts planning, implementing TPM/RCM/CBM programs, and leading RCA efforts while ensuring safety

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial engineering or related field.
• Experience in maintenance or reliability engineering in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Hands-on TPM, RCM, RCA and condition-based maintenance.
• Experience developing maintenance plans and asset care strategies.
• Knowledge of MTBF, MTTR, OEE and maintenance costs.
• Understanding of industrial safety practices and compliance.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Mansioni

• Develop and implement maintenance strategies for new and existing equipment.
• Establish critical spare-parts strategies for essential plant assets.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Improve equipment reliability, availability, and asset performance.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, OEE, downtime and costs.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Conduct RCA and implement corrective actions to prevent recurring failures.
• Lead TPM, RCM and CBM initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to reduce maintenance costs while maintaining safety and reliability.
• Prepare business cases for cost-saving, refurbishment and improvement projects.
• Develop asset care plans, criticality assessments and risk strategies.
• Support equipment acquisitions, upgrades, refurbishment and technology implementation.
• Identify obsolescence risks and maintain asset availability.
• Support transition from reactive to proactive maintenance.
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, production, operations and external providers.

Conoscenze

Maintenance strategy

Predictive maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Asset management

Root cause analysis

TPM

RCM

KPI monitoring

Formazione

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Strumenti

SAP PM

CMMS

Descrizione del lavoro

We are seeking a safety-focused Maintenance Reliability Engineer to improve equipment reliability, asset performance, and maintenance operations within a manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in maintenance strategy development, preventive and predictive maintenance, asset management, and continuous improvement. This role will focus on reducing equipment downtime, improving asset availability, managing maintenance costs, and implementing reliability best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Location: Kinston, NC

Position Overview

We are seeking a safety-focused Maintenance Reliability Engineer to improve equipment reliability, asset performance, and maintenance operations within a manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in maintenance strategy development, preventive and predictive maintenance, asset management, and continuous improvement. This role will focus on reducing equipment downtime, improving asset availability, managing maintenance costs, and implementing reliability best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement maintenance strategies for new and existing manufacturing equipment.
• Establish critical spare-parts strategies for essential plant assets.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Improve equipment reliability, availability, and overall asset performance.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, including MTBF, MTTR, OEE, downtime, and maintenance costs.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with applicable safety standards and regulations.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions to prevent recurring equipment failures.
• Lead and support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Condition-Based Maintenance initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to reduce maintenance costs while maintaining equipment safety and reliability.
• Prepare business cases and support cost-saving, refurbishment, and equipment improvement projects.
• Develop asset care plans, equipment criticality assessments, and risk identification strategies.
• Support equipment acquisitions, upgrades, refurbishment, and new technology implementation.
• Identify equipment obsolescence risks and develop strategies to maintain asset availability.
• Support the transition from reactive maintenance to proactive and predictive maintenance.
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, production, operations, and external service providers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.
• Experience in maintenance or reliability engineering within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Hands-on experience with TPM, RCM, RCA, and Condition-Based Maintenance.
• Experience developing maintenance plans, asset care strategies, and critical spare-parts plans.
• Knowledge of equipment reliability metrics such as MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and maintenance costs.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment failures and implementing reliability improvements.
• Strong understanding of industrial safety practices and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP PM, CMMS, or other maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with asset criticality assessments, risk management, and equipment lifecycle planning.
• Experience supporting capital projects, equipment refurbishment, and technology upgrades.
• Ability to develop business cases and maintenance cost-reduction initiatives