MAINTENANCE & RELIABILITY ENGINEER

NSG Group; Versailles (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Education Assistance Program

Career Development Opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

NSG Group is seeking a maintenance engineer to lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs in a manufacturing setting in Kentucky. The role focuses on improving uptime, reliability, and cost efficiency while guiding root-cause analyses and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will work with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality teams to ensure safe, compliant, and high-performing equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or related manufacturing roles.
• Experience developing and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience utilizing CMMS platforms for maintenance planning and analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
• Monitor and improve uptime, MTBF, MTTR, and maintenance costs.
• Audit maintenance processes for effectiveness, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Standardize repair procedures and maintenance best practices.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures.
• Coordinate responses to breakdowns using structured problem-solving methods.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime.
• Promote safety, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Optimize spare parts inventory and use CMMS for planning and reporting.
• Assist in major maintenance shutdowns and capital projects related to safety and productivity.
• Provide guidance to maintenance technicians and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Maintenance planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Essential Functions:

• Develop, implement, and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and maximize uptime.
• Monitor and improve key maintenance metrics, including uptime, MTBF, MTTR, and maintenance costs.
• Audit maintenance processes and procedures to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Standardize equipment repair procedures and maintenance best practices.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities for chronic and major equipment failures.
• Coordinate responses to extended equipment breakdowns using 8D and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that reduce technical downtime and increase equipment performance.
• Promote a culture of safety, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Optimize spare parts inventory to support equipment reliability while managing inventory costs.
• Utilize CMMS systems to support maintenance planning, scheduling, analysis, and reporting activities.
• Assist in planning and execution of major maintenance shutdowns and equipment outages.
• Support capital projects related to safety, productivity, modernization, and reliability improvements.
• Participate in equipment installations, upgrades, and commissioning activities, ensuring maintenance strategies and spare parts requirements are established.
• Provide technical guidance and support to maintenance technicians and operations personnel.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality teams to improve safety, quality, productivity, and equipment performance.
• Promote and ensure compliance with company safety policies, OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and safe work practices.

. Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or related functions within manufacturing.
• Experience developing and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience utilizing CMMS platforms for maintenance planning and analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Qualifications Desired:

• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher preferred).
• Knowledge of TPM, RCM, FMEA, RCA, and 8D methodologies.
• CNC and Fanuccontrolsexperience.
• Fanuc robotics experience.
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies and capital projects.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, heat, dust, vibration, moving equipment, and wear all required PPE
• Regularly required to walk, stand, bend, climb stairs and ladders, and access manufacturing equipment throughout the facility.
• May be required to lift up to 35 pounds and work extended or off-shift hours to support shutdowns, projects, or emergency equipment repairs.

We Offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid short term disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Education Assistance Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• Supplier Vehicle Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, which includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, company paid holidays, paid vacations, and education assistance.

The Salary Range posted represents Pilkington North America’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of the posting. Individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, etc.

NSG Group/Pilkington is an equal opportunity employer; M/F/D/V encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin. Applicants have the option to confidentially self-identify or not self-identify when applying.