Mechanical Reliability Engineer

100Hires, Inc.; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

100Hires, Inc. seeks a senior reliability professional to advance precision maintenance and reliability culture. You will lead RCA/FTAs, apply FMEA/RCM, and guide predictive maintenance strategies across maintenance teams to improve uptime and throughput in a manufacturing setting.

The role requires advanced analytics, cross-functional collaboration, and strong communication to drive KPI alignment with customers and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET accredited) or equivalent experience in heavy industrial maintenance, reliability, or operations.
• Minimum of five years of reliability experience.
• Proficient in RCA, FMEA, RCM, and predictive technologies.
• Mastery of predictive technology and machine health monitoring.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Proficient with maintenance systems and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal communication, facilitation and technical writing abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and adheres to ATS safety culture.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and ATS policies.
• Partners with internal/external customers for engineered solutions to improve reliability and throughput.
• Identifies opportunities for Capital Expenditures for equipment replacement with ROI communication.
• Champions operating systems, critical elements, and best practices for precision reliability.
• Collaborates with maintenance on predictive, preventive, and precision maintenance strategies.
• Performs RCA, Fault Tree Analysis, and Bad Actor analysis; mentors others.
• Aligns ATS/Customer KPIs with leadership.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root Cause Analysis

Vibration Analysis

PFMEA

RCM

Six Sigma

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

ABET accredited engineering degree

Tools

RCM

FMEA

PFMEA

Weibull

Six Sigma

Lean

Job description

Principal Duties / Responsibilities:Promotes and adheres to the ATS safety culture.Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and ATS policies and procedures.Partners with internal/external customer for engineered solutions to improve reliability and throughput.Identifies opportunities for Capital Expenditures for equipment replacement with supervision (develops and communicates ROI).Champions operating systems, critical elements, and best practices to enable a precision reliability culture.Knowledgeable application of common precision tools and practices.Fully understands reliability centered maintenance and deliverables (equipment specific maintenance plan -ESMP).Actively collaborates with maintenance team on the use of predictive, preventative, and precision maintenance technologies and strategies designed to identify or control risks prior to failure and ensure optimum maintenance execution.Understands and performs failure mode & effects analysis.Advanced understanding of Work Execution Management (WEM) to train and mentor on gaps & improvements identified through reliability strategy session performance.Performs, trains, and coaches ATS Root Cause, Bad Actor, and Fault Tree Analysis.Collaborates with leadership on alignment of ATS/Customer KPIs.**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies: ****Essential KSAs: **Bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET accredited) or equivalent experience (ex. heavy industrial maintenance, reliability, or operations experience).Minimum of five years of reliability experience.Demonstrates ability to perform full array of reliability tool sets.Experience in Performance of RCA.Experience & Performance with RCM & FMEA.Master Level Proficiency in Predictive Technology.Vibration I Certification.Infrared I Certification.Machine Health Monitoring Strong Proficiency.Coaching & Experience with Work Execution Management.Strong technical understanding of electrical or mechanical components, tools, and designs.Ability to complete a failure mode effects analysis, cause and effect diagrams, root cause failure analysis, life-cycle costing, and risk analysis.Ability to research and apply new equipment technology / trends.Robust problem solving, mathematical, analytical, and decision-making skills.Proficiency with computers, maintenance systems, and applications, including Microsoft Office.Strong verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.Strong reporting and technical writing capability.Ability to build and maintain positive, professional relationships.Demonstrated Leadership skills and experience collaborating with cross functional teams.Desirable KSAsDesire to develop into a leadership roleExperience with data trend analysis, vibration analysis, motor current analysis, oil analysis, lubrication and hydraulic testing, laser alignment, nondestructive testing, infrared thermography, ultrasound technology, acoustic reliability technology, Weibull analysis, and Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing methodologiesKnowledge of various government regulations such as, Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), National Electrical Testing Association (NETA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)Ultrasound I CertificationMaintenance Lubrication Analyst I CertificationCMRP/ARP/CRP/CRL CertificationGreen Belt certificationSTS certification**Competencies: **Drive & MotivationInterpersonal SkillsTask ManagementStrategic SkillsCustomer FocusSelf-awarenessManagement & Leadership**Physical Demands and Working Conditions: **While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.You should be proficient in:Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectrical Troubleshooting SkillsTroubleshooting SkillsProcess Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)Mechanical Troubleshooting SkillsElectrical TroubleshootingProcess EngineeringMechanical Design & EngineeringSix Sigma ExperienceIndustrial Electrical ExperienceIndustrial Electrical SystemsElectrical Systems & Diagnostics (Heavy Equipment)Mechanical Systems & Component RepairRoot Cause AnalysisfishboneFMEAkepner tregoeRCAReliabilitysix sigma