Reliability Architect: Predictive Maintenance

Unilever; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever is seeking a Reliability Engineer in the United States to drive asset reliability and loss elimination across the plant. You will lead RCA, develop reliability strategies, and work with Maintenance and Operations to convert from reactive to preventive/predictive maintenance.

You will analyze downtime data, oversee PM optimization, and ensure sustained improvements through standards and CMMS-driven tasks. Strong data skills and CAD familiarity are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering: Mechanical, Chemical, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of related experience in FMCG, chemical, oil & gas, pharmaceutical or automotive industry
• Strong understanding of maintenance and reliability fundamentals (breakdown analysis, failure modes, RCA, FMEA, bad-actor analysis)
• Experience using data to drive decisions
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance
• Familiarity with CMMS systems
• CAD experience (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD)
• 3D printing or rapid prototyping experience
• Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance experience
• Experience using digital tools or analytics

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize chronic losses and bad actor assets using downtime, cost, and defect data
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent solutions to eliminate repeat failures
• Develop and maintain reliability strategies for critical equipment
• Use data to validate improvements and track results
• Drive prioritization of reliability efforts based on business impact (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery)
• Ensure solutions are sustained through standards, PMs, and procedures
• Define and optimize maintenance strategies (PM, PdM, run-to-failure) based on failure modes and asset criticality
• Improve PM effectiveness through failure-mode-driven tasks
• Drive continuous improvement of maintenance plans using CMMS data and feedback
• Eliminate non-value-added PMs and improve maintenance efficiency
• Ensure maintenance strategies prevent repeat failures
• Develop SMPs and standards
• Work directly on the plant floor to validate failures and root causes
• Coach maintenance and operations teams in RCA and reliability thinking
• Partner with Operations to reduce misuse and avoidable losses
• Support implementation of practical, sustainable improvements
• Support capital projects related to fixed equipment, process improvement, utilities, and facilities
• Apply structured improvement methodologies (TPM/WCM, focused improvement)
• Embed reliability improvements into daily operations
• Collaborate across Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Operations
• Maintain reliability data to support decision-making
• Apply condition monitoring techniques (vibration, thermography, oil analysis)
• Support development of predictive maintenance strategies
• Use data and analytics to improve asset performance

Skills

Data-driven decisions

Preventive & predictive maintenance

CMMS familiarity

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

3D printing

Condition monitoring

Digital analytics/tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

CMMS software

Job description

Unilever is seeking a Reliability Engineer in the United States to drive asset reliability and loss elimination across the plant. You will lead RCA, develop reliability strategies, and work with Maintenance and Operations to convert from reactive to preventive/predictive maintenance.

You will analyze downtime data, oversee PM optimization, and ensure sustained improvements through standards and CMMS-driven tasks. Strong data skills and CAD familiarity are essential.