Reliability Engineer — CMMS & Uptime Leader

Emerson; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a hands‑on Reliability Engineer to improve equipment availability, reduce downtime, and strengthen maintenance systems across our U.S. foundry operations.

You will lead asset reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, CMMS administration, root‑cause analysis, and capital projects, partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and plant leadership to eliminate recurring failures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related engineering.
• Three+ years of engineering, maintenance, or reliability experience in manufacturing/industrial operations.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, and utility equipment.
• Experience using a CMMS to manage asset records, PMs, job plans, failure history, backlog, and maintenance performance.
• Demonstrated use of structured problem-solving or root‑cause methods.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional improvement projects and communicate with trades, operators, supervisors, engineers, suppliers, and plant leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and CAD.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability and asset management initiatives across all foundry processes.
• Own CMMS administration including asset hierarchy, preventive maintenance, and reporting.
• Develop and implement maintenance plans, failure codes, and maintenance history standards.
• Identify trends and backlogs; drive corrective actions and optimization.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and suppliers on projects and outages.
• Provide reliability improvements during equipment design, installation, and commissioning.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

CMMS

MS Excel

CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related engineering

Tools

CMMS

AutoCAD

Inventor

Job description

Emerson is seeking a hands‑on Reliability Engineer to improve equipment availability, reduce downtime, and strengthen maintenance systems across our U.S. foundry operations.

You will lead asset reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, CMMS administration, root‑cause analysis, and capital projects, partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and plant leadership to eliminate recurring failures.