Reliability Engineer - Equipment Performance & Continuous Improvement

ALPOLIC® Materials - Americas; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

ALPOLIC® Materials - Americas seeks a Mechanical / Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability, performance, and lifecycle of our manufacturing equipment in Chesapeake, VA. You will lead root cause analysis and implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to keep plants safe and productive.

You will develop engineering improvements, support capital projects, and collaborate with maintenance and production to validate failure modes and ensure durable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5–10 years of manufacturing/industrial experience.
• Experience with RCA, reliability improvements, and capital projects.
• Experience with predictive maintenance and data-driven reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause analysis for equipment and process failures and define corrective actions.
• Analyze performance data to identify reliability issues and recommend solutions.
• Develop engineering improvements to enhance equipment reliability and lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Maintenance and Production to validate failure modes and implement solutions.
• Support and lead capital improvement projects from scope to commissioning.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Reliability engineering

Mechanical systems

Conveying systems

Rotating equipment

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

DFM

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

ALPOLIC® Materials - Americas seeks a Mechanical / Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability, performance, and lifecycle of our manufacturing equipment in Chesapeake, VA. You will lead root cause analysis and implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to keep plants safe and productive.

You will develop engineering improvements, support capital projects, and collaborate with maintenance and production to validate failure modes and ensure durable solutions.