Reliability Engineer — Lead Uptime & Continuous Improvement

ManpowerGroup; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance bonus opportunity

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Career growth opportunities

Strong work-life balance culture

Flexible schedule options

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to improve critical factory equipment reliability and uptime. You will partner with maintenance, operations, manufacturing engineering, quality, and suppliers to drive corrective actions and long-term reliability programs on key assets such as automated paint systems.

The role emphasizes proactive reliability, data-driven improvements, and collaboration across floors and teams to maximize production performance and minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering or maintenance-related experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance practices.
• Experience leading root cause investigations.
• Demonstrated success improving equipment reliability and uptime.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability and continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment uptime.
• Identify recurring failures and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Perform root cause analysis using structured methods (5 Whys, Fishbone, Failure Analysis).
• Develop and improve maintenance strategies to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, engineering, quality, and suppliers to boost performance.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Reliability engineering

Industrial automation

Education

Bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering

Tools

CMMS Systems

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to improve critical factory equipment reliability and uptime. You will partner with maintenance, operations, manufacturing engineering, quality, and suppliers to drive corrective actions and long-term reliability programs on key assets such as automated paint systems.

The role emphasizes proactive reliability, data-driven improvements, and collaboration across floors and teams to maximize production performance and minimize downtime.