Reliability Improvement Lead

North American Stainless; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

North American Stainless is seeking a maintenance reliability leader to drive a proactive maintenance culture plant-wide. You will oversee the Reliability Improvement Team, manage CMMS systems, and develop KPI dashboards to guide decisions and cost control.

The role emphasizes training, documentation control, and cross-functional collaboration across maintenance and stores. You will lead performance reviews, coordinate with Reliability Engineers, and participate in capital projects to ensure

Qualifications

• Ten years of relevant maintenance experience.
• Advanced and versatile computer skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with multitask & problem solving abilities.
• Proven experience in project development and execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision to the Reliability Improvement Team with clear objectives.
• Oversee maintenance software systems; implement auditing for accuracy and compliance.
• Collect, analyze and report maintenance and reliability KPIs via CMMS and data sources.
• Identify plant-wide improvement opportunities; support strategic reliability initiatives.
• Develop and lead a structured maintenance training program for mechanics.
• Evaluate technician performance and support coaching and process improvements.
• Implement a user-friendly maintenance document-control system per NAS MOC.
• Support Reliability Engineers with guidance and standardized tools.
• Participate in equipment upgrades, capital projects and new installations.
• Improve spare parts processes with Stores for reliability and availability.
• Track maintenance expenditures to improve budgeting and forecast costs.
• Stay informed on new software, equipment and techniques via journals and networks.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Data analysis

Communication skills

Mechanical aptitude

Project development

Tools

CMMS

Data analysis tools

Job description

North American Stainless is seeking a maintenance reliability leader to drive a proactive maintenance culture plant-wide. You will oversee the Reliability Improvement Team, manage CMMS systems, and develop KPI dashboards to guide decisions and cost control.

The role emphasizes training, documentation control, and cross-functional collaboration across maintenance and stores. You will lead performance reviews, coordinate with Reliability Engineers, and participate in capital projects to ensure