Reliability Leader: Boost Equipment Uptime & Performance

BRT EXTRUSIONS INC; Niles (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 
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Paid vacation and holidays

Ongoing professional and technical dev

Cross-training and advancement

Annual bonus opportunity

Job summary

BRT Extrusions, located in Niles, OH, is seeking a Reliability Manager to lead maintenance and reliability initiatives at the Niles facility. This role emphasizes hands-on, strategic leadership to improve plant performance and reduce downtime.

The ideal candidate will develop maintenance strategies, strengthen preventive and predictive programs, and drive accountability across maintenance, ensuring safety and efficiency in heavy industrial operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; High School Diploma or GED required.
• 7+ years of maintenance/reliability experience in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience.
• Experience in metals manufacturing, aluminum extrusion, or heavy industrial manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with RCFA and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, direction, and accountability to the maintenance organization.
• Develop, coach, and support maintenance personnel to improve technical capabilities, productivity, and performance.
• Establish and maintain SOPs for reactive, preventive, and predictive maintenance activities.
• Promote a proactive, safety-focused maintenance culture built around accountability and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate maintenance resources and schedules to support production demands and planned maintenance activities.
• Take ownership of reliability, availability, and performance of all production and facility equipment.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Identify chronic equipment problems and lead initiatives to reduce downtime and failures.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) to identify underlying issues and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Establish equipment criticality rankings and prioritize maintenance based on risk and impact.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve OEE and production efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

CMMS

Maintenance planning

Work order management

PLC automation knowledge

Asset management

Job description

BRT Extrusions, located in Niles, OH, is seeking a Reliability Manager to lead maintenance and reliability initiatives at the Niles facility. This role emphasizes hands-on, strategic leadership to improve plant performance and reduce downtime.

The ideal candidate will develop maintenance strategies, strengthen preventive and predictive programs, and drive accountability across maintenance, ensuring safety and efficiency in heavy industrial operations.