Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Ops Excellence

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Missouri is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to lead maintenance deliverables for new program launches, validate GM specifications, and meet customer expectations.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to optimize machinery design for safety, uptime, and maintainability, and manage multiple complex projects with autonomy.

The role emphasizes Manufacturing 4.0 adoption, training and guidance, spare-parts coding, and aligning maintenance standards across engineering and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated achievements in both individual and team-based manufacturing projects.
• Proven project management skills with accountability for results.
• Strong understanding of plant floor maintenance systems and equipment maintainability initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex projects with a high degree of autonomy.
• Knowledge and understanding of the MFMEA (Maintenance Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) process.
• General knowledge of controls engineering (preferred).
• Hands-on experience in maintenance engineering (preferred).
• Experience working in an assembly plant environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support new program launches by validating maintenance deliverables and ensuring GM specifications and customer expectations are met.
• Partner cross-functionally to optimize machinery and equipment designs for safety, uptime, and ease of maintenance.
• Reduce enterprise costs by Decreasing indirect material spending, Minimizing unplanned downtime, Extending machinery and equipment lifecycle.
• Ensure equipment designs meet GM Bill of Equipment, safety, ergonomic, and maintenance requirements.
• Collaborate with equipment manufacturers and GPS/Manufacturing Engineering Centers to develop common maintenance standards.
• Deliver training and technical guidance as needed.
• Advance Manufacturing 4.0 by identifying, evaluating, and implementing innovative technologies that improve equipment reliability and maintainability.
• Support spare parts coding activities and customer interfaces with Global Business Solutions and the Share the Spare team.
• Coach equipment manufacturers in developing effective skilled trades training aids (e.g., video, 3D-interactive media).
• Provide ongoing expert-level technical support to manufacturing engineering and production facilities on complex equipment and maintenance issues.
• Lead and facilitate lessons-learned reviews from new program launches to continuously improve standards and practices.
• Ensure alignment of maintenance expectations between Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing Operations.

Skills

Maintenance Engineering

Plant Floor Maintenance Systems

Equipment Maintainability Initiatives

Complex Project Management

Safety Standards Compliance

Ergonomic Requirements

Innovative Technology Implementation

Spare Parts Coding

Technical Support

Lessons-Learned Reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Manufacturing 4.0 Technologies

3D-Interactive Media

Video Training Aids

Global Business Solutions

Job description

Jobtailor in Missouri is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to lead maintenance deliverables for new program launches, validate GM specifications, and meet customer expectations.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to optimize machinery design for safety, uptime, and maintainability, and manage multiple complex projects with autonomy.

The role emphasizes Manufacturing 4.0 adoption, training and guidance, spare-parts coding, and aligning maintenance standards across engineering and operations.