Reliability & Maintenance Engineer – Conveyors & Automation

OnTrac; Kentucky; On-site; USD 104,800 - 157,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

401(k) retirement savings with company

Flexible vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

OnTrac is seeking a Reliability & Maintenance Engineer for Columbus to enhance uptime and asset health. The role focuses on reliability methods, structured failure analysis, and preventive maintenance for conveyors, sortation systems, and facility equipment.

You will analyze data, develop KPIs, and drive improvements across design, operations, and quality teams. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with 5+ years in reliability/maintenance engineering and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in reliability and maintenance engineering for facilities, conveyor systems, automated material handling, or sortation equipment.

Responsibilities

• Build reliability methods and measures: Develop the methods and metrics used for reliability analysis based on product specifications, tolerances, and operating standards.
• Lead structured failure analysis: Apply FMEA, fault tree analysis, and root cause analysis to identify problems, quantify risk, and determine corrective actions.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance: Drive PM/PdM improvements for conveyors, sortation systems, facility equipment, and supporting infrastructure to reduce downtime and improve uptime.
• Create risk-based mitigation plans: Develop failure mitigation strategies grounded in risk and asset criticality to prevent repeat issues and strengthen long‑term reliability.
• Improve designs, processes, and test standards: Propose new or revised designs, manufacturing processes, and testing specifications that apply best practices and increase reliability.
• Own reliability and maintenance performance reporting: Develop, track, and report KPIs including downtime, PM completion, schedule compliance, asset performance, and maintenance backlog

Skills

Safety knowledge

5+ years experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

OnTrac is seeking a Reliability & Maintenance Engineer for Columbus to enhance uptime and asset health. The role focuses on reliability methods, structured failure analysis, and preventive maintenance for conveyors, sortation systems, and facility equipment.

You will analyze data, develop KPIs, and drive improvements across design, operations, and quality teams. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with 5+ years in reliability/maintenance engineering and strong