Reliability & Maintenance Engineer: Maximize Uptime

Kraft Heinz Company; Massillon (OH); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Wellbeing programs

401k retirement plan

Job summary

Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer for Trio Massillon to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime. You will partner with production, maintenance, engineering, and continuous improvement teams to strengthen asset performance, improve preventive and predictive maintenance, and support throughput, safety, and quality goals.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, root cause investigation, and cross-functional collaboration to drive maintenance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Experience in maintenance, reliability, manufacturing engineering, or plant operations.
• Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills.
• Experience with preventive maintenance systems, root cause analysis, and equipment reliability tools.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with maintenance, operations, and leadership teams.
• Strong communication and project management skills.
• Experience in food manufacturing or high-speed manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability improvement efforts for Trio equipment and systems.
• Analyze downtime, failure trends, and maintenance data to identify loss patterns and priority actions.
• Develop and improve preventive maintenance strategies to increase asset life and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Support root cause problem solving for chronic equipment issues and major breakdowns.
• Partner with operations and maintenance teams to improve equipment availability, maintainability, and overall line performance.
• Drive defect handling, error proofing, and base condition restoration activities.
• Identify and lead opportunities for capital improvement related to equipment reliability and maintainability.
• Support planning and execution of maintenance shutdowns, repairs, and equipment upgrades.
• Standardize maintenance practices, documentation, and reliability metrics.
• Build technician and operator capability through training, coaching, and technical support.

Skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Project management

Reliability tools

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer for Trio Massillon to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime. You will partner with production, maintenance, engineering, and continuous improvement teams to strengthen asset performance, improve preventive and predictive maintenance, and support throughput, safety, and quality goals.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, root cause investigation, and cross-functional collaboration to drive maintenance