Reliability & Maintenance Engineering Lead

Newell Brands; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands in California is seeking an Engineering / Maintenance Manager to lead site engineering design and maintenance programs, supervise a skilled maintenance team, and connect field operations with engineering and maintenance focus.

This salaried role drives equipment reliability, develops and improves PPM through the CMMS, analyzes downtime and root causes, coaches junior staff, and supports management planning with data-driven decision making. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent degree.
• 5+ years' experience in manufacturing / distribution leadership role or in a Central Supply Chain type role with project and leadership experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in a Maintenance Leader role, with a focus on CI or Process Improvement, with a proven track record of delivering measurable results.
• Cost Management and budgetary control ideas.
• Working knowledge of applying statistical data to develop predictive maintenance.
• Excellent project management skills with demonstrated ability to identify equipment improvements, manage change and implement solutions.
• Strong background in equipment maintenance or engineering.
• Strong root cause and failure analysis skills
• Experience leading large, cross-functional teams to achieve results.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data to drive decision-making and problem-solving.
• Proficient in MS Office Products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD.
• Proven ability to facilitate relations between Executive Leadership, Business Units and Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Highly effective organization and planning skills required.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and captures opportunities for improvement in equipment maintainability and reliability.
• Uses PEAK (Performance, Engagement, Achievement, Knowledge) directed concepts to optimize work processes, adapt maintenance tools and procedures to improve equipment utilization and reliability, and minimize service quality incidents.
• Keeps current with latest equipment, technologies, and maintenance methods.
• Promotes importance of data and service quality within maintenance community.
• Assists with the development and coaching of junior maintenance staff.
• Supports All Levels of Management in planning for equipment, maintenance resources, and correcting existing discrepancies.
• Ensures application of asset management and maintenance systems data are accurate and well documented.
• Evaluates, reviews, develops and administers effective preventive and predictive maintenance (PPM) within the CMMS to support optimal machine performance.
• Analyze equipment history to identify specific repetitive failures and effectively address identified areas.
• Analyze planned downtime of equipment to develop and improve PPM schedules.
• Review all equipment failures in order to determine ROOT CAUSE and what PPM action might have been taken to prevent failure and to protect against reoccurrence. Revise PM instruction accordingly.
• Regularly review downtime reports and equipment histories to identify recurring maintenance problems requiring engineering attention, therefore finding engineering solutions to the identified situation.
• Develop job scope for major unique jobs by working with maintenance planner as necessary.
• Identify training required to improve craft skill levels or repair techniques based upon data and field observations.
• Coordinate, oversee and evaluate/accept work performed by outside contractors.
• Identify and develop predictive technologies and source necessary equipment necessary to carry out activities to increase equipment availability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Data analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

BS in Industrial Engineering / Engineering / Supply Chain or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

AutoCAD

Job description

Newell Brands in California is seeking an Engineering / Maintenance Manager to lead site engineering design and maintenance programs, supervise a skilled maintenance team, and connect field operations with engineering and maintenance focus.

This salaried role drives equipment reliability, develops and improves PPM through the CMMS, analyzes downtime and root causes, coaches junior staff, and supports management planning with data-driven decision making. Travel up to 10% may be required.