Reliability & Maintenance Strategy Lead

RENK America; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

RENK America seeks a Sr. Maintenance Reliability Specialist to lead reliability programs for key assets, utilities, and support equipment, ensuring maximum availability and alignment with company goals.

The role focuses on developing PM programs, optimizing spare-parts inventories, and collaborating with OEMs and suppliers to improve maintenance processes, RCA, and downtime reduction.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology, Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology or equivalent with 8+ years relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or related field with 6+ years experience in Maintenance Reliability or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and/or automated manufacturing equipment.
• Experience developing preventive maintenance programs and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance programs for production and facility equipment.
• Review equipment history, manufacturer recommendations, failure trends, and maintenance data to determine appropriate PM frequencies and tasks.
• Establish and maintain PM procedures, inspection checklists, lubrication schedules, and equipment maintenance standards.
• Identify opportunities to transition reactive maintenance activities toward planned and proactive maintenance.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive spare-parts program for new and existing machine assets.
• Identify critical spare parts and establish appropriate stocking levels based on equipment criticality, lead times, failure history, and supplier availability.
• Create and maintain equipment-specific spare-parts lists, including part numbers, descriptions, manufacturers, suppliers, and applicable equipment.
• Work with Purchasing and suppliers to establish reliable sources for critical replacement parts.
• Develop strong working relationships with OEMs, machine manufacturers, distributors, and service providers.
• Coordinate with vendors for equipment repairs, service visits, upgrades, and technical support.
• Establish points of contact with equipment manufacturers to facilitate quick access to technical support, troubleshooting assistance, replacement parts, manuals, and service.
• Maintain accurate equipment documentation, including manuals, drawings, electrical schematics, parts lists, service information, and recommended maintenance procedures.
• Support the installation and commissioning of new equipment by establishing PM requirements, spare-parts inventories, documentation, and vendor support processes before equipment enters production.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring or significant equipment failures and help implement corrective actions.
• Track equipment downtime, recurring failures, maintenance costs, and other reliability metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Work with Maintenance and Operations teams to prioritize equipment reliability improvements based on equipment criticality and business impact.
• Assist in developing equipment criticality assessments and asset-maintenance strategies.
• Ensure maintenance records, equipment information, and spare-parts data remain accurate and up to date.
• Support digitilization of maintence department.
• Help establish and monitor key maintenance and reliability KPIs
• Promote a culture of planned maintenance, equipment ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Develop reliability improvement initiatives aimed at reducing downtime and maintenance costs.

Skills

Mechanical know-how

Electrical knowledge

Pneumatic/hydraulic

Preventive maintenance

Spare-parts inventories

Root Cause Analysis

Vendor management

Documentation reading

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Education

Associates Degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Industrial Engineering

Job description

RENK America seeks a Sr. Maintenance Reliability Specialist to lead reliability programs for key assets, utilities, and support equipment, ensuring maximum availability and alignment with company goals.

The role focuses on developing PM programs, optimizing spare-parts inventories, and collaborating with OEMs and suppliers to improve maintenance processes, RCA, and downtime reduction.