Senior Reliability Engineer: Asset Health & Predictive

B&G Foods Inc.; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

B&G Foods in Ankeny, IA is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer focused on asset management using PEM and deploying advanced tools such as FMEA, MTBF and MTTR to cultivate a reliability culture across our plant network.

You will standardize maintenance playbooks (RCM/PM), harmonize PEM AMS data, lead failure-pattern analyses, and introduce predictive methods like vibration analysis and thermography while coaching site teams toward corporate engineering goals.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in industrial, electrical or chemical engineering, or a related field is required.
• 5+ years managing maintenance or reliability engineering across a decentralized, multi-facility network, required. Food/beverage manufacturing preferred.
• Willingness to travel 25% to 50% to visit individual plants for hands-on auditing and training.
• Proven track record of overcoming local plant resistance to adopt centralized corporate standards.
• Ability to build high-level corporate dashboards (PowerBI) tracking overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and MTBF.
• CMRP or CRE designations are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Standardize Practices: Deploy uniform Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Preventive Maintenance (PM) playbooks across all sites
• Harmonize Systems: Oversee the alignment of PEM AMS. Standardize data entry and reporting.
• Lead Analysis: Identify asset failure patterns by analyzing performance data.
• Implement Predictive Tools: Introduce and scale advanced technologies like vibration analysis, thermography, etc.
• Audit & Compliance: Conduct regular on-site technical audits with TSM’s to verify compliance with safety, environmental, and engineering standards.
• Manage Change: Coach, mentor, and align TSM’s and technicians with corporate engineering goals.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in industrial, electrical or chemical engineering

Tools

PowerBI

Vibration analysis

Thermography

Job description

B&G Foods in Ankeny, IA is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer focused on asset management using PEM and deploying advanced tools such as FMEA, MTBF and MTTR to cultivate a reliability culture across our plant network.

You will standardize maintenance playbooks (RCM/PM), harmonize PEM AMS data, lead failure-pattern analyses, and introduce predictive methods like vibration analysis and thermography while coaching site teams toward corporate engineering goals.