Senior Reliability Engineer – PM & RCA Leader

Daily Harvest; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CHOBANI is seeking a Sr. Maintenance & Reliability expert to lead PM program design, validation, and optimization. You will drive data‑driven improvements, coordinate RCA efforts with maintenance and operations teams, and elevate overall maintenance effectiveness across our facilities.

In this role, you will manage CMMS tasks, schedules, and reporting while mentoring junior staff and ensuring PM adherence. A strong background in reliability engineering and cross‑functional collaboration is

Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years in reliability, maintenance, or manufacturing engineering, ideally in food/beverage/CPG.
• Experience building/improving PM programs; proficiency with CMMS (SAP preferred).
• Experience leading RCA and driving equipment reliability improvements.
• Knowledge of FMEA, PM optimization, MTBF/MTTR; failure analysis.
• PM compliance, maintenance schedules, backlog reduction.
• Familiarity with predictive/condition-based maintenance technologies.
• Ability to analyze equipment data and turn insights into action.
• Strong cross-functional communication.
• Certs such as CMRP/CRE/Lean Six Sigma are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate task frequency, scope, and task quality to optimize PMs for risk, cost, and criticality.
• Lead PM validation process to verify tasks are completed correctly, on time, and deliver reliability outcomes.
• Conduct field audits of PM execution; provide structured feedback on compliance, quality, and technique.
• Use failure data, MTBF trends, and RCA findings to modify, add, or eliminate PM tasks; shift to data-driven strategy.
• Develop and implement PM task standards, including labor estimates, parts, procedures, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead PM rationalization; identify and replace redundant/over-specified tasks with value-adding work.
• Support transition from time-based PMs to condition-based/predictive maintenance.
• Advise on CMMS task lists, maintenance plans, and scheduling parameters to reflect optimized PM plans.
• Lead and facilitate RCA for significant equipment failures; translate findings into corrective actions.
• Track corrective action closure and validate effectiveness against equipment performance data.
• Partner with operations/maintenance leadership to integrate RCA insights into weekly schedules.
• Attend cross-functional maintenance planning meetings to review PM compliance and priorities.
• Champion reliability-centered mindset; build capability in failure analysis, PM thinking, and data-driven decision making.
• Analyze downtime and maintenance cost data to identify systemic gaps and prioritize improvements.

Skills

CMMS experience

RCA coordination

PM program design

MTBF/MTTR analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Strong communication

Education

Engineering degree preferred (Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial)

Tools

CMMS SAP

Job description

CHOBANI is seeking a Sr. Maintenance & Reliability expert to lead PM program design, validation, and optimization. You will drive data‑driven improvements, coordinate RCA efforts with maintenance and operations teams, and elevate overall maintenance effectiveness across our facilities.

In this role, you will manage CMMS tasks, schedules, and reporting while mentoring junior staff and ensuring PM adherence. A strong background in reliability engineering and cross‑functional collaboration is