Senior Reliability Engineer - Predictive Maintenance Leader

U.S. Sugar; Clewiston (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Sugar is seeking a Reliability Engineer to improve asset reliability across sugar manufacturing assets. The role emphasizes eliminating repetitive failures, supporting maintenance, and managing preventive and predictive maintenance processes.

The candidate will advise production departments, lead RCA/RCFA studies, and implement Loss Elimination plans while collaborating cross-functionally to sustain optimal reliability, maintainability, and asset life.

Qualifications

• Requires Mechanical Engineering degree from an accredited institution.
• 10–20 years of related heavy manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as site SME for Reliability activities and lead maintenance strategy.
• Perform RCA/RCFA and develop Loss Elimination plans.
• Lead Pareto analyses of uptime losses using OEE data.
• Advise and train on SAP PM/CMMS usage and reliability data management.
• Develop PM optimization based on failure modes and historical data.
• Manage predictive maintenance programs (oil, vibration, thermography, etc.).
• Conduct FMEA and equipment criticality ranking sessions.

Skills

Pareto analysis

Root Cause Analysis

RCFA

OEE data use

SAP PM / CMMS

Predictive Maintenance

Vibration analysis

Maintenance optimization

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Job description

U.S. Sugar is seeking a Reliability Engineer to improve asset reliability across sugar manufacturing assets. The role emphasizes eliminating repetitive failures, supporting maintenance, and managing preventive and predictive maintenance processes.

The candidate will advise production departments, lead RCA/RCFA studies, and implement Loss Elimination plans while collaborating cross-functionally to sustain optimal reliability, maintainability, and asset life.