Senior Reliability Engineering Lead (Remote)

Newell Brands; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 123,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking a Sr. Manager, Reliability to lead reliability improvement programs across global manufacturing sites and distribution centers.

You will translate policy into site-level programs, perform asset criticality assessments, develop PM optimization plans, and lead RCFA investigations while guiding maintenance teams through structured improvement initiatives. Travel to domestic and international sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of reliability/maintenance engineering experience in manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with condition monitoring technologies: vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography, or equivalent.
• Experience with CMMS platforms for asset management, PM planning, and work order execution.
• Working knowledge of RCM, FMECA, PM optimization, and root cause failure analysis methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and site engagements simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Execute site-level reliability assessments using the ERA reliability framework: asset registry validation, criticality ranking (FMECA-based), PM plan audit, and condition monitoring gap analysis across manufacturing sites and DC facilities.
• Develop and implement PM optimization plans using RCM principles, condition-based triggers, and failure mode data; establish PM intervals grounded in equipment OEM data and operational history.
• Lead condition monitoring program deployment at assigned sites, including vibration analysis routes, oil sampling schedules, thermographic inspection programs, and ultrasound surveys.
• Execute the Tribo Program at assigned sites: conduct Tribo Scorecard assessments, develop site-level lubrication improvement plans, support development of on-site tribology SMEs, and track progress against network Tribo standards defined by the Director, Global Reliability.
• Conduct and lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA) investigations for chronic failures and high-impact asset events; own corrective action tracking through closure.
• Build and maintain failure mode libraries and asset-specific maintenance task lists within MicroMain CMMS.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

CMMS (MicroMain)

Job description

Newell Brands is seeking a Sr. Manager, Reliability to lead reliability improvement programs across global manufacturing sites and distribution centers.

You will translate policy into site-level programs, perform asset criticality assessments, develop PM optimization plans, and lead RCFA investigations while guiding maintenance teams through structured improvement initiatives. Travel to domestic and international sites is expected.