Senior Reliability & Maintenance Leader

A-dec, Inc. (USA); Newberg (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A-dec, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to act as the technical owner of complex production equipment and systems across their lifecycle.

You will lead reliability initiatives, support capital planning, and mentor teams across Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering. Responsibilities include developing preventive maintenance programs, conducting RCA/RCA and FMEA studies, and maintaining documentation within CMMS systems.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of maintenance engineering, equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, asset management, and continuous improvement principles.
• Applied knowledge of RCA, FMEA, RCA, RCM, and condition-based maintenance practices.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, automation, and industrial control systems.
• Ability to independently develop and implement procedures, maintenance standards, and documentation.
• Experience with CMMS, asset management programs, maintenance planning, and capital deployment.

Responsibilities

• Strategically develop, maintain, and improve preventive maintenance procedures and standard work for complex equipment.
• Analyze failures and downtime using structured problem-solving; lead corrective actions.
• Develop equipment criticality rankings and lifecycle plans based on risk and impact.
• Lead RCA, FMEA, RCM and mentor teams in reliability methods.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, engineering, vendors, and contractors on improvements.
• Maintain asset records, BOMs, and engineering docs within CMMS and related systems.
• Plan maintenance strategies including scope, labor, parts, and priorities.
• Provide technical leadership and training to engineers and technicians.
• Develop maintenance performance metrics and inform capital planning decisions.
• Support capital and expense roadmaps with leadership.
• Manage projects with 12-month or longer horizons ensuring compliance and safety.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Equipment reliability

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

RCM

CMMS

Cross-functional comms

Technical writing

Mentorship

Troubleshooting

Capital planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

A-dec, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to act as the technical owner of complex production equipment and systems across their lifecycle.

You will lead reliability initiatives, support capital planning, and mentor teams across Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering. Responsibilities include developing preventive maintenance programs, conducting RCA/RCA and FMEA studies, and maintaining documentation within CMMS systems.