Sr. Reliability Engineer

BG Foods; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BG Foods seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead asset reliability across multiple plants. You will standardize maintenance playbooks, align PEM AMS, and drive data-driven improvements including MTBF and MTTR analyses. Travel 25%–50% for hands-on audits and training.

The role requires a bachelor's in engineering and 5+ years in decentralized maintenance, ideally in food/beverage. Strong PowerBI dashboards and CM/CRE credentials are highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial, electrical or chemical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years managing maintenance or reliability engineering across a decentralized, multi-facility network.
• Experience in a food/beverage manufacturing environment preferred.
• Willingness to travel 25%–50% to visit plants for auditing and training.
• Proven ability to drive adoption of centralized corporate standards.

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 technologies like vibration analysis, thermography.
• Audit & Compliance: Conduct on-site technical audits with TSMs to verify safety, environmental, and engineering standards.
• Manage Change: Coach, mentor, and align TSMs and technicians with corporate engineering goals.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial, electrical, or chemical engineering

Tools

RCM

FMEA

MTBF

MTTR

PowerBI

Job description

Ready to be part of something special? Join our Family! The Senior Reliability Engineer will be focused on asset management using standardized systems (PEM) and deploying advanced tools (FMEA, MTBF, MTTR) while working with the plant Technical Service Managers and teams to develop a reliability culture across the organization.

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.

Experience, Skills & Education

• 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.
• Experience within a food/beverage manufacturing environment, 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 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) designations are highly preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity: B&G Foods is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please see www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.

With our headquarters based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and our subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods' diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Cream of Wheat, Clabber Girl, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary's, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there's a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and our brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.