Sr. Reliability Engineer

The Swan Food Company; Beaumont (CA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

CJ Schwan’s Company in Beaumont, CA, is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to monitor and improve production equipment reliability, maximize line effectiveness, and implement MTTR and MTBF improvements.

Role requires 7+ years in reliability, strong analytical and project management skills, and willingness to travel up to 20%. Base salary range is $93,000–$154,000 with a 10% annual incentive bonus and comprehensive Total Rewards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; SMRP recert within 2 years.
• 7+ years in maintenance and reliability, production management, engineering or operations.
• Knowledge of reliability testing methods: FMEA/FMECA, reliability prediction, fault tree analysis, parts stress analysis, worst-case analysis.
• Strong analytical, leadership and communication skills; proficient in MS Office; travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Measure and analyze the reliability of design, materials, processes, cost, and equipment.
• Develop solutions to repetitive failures affecting production using data analysis methods.
• Create asset maintenance plans including preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Evaluate equipment suppliers and maintenance service providers.
• Develop acceptance tests and inspection criteria.
• Advise design team on materials selection; may suggest changes to equipment.
• Perform breakdown and root-cause analyses and present findings to leadership.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

SMRP certification (recert within 2 years)

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

We are building our engineering team at CJ Schwan’s large Asian foods plant in Beaumont, CA. Under general supervision from our Sr. Director of the plant, the Senior Reliability Engineer will examine and monitor current production equipment and develop reliability solutions to maximize production line effectiveness and efficiency. The incumbent will perform analyses to identify improvement areas and implement reliability and maintainability solutions to overcome production challenges.

What You Will Do

• Measure and analyze the reliability of the design, materials, processes, cost, and final products of production equipment.
• Develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations including capacity, quality, cost or regulatory compliance issues. Data analysis techniques may include statistical process control, reliability modeling and prediction, fault tree analysis, Weibull tree analysis, and six sigma methodology.
• Professionally and systematically define designs, develop, monitor and refine an asset maintenance plan that includes value‑added preventive maintenance tasks and effective utilization of predictive and other non‑destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems.
• Participate in the development of criteria for and evaluation of equipment and technical suppliers and technical maintenance service providers.
• Develop acceptance tests and inspection criteria.
• Advise design engineering team on selection of materials. May also recommend changes to the selection and application of production equipment.
• Perform breakdown analysis and root cause analysis thoroughly, presenting findings to senior leadership.

What We Look For

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. Must obtain re‑certification by SMRP standard or equivalent within 2 years in this role.
• 7+ years related experience in maintenance and reliability, production management, engineering or operations (previous food industry experience preferred).
• Knowledgeable in reliability testing methods including FMEA/FMECA, reliability prediction, fault tree analysis, parts stress analysis, and worst‑case analysis.
• Working knowledge in statistical methods; strong technical problem‑solving skills and proven project management experience with coordination of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and communication (both written and verbal) skills, excellent PC skills including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Willing and able to travel up to 10‑20% of the time to other CJ Schwan’s facilities.

What We Offer

The base salary range for this position is $93,000 – $154,000 annually with eligibility for a 10% annual incentive bonus, which is based on organizational performance. The salary range represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, geography, etc. Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your overall well‑being, including comprehensive health benefits, time‑off programs, and retirement and financial offerings.

The employing subsidiaries of CJ Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin, or other protected class.