Sr. Reliability Engineer

B&G Foods Inc.; Yadkinville (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

B&G Foods Inc. is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer in the United States to drive asset management using PEM systems and advanced tools like FMEA, MTBF, and MTTR.

You will collaborate with plant Technical Service Managers to foster a reliability culture across sites, deploy standardized RC/PM playbooks, and scale predictive maintenance techniques. Travel 25–50% is required to audit plants and mentor teams, with a goal of improving OEE and equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 5+ years in maintenance or reliability across multiple facilities.
• Willing to travel 25–50% to plants for audits and training.
• CMRP or CRE is highly preferred.
• Ability to build PowerBI dashboards for OEE/MTBF tracking.

Responsibilities

• Standardize Maintenance: Deploy RC & PM playbooks across all sites.
• Harmonize PEM AMS systems; standardize data entry and reporting.
• Lead analysis: identify asset failure patterns from performance data.
• Implement predictive tools: scale vibration analysis, thermography, etc.
• Audit & Compliance: conduct on-site audits with TSMs to verify safety, environmental, and engineering standards.
• Manage Change: coach, mentor, and align TSMs and technicians with corporate goals.

Skills

PowerBI dashboards

OEE analysis

MTBF analysis

MTTR analysis

Data-driven improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial, electrical or chemical engineering

Tools

RCM & PM playbooks

Vibration analysis

Thermography

Job description

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.

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 OpportunityB&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.