Sr. Reliability Manager

Balchem; United States; Presencial; USD 150 000 - 170 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Balchem is seeking a Senior Reliability Manager to provide strategic leadership across its manufacturing network, focusing on asset health, uptime, and lifecycle cost reduction. The role emphasizes core maintenance fundamentals, KPI development, and the rollout of long-term preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance programs.

You will partner with site maintenance, operations, engineering, EHS, quality and supply chain to close reliability gaps, drive cost-efficient improvements, and

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years of progressive reliability engineering and maintenance leadership experience.
• Experience with GMP/PSM, multiple-site programs, and KPI-driven improvement.

Responsabilidades

• Lead reliability and maintenance excellence across Balchem’s manufacturing network.
• Develop and implement core maintenance fundamentals and asset strategies.
• Define and monitor KPIs such as asset availability, PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, and spare parts performance.
• Apply root cause analysis to address chronic equipment issues and high-risk assets.
• Support capital projects with maintainability reviews and lifecycle cost evaluations.
• Coach teams on reliability-centered maintenance and continuous improvement.

Conhecimentos

Reliability engineering

Maintenance leadership

Asset management

Plant engineering

Manufacturing operations

KPI development

Root cause analysis

Autonomous/Preventive Maintenance

Data analysis

Project leadership

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Ferramentas

Fiix

SAP PM

Power BI

CMMS/EAM systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Balchem is committed to making the world a healthier place by delivering trusted innovative and science based solutions for the health and nutritional needs of the world Balchem employs approximately 1400 employees worldwide who provide the service quality and technology that enables our customers to win with their customers We have built a reputation for delivering results to all our stakeholders Founded in 1967 Balchem a Maryland corporation became a publicly traded company in 1970 and is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol BCPC Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale New Jersey and we have a broad network of sales offices manufacturing sites and R&D centers primarily located in the US and Europe The Company consists of three business segments Human Nutrition and Health Animal Nutrition and Health and Specialty Products

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Reliability Manager provides strategic leadership to optimize asset health reduce lifecycle costs and establish world class reliability and maintenance standards across Balchems manufacturing facilities With an initial focus on core maintenance fundamentalsincluding Clean Inspect and Lubricate CIL Asset Criticality Analysis Spare Parts Management and KPI developmentthis role will also lead the development and implementation of long term Planned Predictive and Autonomous Maintenance programs leading toward implementation of Total Productive Maintenance that are fit for purpose and aligned with business needs By embedding these foundational practices and standardizing key performance indicators the incumbent will help build a culture of reliability centered maintenance sustainable uptime and continuous improvement

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Follow and promote all safety policies and procedures including the proper use of personal protective equipment equipment safeguards job hazard analyses safety observations contractor safety practices and required training Actively advance a strong safety culture across all supported facilitiesProvide strategic leadership for reliability and maintenance excellence across Balchems manufacturing network with a focus on improving asset health reducing downtime and lowering total lifecycle costsDevelop implement and standardize core maintenance fundamentals including Clean Inspect and Lubricate CIL practices basic equipment care defect identification and condition monitoring routinesOversee asset criticality assessments and maintenance strategy development to ensure resources inspection frequencies preventive maintenance and lubrication plans and spare parts strategies are aligned with business risk and operational prioritiesPartner with site maintenance operations engineering EHS quality and supply chain teams to identify reliability gaps prioritize improvement opportunities and implement sustainable corrective actionsEstablish monitor and standardize reliability and maintenance KPIs including measures such as asset availability downtime preventive maintenance compliance schedule compliance mean time between failure mean time to repair maintenance cost and spare parts performanceDefine the MI Mechanical Integrity Program for Inspection Testing and Proactive Maintenance A logical combination of proactive technologies along with planned inspections preventive tasks consistent with current recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice RAGAGEP andor local regulationsDrive the development and execution of reliability improvement plans that address chronic equipment issues recurring failures bad actors and high risk assets through root cause analysis and structured problem solvingSupport the design optimization and governance of preventive predictive and condition based maintenance programs ensuring each solution is fit for purpose and delivers measurable business valueLead long term reliability initiatives including Autonomous Maintenance Total Productive Maintenance Predictive Maintenance lubrication excellence and precision maintenanceChampion spare parts management improvements including critical spare identification stocking strategies obsolescence reviews minmax optimization and coordination with maintenance and procurement teamsProvide technical reliability guidance for capital projects commissioning maintainability reviews and lifecycle cost evaluations to ensure new assets are installed and handed off for reliable long term operationDevelop and maintain reliability standards procedures templates training materials and best practices to support consistent execution across sitesPrepare and present reliability performance updates improvement plans project status budget needs and business cases to site leaders and senior managementBuild organizational capability by coaching maintenance and operations personnel on reliability centered maintenance defect elimination root cause analysis planning and scheduling discipline and continuous improvement practicesStay current on industry best practices technologies and tools related to reliability engineering asset management maintenance excellence and manufacturing performance improvement

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelors degree in Engineering Reliability Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred10 years of progressive experience in reliability engineering consultant management maintenance leadership asset management plant engineering or manufacturing operations; preference for GMP and PSM experienceExperience supporting multiple manufacturing sites or leading corporatenetwork level reliability initiatives preferredStrong knowledge of reliability centered maintenance preventive and predictive maintenance condition based monitoring root cause analysis defect elimination asset criticality and maintenance strategy developmentExperience with Clean Inspect and Lubricate CIL Autonomous Maintenance Total Productive Maintenance and precision maintenanceDemonstrated experience developing and using maintenance and reliability KPIs such as downtime asset availability PM compliance schedule compliance MTBF MTTR maintenance cost and spare parts performanceFamiliarity with CMMSEAM systems and maintenance data governance; experience with systems such as Fiix SAP PM or similar platforms preferredKnowledge of spare parts management critical spares identification storeroom practices obsolescence management and minmax inventory optimizationExperience with Mechanical Integrity inspectiontesting programs and maintenance practices aligned with recognized good engineering practices preferredFMEA experienceStrong project leadership change management coaching and influencing skills with the ability to drive standardization across decentralized manufacturing sitesExcellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present reliability performance business cases and improvement plans to site and senior leadershipProficiency with Microsoft Office toolsExperience with data analysis dashboarding or reporting tools; Power BI experience preferredAbility to travel to Balchem manufacturing locations as business needs require; estimated travel up to approximately 50 The expected salary range for this position is 150000 170000 a year IND123 Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity inclusion equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of harassment and hostility