Reliability Engineer
Umicore
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bayport • New York • United States
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About the role
- Provide expert guidance, assessment, and hands‑on support to strengthen the plant’s maintenance systems.
- Partner with the Maintenance Manager and plant leadership team to identify systemic gaps and implement best practices.
- Conduct a comprehensive diagnostic review of current maintenance practices, workflows, staffing, and system maturity.
- Review and optimize preventive maintenance tasks based on OEM guidance, failure history, and reliability principles.
- Assess and redesign work identification, work order planning, job kitting, and scheduling workflows.
- Audit storeroom processes, parts usage discipline, and inventory accuracy.
- Provide guidance, mentoring, and practical coaching to the Maintenance Manager, Planner, and key technicians.
- Lead or coach the team through structured RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and problem‑solving activities.
- Identify gaps in controls/automation support and help develop a redundancy or resilience strategy.
- Communicate progress, risks, and key findings to plant leadership in a structured manner.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or related field preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability engineering, or asset management in manufacturing, refining, or similar industrial environments.
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience implementing reliability strategies such as RCM, FMEA, PM optimization, and predictive technologies.
- Strong knowledge of CMMS/EAM systems (SAP experience highly preferred).
- Proven experience coaching or developing maintenance leaders and frontline teams.
- Strong analytical, communication, and change‑management skills.
- Ability to build trust while driving organizational improvements.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
reliability engineeringpreventive maintenanceRoot Cause Analysis (RCA)FMEAPM optimizationpredictive technologieswork order planningjob kittingscheduling workflowsinventory accuracy
Soft Skills
coachingmentoringcommunicationanalytical skillschange managementbuilding trustproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational improvementteam collaboration
Certifications
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)