Plastic Molding Reliability Engineer

The Clorox Company • Lake Forest Park, WA

25d • Onsite

About The Position

At Clorox, we’re driven by a powerful purpose: to champion a cleaner, healthier world. For over a century, our trusted products have helped people protect what matters most—homes, families, and communities. When you join our team, you become part of a company that values integrity, innovation, and impact. From cutting-edge product development to sustainable manufacturing and community initiatives, every role at Clorox contributes to making everyday life better for millions. If you're passionate about making a difference and being part of a team that’s committed to doing the right thing, Clorox Cleaning offers a place where your work truly matters. We are seeking a highly skilled Molding Reliability Engineer with specialized experience in injection molding and blow molding processes. This role is critical to ensuring the long-term performance, safety, and efficiency of our plastic manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will lead proactive reliability initiatives, analyze equipment performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce downtime and improve product quality. The Molding Reliability Engineer will possess advanced knowledge and technical expertise to deploy continuous improvement methodologies to improve asset reliability and elimination of defects.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related engineering experience in reliability, maintenance, or manufacturing, supported by a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years of reliability or maintenance engineering experience within a plastics manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on expertise with injection molding and blow molding equipment, including PET and HDPE products.
• Strong proficiency in applying reliability tools such as FMEA, RCFA, Preventive Maintenance (PM), and Predictive Maintenance (PdM).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experienced in using SAP for maintenance, project, or reliability management.
• Committed to safety, environmental compliance, and maintaining productivity through a strong work ethic and teamwork in an empowered environment.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of experience managing capital projects within a manufacturing setting (preferred).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification with proven ability to drive process improvements (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Coordinates Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) processes and tracks the implementation of recommendations through resolution.
• Conducts Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and develops reliability strategies.
• Serves as Operations Readiness Lead supporting innovation and capital projects by acting as the Liaison between Project Managers and Plant resources.
• Reviews equipment specifications and standards and develops recommendations for reliability improvements.
• Formulates, implements, maintains, and audits Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Diagnostic Maintenance (PdM) programs.
• Recommends projects and/or studies and develops cost justification for reliability improvements
• Participates in the development of criteria for and evaluation of equipment and technical MRO suppliers and technical maintenance service providers.
• Continues to improve the reliability tools and methods utilized in increasing plant reliability.
• Ensures proper spare parts inventory levels for sustaining equipment maintainability and availability.
• Advises plant and corporate engineering on new capital designs and installations to ensure that equipment reliability, operability, and maintainability are preserved.
• Participates in the final check out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.
• Execute the identification and elimination of bad actors and the optimization of equipment availability.
• Participate in the development, design and installation of predictive maintenance programs and technology applications to identify and eliminate defects.
• Partner with and provide guidance to maintenance repairs and production in reliability related processes and the identification of critical spares.

Benefits

• robust health plans
• a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• inclusive fertility/adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees