Reliability Engineer

Precoat Metals•St. Louis, MO

18d

About The Position

Precoat Metals is seeking a results-driven Reliability Engineer to join its Engineering & Maintenance team and support maintenance and reliability efforts across fourteen coil coating facilities. The role focuses on improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and optimizing asset performance through engineering methods, data analysis, and continuous improvement strategies. The ideal candidate has strong problem-solving skills, heavy-manufacturing technical expertise, and an interest in sustainable, cost-effective operations. The Reliability Engineer leads reliability improvement initiatives and projects, analyzes equipment performance and maintenance data, supports asset lifecycle management, and collaborates with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams across multiple sites. The role also includes training maintenance personnel and helping build a reliability-focused culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
At least 7 years of reliability or maintenance engineering experience in heavy manufacturing.
Proficiency in RCA, FMEA, RCM, and Six Sigma methodologies.
Familiarity with predictive maintenance technologies, including vibration, ultrasound, and infrared thermography.

Nice To Haves

Reliability certification such as CMRP or CRE.
Multi-plant or multi-site experience.

Responsibilities

Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for critical equipment failures.
Develop and implement proactive maintenance strategies, including preventive and predictive maintenance (PdM) programs.
Monitor equipment performance metrics, including MTBF, MTTR, and OEE, and identify opportunities to improve reliability.
Assist facilities with critical spare parts programs and the development and management of lubrication programs.
Collect and analyze equipment and maintenance data to support decision-making and track asset health.
Use CMMS and reliability tools, including vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis.
Lead reliability projects such as equipment upgrades, replacements, and process optimizations.
Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams across plant sites to align best practices and standardization.
Support capital asset lifecycle management, including design for reliability (DfR) and maintenance planning.
Review and refine equipment specifications, preventive maintenance routines, and critical spare part strategies.
Train maintenance personnel in condition monitoring and reliability-centered maintenance techniques.
Promote reliability awareness and accountability across organizational levels.
Participate in selecting and providing introductory training to new plant maintenance leadership personnel.