Reliability & Maintenance Engineer - Columbus

OnTrac • Lockbourne, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

OnTrac is hiring a Reliability & Maintenance Engineer in Columbus! Are you eager to join a dynamic and expanding company where you can both learn and make a meaningful impact? If you possess a strong sense of empathy, enjoy assisting others, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and excel at problem-solving, we encourage you to apply today to connect with a recruiter! Founded in 1986, OnTrac has evolved into the leading provider of same-day and next-day delivery services in the U.S. for premier e-commerce and product-supply businesses, including five of the largest retailers in the U.S.
Location: OnTrac CLSC- 1260 London Groveport Road, Lockbourne, OH 43137
Compensation: The expected starting base pay range for this position is $104,800 to $131,000, with full potential base salary range over a successful candidate’s tenure in the position of $104,800 to $157,200. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, internal equity, and other job-related factors.
Schedule: Monday through Friday from 2:00pm to 10:00pm (Hours subject to change depending on business needs)
Employment Logistics: The Reliability & Maintenance Engineer analyzes and improves the reliability of equipment, components, and processes with a focus on reducing downtime and optimizing system uptime throughout the asset lifecycle. This role applies engineering methods, data analysis, and predictive approaches to prevent failures, improve robustness, and support long‑term asset health. This role partners cross‑functionally with design, operations, and quality teams to identify risks, analyze failures, and implement improvements that strengthen maintenance effectiveness and equipment performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in reliability and maintenance engineering for facilities, conveyor systems, automated material handling, or sortation equipment.
• Conworks software exposure highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Build reliability methods and measures: Develop the methods and metrics used for reliability analysis based on product specifications, tolerances, and operating standards.
• Lead structured failure analysis: Apply FMEA, fault tree analysis, and root cause analysis to identify problems, quantify risk, and determine corrective actions.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance: Drive PM/PdM improvements for conveyors, sortation systems, facility equipment, and supporting infrastructure to reduce downtime and improve uptime.
• Create risk-based mitigation plans: Develop failure mitigation strategies grounded in risk and asset criticality to prevent repeat issues and strengthen long-term reliability.
• Improve designs, processes, and test standards: Propose new or revised designs, manufacturing processes, and testing specifications that apply best practices and increase reliability.
• Own reliability and maintenance performance reporting: Develop, track, and report KPIs including downtime, PM completion, schedule compliance, asset performance, and maintenance backlog.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and short- and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Flex vacation in states other than CA, CO, IL, MA, MT, and NE, with accruals up to 96 hours for first year of employment with tenure-based increases up to 160 hours
• Two (2) floating holidays per year
• Paid sick leave
• Six (6) paid company holidays
• Two (2) weeks paid pregnancy disability leave, four (4) weeks paid parental bonding leave
• Additional wellness and employee assistance programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree