Site Utilities Reliability Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

What your day looks like

You start by opening the reliability dashboard, scanning for spikes in downtime and maintenance spend. A pattern emerges: a chiller and a pair of air compressors have been cycling abnormally. By mid-morning, you’ve prioritized those assets for a deep dive, convened a quick huddle with Maintenance and Automation, and scheduled vibration analysis and thermography routes. After lunch, you’re drafting a Management of Change (MOC) proposal for a process water system upgrade—making sure the design is reliable and maintainable from day one. By late afternoon, you are closing out a root-cause investigation on a recurring boiler trip and launching a permanent corrective action. Before you leave, you log a new continuous improvement (CI) project aimed at boosting uptime across high purity gas delivery systems.

• Champion facilities equipment reliability across an optical fiber manufacturing operation—spanning HVAC, chillers, air compressors, process water systems, boilers, and high purity gas delivery.
• Lead reliability excellence initiatives that drive higher uptime and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Generate and execute reliability projects that reduce chronic failures and improve asset life cycles.
• Use downtime data and cost trends to target frequently failing assets and eliminate repeat issues.
• Participate in the Management of Change process for new or modified utilities/facilities equipment—ensuring designs are robust, maintainable, and reliable from day one.
• Run and lead failure investigations; identify underlying causes and implement permanent, preventative solutions.
• Build and refine PM and PdM strategies with Maintenance using vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasonic testing, and oil analysis.
• Work closely with technical staff and Maintenance to mitigate recurring breakdowns through data-driven strategies.
• Maximize production equipment effectiveness with a focus on safety, availability/uptime, and readiness for strategic growth.
• Partner regularly with Automation, Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance to tackle both immediate issues and long-horizon improvements.
• Identify, lead, and support CI projects throughout the facility.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (BSME, BSEE, or related field preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, and/or maintenance.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred; Kaizen experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical capability with statistical tools and data interpretation.
• Excellent communication and collaborative working style.
• Change agent mindset with energy, positivity, and disciplined prioritization.
• Working knowledge and consistent application of Lean manufacturing principles.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Data Analysis and Manipulation
• Kaizen
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Six Sigma Experience
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.