Job Description:
Engineer- Reliability/Maintenance T2-I
Albany, Georgia
The Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving manufacturing equipment's reliability, performance, and life cycle. This role leads the site’s Preventive Maintenance (PM) pillar, focusing on optimizing maintenance programs, implementing predictive strategies, and driving equipment uptime and efficiency. The engineer will collaborate cross-functionally to identify and eliminate the root causes of failures, ensuring our assets operate at peak performance.
What are we looking for?
Minimum:
Technical degree or 5 plus years equivalent work experience
Proven analytical capability and change management capability
Knowledge of manufacturing technologies and pipeline practices
Strong knowledge of reliability principles (RCM, FMEA, RCA) and predictive maintenance tools
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
Preferred:
- Certifications such as CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional) are a plus
What will be your key responsibilities?
Develop, implement, and sustain reliability programs to improve equipment uptime and reduce unplanned downtime
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for recurring equipment failures
Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations teams to drive preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
Analyze equipment performance data to identify trends, develop KPIs, and recommend improvements
Manage asset health assessments and support the site’s capital and maintenance planning processes
Provide technical guidance for lubrication, vibration analysis, thermography, and other reliability tools
Support spare parts optimization and critical equipment risk assessments
Lead or participate in continuous improvement projects to enhance equipment safety, reliability, and efficiency
Review top equipment and production losses in conjunction with Operations to identify chronic issues and prioritize improvements.
Lead the Preventive Maintenance (PM) pillar to strengthen proactive maintenance strategies and drive a culture of reliability
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™.
We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
