Reliability Engineer

Position Title: Reliability Engineer
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 05
Requisition ID: 41654
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About the role .
What you'll be doing.
As a Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for optimizing plant asset reliability through proactive maintenance programs, root cause failure analysis, implementation of new condition monitoring technologies, performance tracking via KPIs, and collaboration with management to enhance equipment performance, reduce costs, and support safety and capital projects. Y our day-to-day may consist of:

• Optimize asset reliability by leading predictive and preventative maintenance and Root Cause Failure Analysis efforts.
• Implement new condition monitoring technologies and maintain performance metrics (KPIs) aligned with reliability standards.
• Collaborate with management and regional teams to enhance equipment performance, reduce costs, and advance plant reliability.
• Monitor asset data to identify trends, recommend improvements, and support reliability analysis for capital projects and new designs.
• Foster plant safety initiatives, manage training opportunities, and evaluate sustainable cost advantage opportunities.

This position will work Day Shift (primarily 6AM-2PM) Monday-Friday with the potential for flexible hours as needed by the business.
This role works in a manufacturing environment with potential exposure to loud noises, strong odors, temperature fluctuations, moving machinery, wet or humid conditions, hazardous chemicals, high or confined areas, extreme temperatures, and vibration throughout various facility areas. This role also regularly engages in prolonged standing, walking, communicating, and sensory tasks throughout each shift, while frequently handling objects, climbing, balancing, and performing various physical movements such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling as part of job duties. The use of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus is required.
What you'll need to be successful.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in the engineering field strongly preferred. In lieu of a degree, candidates with 5+ years of experience in equipment efficiency will be considered.

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred, food manufacturing preferred.

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.

• Maintains a continuous learning mindset and adapts quickly to new equipment, processes, and roles.
• Demonstrates strong technical ability with a digital-first approach, embracing new technologies and accurately entering data.
• Communicates clearly with all levels of the organization, follows instructions (written/oral/diagram form), and completes necessary documentation independently in English.
• Pays close attention to detail, prioritizing product quality, safety, and accurate record-keeping.
• Physically capable of meeting job requirements and consistently brings a positive, team-focused attitude to work.

• Demonstrates adaptability, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills while working independently or collaboratively to ensure effective and logical decision-making in diverse situations.

About the team .
This position will lead the Maintenance department which consists of 4 supervisors with about 30 mechanics supporting them. The Maintenance Manager drives all maintenance initiatives for the plant while demonstrating proven and effective leadership to the team.
About McCain .
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Leadership principles .
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience .
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
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Compensation Package : $85,500.00 - $114,000.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.