Reliability Engineer

Naperville, Illinois Permanent USD120,000 - USD165,000 per year View Job Description
A growing food manufacturing organization is seeking a Mechanical Reliability Engineer to help improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and support capital improvement initiatives within a high-volume production facility.This newly created position offers the opportunity to work closely with plant leadership while helping shape reliability and maintenance strategies across the operation.
  • Build plant reliability programs with leadership visibility
  • Drive capital projects and reduce downtime in a growing operation

About Our Client

Our client is a growing food manufacturer with a national footprint and a strong presence within the frozen foods category. The organization has established itself by delivering innovative products that align with evolving consumer preferences for convenient, high-protein food options.

The company offers an entrepreneurial culture where engineering professionals can make a visible impact on operations. Leadership values practical problem solvers who are passionate about improving equipment performance, building processes, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Description

  • Improve equipment reliability and plant uptime across manufacturing operations
  • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for equipment failures
  • Develop and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance programs
  • Support capital projects, including equipment design, specification, installation, and startup
  • Partner with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement
  • Analyze reliability metrics such as OEE, MTBF, and MTTR to improve asset performance
  • Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, increase efficiency, and lower maintenance costs



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing environments
  • Strong background in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, plant engineering, or manufacturing engineering
  • Experience with root cause analysis, PM/PdM programs, and equipment troubleshooting
  • Capital project management experience preferred
  • Knowledge of conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, packaging systems, ovens, refrigeration systems, or similar industrial equipment

What's on Offer

  • Salary of $120,000 to $165,000.
  • 10% annual bonus opportunity
  • Competitive benefits package



If you are looking for a highly visible role where you can make a measurable impact and help build reliability programs within a growing manufacturing operation, we'd like to hear from you.The salary range for this role is $120,000-$165,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual bonus.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including Paid Time Off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), life and AD&D insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage to eligible employees.

Contact
Evalee Torres
Quote job ref
JN-112026-7143602

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Maintenance, Reliability
Industry
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Where
Naperville
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Evalee Torres
Job Reference
JN-112026-7143602
 

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