Job Description
•Top 3-5 Must-Have Skills: 1.Excellent troubleshooting electrical maintenance skills 2.Experience with TPS or similar maintenance methodology. 3.PD/PM knowledge and hands on experience Certifications or Degrees Required: Not tied to bachelor’s degrees, experience trumps degrees. Job Description: Reliability Engineer As a Reliability Engineer you will play a crucial role in improving and ensuring maintenance and technical management of the machinery fleet with the aim of increasing its technical stability and availability. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: •Leads the team of engineers engaged in preventive maintenance •Managing the maintenance management system •Establish, maintain and communicate the weekly maintenance planning •Preparing, initiating and guiding improvement proposals based on failure analyses •Management of assets in the maintenance management system •Providing technical support to mechanics and operators •Monitor and analyse the availability and reliability of production facilities •Support in solving complex failures •Applying root cause analysis (RCA) tools such as “Failure Mode Effect Analysis” and TPM tools (crossing discipline) •Identify and investigate potential for improvement in the performance of the machines •Assist the maintenance teams in optimization processes to improve the performance/reliability of the machines •Coordinate optimization processes with other departments •Coordination with suppliers/manufacturers regarding potential solutions to problems/improvements related to disturbances in machine output •Providing content input for contractual agreements with external firms •Inventory / Asset evaluation and management •Advising project organization when designing new projects (e.g. new installations to be built, revisions, Total Cost of Ownership) •Delivering investment proposals (i.e. based on Total cost of ownership) Analysis of machine availability difficulties and developing and implementing proposals for improvement •Develop preventive maintenance plans and monitor inspection criteria •Create work instructions/SIS lists •Maintain technical documentation of existing and new installations •Implement maintenance methodologies •Participate in and/or initiate spare parts optimization and administration routes Qualifications/Requirements: •Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering: Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering •Knowledge of mechanical engineering and applicable norms and regulations. Knowledge of controls, and PLC techniques •Knowledge of (electrical) drive engineering •Knowledge and experience of maintenance methodologies (FMECA, RCA, 5Y) •Experience with formulas and rotating tables in Excel •Has understanding of the organization around production processes, the applicable procedures and ARBO and prescriptions. •Previous Experience of 3D CAD systems, database programs and MS Office •Previous experience with maintenance management systems •Previous project management experience Asset management: 1.Maintenance •1st line maintenance (operator (inspecting, lubricating, cleaning)) •2nd line maintenance (preventive/predictive maintenance plan) •Establish a maintenance planning aligned with machine manual •Create a schedule for preventive maintenance in Excel •Align timeline in collaboration with SC and production •Gather data needed for maintenance system •Integrate maintenance system i.c.w. Production and IT (project mng) •Create redundancy’s for obsolete parts •Do an analysis on spares (cost/availability) •Create a spare-mngt system in excel •Measure and do analysis on KPI’s (MTTR/MTBF/Tech. downtime/FMEA etc.) Retention bonus is unique to this project team. These roles will see 3weeks PTO on a accrual rate 5hrs per pay period (salary employees are paid 15th and last day of each month); can go 40hrs in the negative and 40hrs roll over YoY. Benefits link here: Aalberts 2026 Benefit Guide Physical Requirements: The physical requirements for this office role include the ability to sit or stand for extended periods, typically up to 8 hours a day, and regularly operate standard office equipment such as computers and phones. Employees should be able to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally and frequently perform tasks that require typing, writing, and document handling. Effective verbal and written communication skills are nece