Reliability Engineer (Plant Setting) - LaPorte, Indiana

MissionHires is seeking a Reliability Engineer to drive uptime, asset performance, and long-term maintainability across a plant environment. This role combines hands-on engineering, team leadership, and reliability strategy to reduce unplanned downtime, enhance safety, and support consistent production. You will lead maintenance personnel, collaborate with engineering and operations, and implement preventive/predictive maintenance programs and condition-based monitoring.

• Lead reliability and maintenance strategies for production equipment, utilities, building systems, and controls
• Provide technical direction and daily leadership to maintenance and technical teams
• Plan work schedules, assign resources, and oversee repair and preventive maintenance activities
• Coach and train maintenance personnel to ensure skills alignment and continuous improvement
• Establish and refine preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize asset life
• Implement condition-based monitoring tools (vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography)
• Analyze chronic equipment issues and lead root cause investigations to prevent repeat failures
• Partner with Engineering on new equipment installations, upgrades, and plant modifications to ensure long-term reliability
• Contribute to risk assessments identifying threats to uptime, safety, quality, and compliance
• Support supplier selection, MRO strategies, and contractor performance evaluation
• Develop maintenance documentation, procedures, and performance metrics
• Participate in commissioning, acceptance testing, and inspection criteria for new or modified assets

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
• 3+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing engineering environments
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting capabilities
• Experience leading or supervising maintenance teams
• Working knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies
• Familiarity with CMMS platforms (e.g., Maintenance Connection, SAP, or similar)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
• Understanding of failure analysis, risk-based maintenance, and asset lifecycle management
• Ability to influence and collaborate across production, engineering, logistics, and external partners
• Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills
• People leadership with a coaching and development mindset
• Nice to have: experience with automated/highly engineered manufacturing equipment
• Nice to have: exposure to Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and root cause analysis
• Nice to have: background in plastics manufacturing, extrusion, calendaring, or conveying systems
• Nice to have: familiarity with advanced condition-monitoring technologies
• Nice to have: ability to read German

• 401(k) with company match

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Flexible spending account

• Employee assistance program

• Paid time off

• Retirement plan

• Referral program

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