Maintenance Reliability Engineer, Food Manufacturing (Gloucester, MA)

If you've spent years keeping production lines running and you're ready to stop fighting fires and start preventing them, this role was built for you.A well-established, iconic food manufacturing company north of Boston is adding a Maintenance Reliability Engineer to their plant maintenance team. You'll lead the shift from reactive and preventive maintenance toward a data-driven predictive program, with real authority to drive change on the plant floor.⠀𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗬Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, one of America's most recognized names in the food industry, headquartered in Gloucester, MA. This is a company with deep roots, a loyal workforce, and a maintenance team that takes real pride in keeping a high-volume production facility running at peak performance. They invest in their people, including mileage reimbursement for candidates who come on-site.⠀𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬You'll sit within the plant maintenance team, working closely with production, sanitation, and engineering groups. This is a high-priority role for the maintenance leadership team, sitting alongside the Maintenance Coordinator as one of two key hires this year.The hiring manager is looking for someone who thinks differently, someone who can see through the noise of daily maintenance demands and identify the systemic improvements that actually move the needle on uptime and efficiency.⠀𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗• Lead a Root Cause Analysis team through problem identification and corrective action execution to reduce downtime• Audit existing preventive maintenance practices and establish metrics to measure their effectiveness• Drive the transition from reactive and preventive maintenance to a predictive, data-driven program using machine operational data• Provide engineering drawings for fabrication of parts related to process improvements and spare parts• Re-engineer components for optimization or fabrication• Interface with equipment manufacturers to implement engineered process improvements and ensure equipment reliability• Identify and manage capital projects tied to plant operational improvements or equipment replacement• Support the Project Engineering team on capital projects and new production line implementations⠀𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱:• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering (chemical engineering is not a fit for this role)• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment• Minimum 2 years of reliability, maintenance, or industrial engineering experience• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)• Strong critical thinking and mechanical problem-solving skills𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀:• Food or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry background• CAD experience (SolidWorks or AutoCAD preferred)• Candidates without a bachelor's degree but with 10-15 years of hands-on reliability experience will be considered, experience can outweigh academic credentials⠀𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲: Standard business hours, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM or 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Occasional flexibility for project-based needs, not regularly scheduled shift work.𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: On-site, Gloucester, MA𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, PTO⠀Interested? Apply via LinkedIn and we'll be in touch. Confidential search; your application is fully private.𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱