Reliability Engineer

Morristown, Tennessee $85,000–$95,000

You'll develop and lead the reliability program at a growing manufacturing facility in Morristown, Tennessee. This role puts you at the center of equipment performance, plant efficiency, and operational excellence. Your work will directly influence production capacity, product quality, and safety compliance across the facility.

Why You'll Love This Role

• You'll shape and lead reliability initiatives from the ground up at a facility investing in long-term operational improvement
• Your contributions will have a direct, measurable impact on equipment performance and plant efficiency
• You'll work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment alongside maintenance, production, and engineering professionals

Your Day-to-Day

• Build and advance the facilities reliability program to support safe, efficient, and compliant operations
• Partner with Maintenance, Production, and Engineering teams to ensure reliability and maintainability of new and modified equipment
• Drive reliability and failure elimination initiatives across equipment, production processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety systems
• Define, implement, and continuously improve maintenance strategies, including value-added preventive maintenance tasks, predictive maintenance, and non-destructive testing methodologies
• Analyze repetitive equipment failures and develop sustainable solutions that improve production capacity, product quality, operating costs, and regulatory compliance
• Provide technical support to maintenance and production personnel during both routine operations and urgent equipment issues
• Develop and deliver training programs that strengthen Maintenance team capabilities and technical knowledge

What We're Looking For

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering preferred)

Experience

• Minimum 5 years in a Reliability Engineering or Reliability Specialist role
• Previous experience in a maintenance role — Manager, Supervisor, or Technician — strongly preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Strong planning and organizational skills with a continuous improvement mindset
• Proven ability to solve complex engineering and equipment-related problems
• Detail-oriented with strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to work in the field alongside mechanics and operators, including responding to urgent critical equipment issues

Ready to Apply?

If you're a hands-on reliability professional ready to lead a program that drives real operational results — from equipment uptime to safety compliance — we want to hear from you. Apply today to take the next step in your career.