Reliability Engineer

Leoforce is seeking a Reliability Engineer to strengthen maintenance and reliability across plant mechanical systems at its McArthur, OH onsite location. In this role, you will build and sustain reliability strategies, partner with operations, and help reduce equipment downtime through structured investigations and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain equipment overhaul and replacement intervals, including oil analyses and oil change frequencies.
• Standardize and optimize spare parts inventories.
• Create equipment breakdown, maintenance, and spare parts and back-up strategies.
• Design and implement equipment maintenance improvement initiatives, including reducing repair durations and optimizing routine PM execution.
• Set up equipment preventive maintenance (PM) activities to be performed by operators.
• Discuss equipment condition daily with field operators to understand whether they notice changes in performance.
• Track plant downtime, document causes, identify equipment “bad actors,” and develop strategies to reduce plant outages.
• Determine root causes of breakdowns to develop PM improvements or recommend equipment changes that reduce frequency or eliminate breakdown issues.
• Participate in safety and environmental initiatives to support employee safety and regulatory compliance.
• Assist in planning and execution of turnaround activities.
• Lead root cause failure investigations for equipment failure related incidents.
• Support development and ongoing maintenance of plant mechanical engineering and safety standards.
• Complete engineering design and documentation for small plant improvement and modification projects.
• Develop and manage reliability projects for plant mechanical systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• Familiar with TPM, RCM, Six Sigma, or other maintenance improvement concepts.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Complex problem solving and critical thinking, including strong mathematics skills, systems evaluation, and operation analysis.
• Experience with RCFA, RCM, or an equivalent methodology.
• Proficient computer skills, including CMMS, Excel, Word, and analysis software.

Technologies

• TPM
• RCM
• Six Sigma
• RCFA
• CMMS
• Excel
• Word

Compensation and Location

Location: McArthur, OH (onsite). Salary: USD 80,000 to 130,000 per year.

Experience Level

Level: Mid Level

Benefits

• Meaningful Work
• Best in Class Company
• Competitive Compensation Package
• Complete Benefits Package
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Accelerated Career Growth
• Fun Company Activities
• Many More