Reliability Manager

Job Details: Salary Range: Undisclosed, Schedule: Flex – will work Sundays/weekends to cover PM schedules Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried Reports To: Director of Maintenance and Engineering Compensation: Dependent on Experience Position Overview: BRT Extrusions, located in Niles, OH, is interviewing a Reliability Leader to join our Maintenance Department.

The Reliability Leader handles the overall performance, reliability, availability, and maintainability of all production and facility assets. This position provides leadership to the maintenance organization while developing and executing strategies that maximize equipment uptime, improve operational performance, reduce maintenance costs, and support safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

The Reliability Leader partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Safety, and Production teams to drive a proactive reliability culture through preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role is accountable for both asset performance and the maintenance team’s SOPs when performing reactive and preventive maintenance.

Experience within metals manufacturing is strongly preferred. Knowledge of aluminum extrusion equipment, hydraulic press systems, automated manufacturing systems, and reliability improvement methodologies is highly desirable. Company Overview: BRT is a growing aluminum extrusions company, and as we grow, our employees will grow as well.

We offer, competitive hourly wages, annual salary percentage bonus, medical, dental and vision insurance at 90 days, participation in our 401K (with Company match) program and paid vacation and holidays. We will offer firsthand training, and wage increases for cross training completion. We also offer yearly merit increases.

We have a newly created training department, and we offer formal onboarding and new hire hands on training for some departments. We promote from within for many of our positions. Come, Learn, Grow!

Essential duties

Own the reliability, availability, and performance of all production and facility assets. Lead and develop the maintenance team to safely execute maintenance and reliability activities. Establish and drive preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies. Monitor equipment performance metrics including uptime, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, schedule compliance, and maintenance costs.

Analyze equipment failures and lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) activities to eliminate recurring issues. Partner with Operations to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and production performance. Prioritize maintenance activities based on asset criticality, operational risk, and business needs Ensure effective planning and scheduling of maintenance work to maximize labor and resource utilization.

Develop and manage equipment reliability improvement projects and support capital replacement recommendations. Maintain and improve CMMS work order processes, equipment history, and maintenance performance reporting. Support spare parts and critical inventory strategies to support equipment reliability and minimize downtime.

Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and company standards. Support budgeting and control of maintenance and reliability expenditures. Lead efforts to identify and eliminate chronic equipment defects and operational losses. Key Performance Measures: The Reliability Leader is accountable for: Safety Performance Equipment Uptime Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Preventive Maintenance Compliance Predictive Maintenance Program Effectiveness Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) Maintenance Cost per Unit Produced Maintenance Schedule Compliance Unplanned Downtime Reduction Qualifications: Requirements of the Reliability Leader: Strong understanding of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, reliability engineering principles, and asset management practices.

Experience leading Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong knowledge of industrial mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems. Experience with PLC-controlled automation and industrial controls preferred. Experience in metals manufacturing, aluminum extrusion, or heavy industrial environments preferred.

Working knowledge of CMMS systems and maintenance performance metrics. Ability to analyze equipment data and develop strategies that improve reliability and reduce total cost of ownership. Excellent problem-solving, leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Ability to effectively influence cross-functional teams and drive changes within a manufacturing environment.

Must be 18 years of age to work in the plant. Must have ability to read and understand basic instructions in English. Must have the ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Must be willing to take part in all required job and/or employment-related training courses. This includes but is not limited to all safety and technical or role or tool specific training.

Educational Requirements of the Reliability Leader: HS Diploma/GED required. 4-year Degree preferred Minimum of 7 years of maintenance, reliability, or asset management experience in a manufacturing environment. Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience leading maintenance or reliability teams