Maintenance Reliability Engineer – Pebble Plant

Materion is hiring a full-time Maintenance Reliability Engineer - Pebble Plant in Elmore, OH, where you will drive equipment performance and plant uptime through disciplined reliability practices. This opportunity suits engineers ready to strengthen maintenance systems at a focused production site in the Elmore area.

Role Overview

As the Maintenance Reliability Engineer - Pebble Plant, you will own reliability centered programs that keep critical assets running safely and efficiently. Working on-site in Elmore, OH, you will partner with operations and maintenance colleagues to reduce unplanned downtime, extend asset life, and ensure the Pebble Plant meets production goals. This full-time position emphasizes data-driven decision making and continuous improvement for plant equipment reliability.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead root-cause analysis and failure mode evaluation for plant equipment to prevent repeat issues.
• Design, implement, and refine preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for the Pebble Plant.
• Monitor equipment performance metrics, analyze reliability data, and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with maintenance technicians and operations staff to prioritize work orders and improve craft effectiveness.
• Apply reliability tools such as condition monitoring, vibration analysis, and lubrication programs.
• Update and manage reliability documentation, spare-parts strategies, and critical-asset hierarchies within the site CMMS.
• Support capital projects and equipment upgrades by providing reliability engineering input from concept through commissioning.
• Coach team members on best practices that elevate overall plant maintenance and reliability culture.

Who We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, or related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience in maintenance reliability, plant engineering, or industrial equipment reliability roles.
• Working knowledge of reliability methodologies, predictive technologies, and computerized maintenance management systems.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn failure data into actionable improvement plans.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional plant environments.
• Familiarity with safety standards and the discipline required to keep a manufacturing or process plant running reliably.
• Willingness to work on-site at the Materion Pebble Plant location in Elmore, OH.

Working at Materion

Materion is hiring for this role and offers a supportive team environment.

Next Steps

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