Reliability Engineer

Company: Nesco Resource
Location: Little Falls
Posted on: July 1, 2025

Job Description:

We’re looking for a Reliability Engineer who’s passionate about optimizing equipment performance, reducing downtime, and championing a culture of safety and continuous improvement. In this highly impactful role, you’ll serve as a key resource for maintenance strategy, leading initiatives to improve the reliability, efficiency, and performance of our production equipment. What You’ll Do: Establish and maintain systems that track and communicate equipment and process health across the plant. Lead efforts to improve and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Conduct root cause failure analyses (RCFA) and take ownership of corrective actions. Develop and document predictive maintenance techniques including vibration analysis, oil analysis, and thermography. Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to prioritize daily and scheduled outage work. Train and mentor hourly technicians on PM techniques and best practices. Oversee contractors during outages, ensuring safety, cost control, and flawless execution. Evaluate emerging maintenance technologies and drive continuous improvements across the mill. Champion a culture of safety, quality, and innovation. What You Bring: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline. Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance techniques (vibration analysis, oil sampling, etc.). Background in paper manufacturing or heavy industrial environments preferred. Strong communication and collaboration skills across all levels of the organization. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and reliability-related data tools. Availability for off-hours support when troubleshooting is needed. A commitment to safety, quality , and long-term process improvement. Lean Six Sigma certification is a plus. Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services. Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Keywords: Nesco Resource, Utica , Reliability Engineer, Engineering , Little Falls, New York