What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asset Reliability Engineer, Precision Maintenance Systems position at ATS - Industrial Maintenance?
A day in the life
You start by walking the line with the maintenance team, reinforcing the ATS safety culture and confirming regulatory and policy compliance. A bottleneck shows up in production; you partner with internal and external customer stakeholders to design an engineered fix that boosts throughput without sacrificing reliability. In a reliability strategy session, you review Work Execution Management (WEM) gaps, mentor techs on improvements, and schedule a Root Cause session on a recurring bad actor. After lunch, you refine an Equipment-Specific Maintenance Plan (ESMP) rooted in Reliability-Centered Maintenance principles, then build the ROI case for a targeted capital replacement. You close the day by aligning ATS and customer KPIs with leadership and by updating precision maintenance actions based on predictive insights.
How you’ll make an impact
- Champion a precision reliability culture while rigorously promoting and adhering to ATS safety practices.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and ATS policies and procedures.
- Partner with customer teams to craft engineered solutions that elevate reliability and throughput.
- Spot capital investment opportunities for equipment replacement and clearly communicate ROI.
- Embed operating systems, critical elements, and best practices to drive precision maintenance.
- Apply precision tools and techniques confidently in daily work.
- Own RCM deliverables including development and optimization of ESMPs.
- Collaborate with maintenance on predictive, preventive, and precision strategies that identify and mitigate risk before failure and enable optimal work execution.
- Conduct and facilitate FMEA to prevent recurrence and improve design and maintenance tactics.
- Use advanced WEM knowledge to coach and train, closing gaps revealed during reliability sessions.
- Lead and teach ATS Root Cause, Bad Actor elimination, and Fault Tree Analysis.
- Align ATS and customer KPIs with site leadership to sustain results.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) or equivalent heavy industrial maintenance, reliability, or operations experience.
- At least five years in a reliability-focused role.
- Proven capability with the full suite of reliability toolsets.
- Hands-on experience executing Root Cause Analysis.
- Demonstrated success with RCM and FMEA.
- Master-level proficiency in predictive technologies.
- Vibration I Certification and Infrared I Certification.
- Strong proficiency in machine health monitoring.
- Coaching experience and practical application of Work Execution Management.
- Deep technical grasp of electrical or mechanical components, tooling, and design.
- Ability to deliver FMEA, cause-and-effect diagrams, root cause failure analysis, life-cycle costing, and risk analysis.
- Curiosity to research and apply emerging equipment technologies and trends.
- Robust problem-solving, mathematics, analytical, and decision-making strengths.
- Computer fluency including maintenance systems and Microsoft Office.
- Clear verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation abilities.
- Strong reporting and technical writing skills.
- Relationship builder with a professional, collaborative approach.
- Demonstrated leadership, including cross-functional collaboration.
Bonus points
- Desire to grow into leadership.
- Experience with data trend analysis; vibration analysis; motor current analysis; oil analysis; lubrication and hydraulic testing; laser alignment; nondestructive testing; infrared thermography; ultrasound technology; acoustic reliability technology; Weibull analysis; and Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of cGMP, NETA, EPA, and OSHA.
- Ultrasound I Certification; Maintenance Lubrication Analyst I Certification.
- CMRP/ARP/CRP/CRL credentials.
- Green Belt certification.
- STS certification.
Core competencies
- Drive and Motivation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Task Management
- Strategic Skills
- Customer Focus
- Self-awareness
- Management and Leadership
Physical demands and working conditions
- Regularly stands, walks, uses hands, reaches, climbs or balances; frequently stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls; communicates by talking and hearing; occasionally sits.
- Occasionally lifts or moves items weighing more than 50 pounds.
- Frequent need for close vision and color vision.
- Occasional exposure to outdoor weather and risk of electrical shock.
- Factory setting that is typically very loud; potential exposure to hazardous materials and to greasy or slippery floors.
Proficiency snapshot
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
- Root Cause Analysis
Salary : $88,929 - $113,732