Division Reliability Engineer
Greif· Packaging And Containers· Oct 4, 2026 · 24d ago
Works from Home United States
In office
Full-time
Principal
$130K–$221K
12+ years exp
Job description
Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world s most in demand and fastest-growing industries.
With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life s essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.
Learn more about the company s Customized Polymer , Sustainable Fiber , Durable Metal , and Integrated Solutions at www.greif.com and follow Greif on Instagram and LinkedIn.
OUR VISION:
To Be the Advantage That Helps Our Customers Win.
OUR PURPOSE:
Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials.
Job Requisition #:
035650 Division Reliability Engineer (Open)
Job Description:
Division Reliability Engineer
Business: Sustainable Fiber Solutions
Supporting: Tacoma, WA | Milwaukee, WI | Cincinnati, OH | Taylors, SC | Austell, GA | Baltimore, OH
Network: 6 Mills | 7 Paper Machines
Travel: Regular travel to supported mill locations required
Summary
Greif is seeking an experienced Division Reliability Engineer to improve equipment reliability and maintenance performance across our Sustainable Fiber Solutions mill network.
We’re looking for a true reliability professional who can assess equipment and maintenance practices, identify areas of opportunity, solve recurring problems, and help manufacturing sites implement sustainable improvements.
You’ll partner with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations teams across six mills to reduce unplanned downtime, improve equipment availability, and build stronger, more consistent reliability practices across the business.
What You’ll Do Develop and support reliability improvement plans across multiple manufacturing facilities.
Analyze downtime, maintenance, and equipment performance data to identify recurring failures and improvement opportunities.
Partner with site teams to troubleshoot chronic equipment issues, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment criticality, condition monitoring, lubrication, and outage planning practices.
Develop reliability KPIs, reports, and dashboards to track performance and prioritize improvements.
Support CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance work processes , including preventive maintenance, asset data, failure coding, reporting, and data quality.
Lead reliability assessments, Root Cause Problem Solving activities, and follow-up improvement plans.
Provide hands-on reliability and troubleshooting support at mill locations when needed.
Develop and share reliability standards, tools, training, and best practices across the mill network.
Evaluate reliability technologies and support equipment upgrade, replacement, and capital planning decisions.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
Typically 12 years of relevant engineering, reliability, or industrial maintenance experience .
Proven reliability engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, equipment criticality, condition monitoring, and troubleshooting .
Experience with CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance work processes.
Strong technical understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, industrial instrumentation, and manufacturing processes.
Ability to analyze equipment and downtime data and translate findings into practical improvement actions.
Strong problem-solving, communication, training, and facilitation skills.
Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple sites and functions.
Ability to manage multiple reliability initiatives and priorities.
Willingness to travel regularly to supported mill locations.
Why This Role Matters This role provides the opportunity to influence reliability across an entire mill network. You’ll help our sites identify reliability gaps, eliminate recurring failures, reduce unplanned downtime, and strengthen maintenance practices that can be shared across the business.
Find the Gaps. Solve the Problems. Improve Reliability. If you’re a hands-on Reliability Engineer who enjoys getting into the operation, uncovering why equipment keeps failing, and working with plant teams to create lasting solutions, we’d like to hear from you.
Why Greif At Greif, we are committed to safety, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and developing our people. This is an opportunity to bring your reliability expertise across multiple manufacturing facilities and make a visible impact on equipment performance and operational reliability throughout our Sustainable Fiber Solutions business.
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At Greif , we believe that our colleagues are the center of our success. Our Total Rewards have a comprehensive focus on well-being and offer a competitive package that enables you to thrive, be engaged, and reach your full potential.
Compensation Range:
The pay range for this position is $129,500.00 - $220,500.00 annually. Typically, a competitive wage for new hires will fall between145,000.00 to165,000.00 annually. Offers for this position may vary based on market data and other factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The position may also be eligible for a short-term incentive.
Benefits Statement:
Greif offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive core benefits, paid time off, and a range of local benefits for eligible colleagues.
Protect Yourself From Scams: We value the integrity of our recruitment process and prioritize the well-being of our candidates. While you may find Greif job postings on various platforms, all legitimate opportunities can be verified on our official Careers page at www.greif.com . All communication from Greif regarding job opportunities will also come from an greif.com email address. If you have concerns about the legitimacy of a job posting, receive an unsolicited job offer or suspect fraudulent activity, please contact us for verification via this link Contact Us - Greif .
EEO Statement:
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We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other any other legally protected characteristic.
For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy.
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