Reliability Manager

Job summary

Lead reliability strategy and asset performance across four to five sites, identifying gaps and delivering improvements in maintenance, asset care, and equipment availability. Develop site teams and reliability culture while overseeing work management, maintenance strategies, root cause analysis, capital projects, inventory, reporting, outages, and vendor support.

Job details

Manager, Reliability | Hamilton, ON | $130–$165K + Annual Bonus FuzeHR is now hiring a Reliability Manager in Hamilton, Ontario! The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving Reliability and Continuous Improvement for company that boasts the number one spot in their industry, this is a critical hire for an incredibly successful, well-established, and always growing organization. If you've spent your career keeping complex plants running at peak performance and want to bring that expertise to a multi-site leadership role, this is the one. What are the Perks? Highly competitive compensation: $130 – $165,000 base salary, based on skills and experience, plus an annual incentive bonus Real influence: You'll be a key member of site leadership teams across 4–5 sites, shaping reliability strategy at the regional level Industry-leading employer: Join a world-class organization with a strong safety and food safety culture Comprehensive benefits: Health and wellness plans, retirement contributions, and paid vacation and holidays Hamilton-based: Work from a central Southern Ontario hub with regular travel to your sites What are the Responsibilities? As Manager, Reliability, you'll be the go-to leader for equipment availability and asset performance across multiple sites. You'll partner with site leadership to find the gaps, build the improvement plans, and deliver measurable results across maintenance, reliability, and asset care. You'll also drive a reliability culture that sticks. Day to day: Drive reliability strategy, performance, and continuous improvement across multiple sites Act as an agent of positive change, working alongside plant and maintenance leadership to refine, enhance, and improve reliability programs Identify asset care and reliability gaps, then build and execute tactical improvement plans Strengthen work management: planning, scheduling, and reduction of reactive maintenance Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using data analysis and reliability tools Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions that improve asset performance Support capital planning and reliability-focused project execution Optimize inventory and storeroom operations, including spare parts strategy and SAP data accuracy Track and report on downtime, maintenance costs, and equipment reliability Support outage planning, turnaround execution, and startup activities Coach and develop site teams to build reliability capability and culture Manage vendors and predictive maintenance service providers to ensure quality support Travel regularly (approximately 50%) to support sites and ensure alignment with corporate standards What are the Requirements? 12+ years leading maintenance and reliability with industrial production facilities Strong experience with predictive maintenance technologies and reliability strategies Advanced knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance and inventory management processes Proven ability to lead change, influence stakeholders, and improve performance across multiple sites Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills Excellent communication and leadership skills Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-site environment Willingness to travel approximately 50% A genuine commitment to safe food, food safety culture, and regulatory compliance Bonus Points For: Prior regional reliability experience Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline Certifications in vibration analysis, infrared, oil analysis, or SMRP French language capability desirable, not required Sound Interesting? Hit that "apply" button now! Or, for immediate consideration, send your resume directly to dwathen@fuzehr.com We can't wait to introduce you to your next employer!

What you’ll do

Lead reliability strategy and asset performance across four to five sites, identifying gaps and delivering improvements in maintenance, asset care, and equipment availability. Develop site teams and reliability culture while overseeing work management, maintenance strategies, root cause analysis, capital projects, inventory, reporting, outages, and vendor support.

Requirements

Requires 12 or more years leading maintenance and reliability in industrial production facilities, with strong predictive maintenance expertise and advanced knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance and inventory processes. Candidates should demonstrate multi-site change leadership, analytical and communication skills, a commitment to safety and food safety compliance, and willingness to travel approximately 50%; an engineering degree and relevant certifications are desirable.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Bonus
• Health And Wellness Plans
• Retirement Contributions
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays

Listed skills

• Continuous Improvement · Preferred
• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Reliability Strategy
• Continuous Improvement
• Maintenance Leadership
• Predictive Maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance
• Root Cause Analysis
• Work Management
• Planning And Scheduling
• Asset Care
• SAP Plant Maintenance
• Inventory Management
• Spare Parts Strategy
• Capital Planning
• Downtime And Cost Reporting
• Change Leadership
• Vendor Management

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Food & Beverage
• Security & Safety

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