Asset Reliability
US$102,000 – US$168,500 / yr base salary
Posted 10 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Asset Reliability Lead”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
Compensation
| Base salary | US$102,000 – US$168,500 / yr |
|---|
Role speciality
Asset ReliabilityMaintenanceReliability Engineering
Useful technologies
EPM SACMaintainXPower BI
Required qualifications
Field of studyChemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Preferred qualifications
CertificationsCMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional)
Title Asset Reliability Lead (multiple sites)
- Lead Kerry’s Beverage Business Asset Reliability program in North America
- Reports to Beverage Director of Engineering
- Provides dotted line support of business network maintenance teams.
- Supports Kerry North America asset reliability initiatives
Location/Travel
- Support multi-site Beverage business network currently with sites in Seattle, WA; Byesville, OH; Owatonna, MN, and Ste Claire, Quebec. (could flex with additional sites as needed)
- This role must be be based out of one of the United States sites listed above, with Byesville, OH being the preferred location.
- Candidate must be able to travel internationally between the United States and Canada as needed.
- Travel will be approximately 50% or more as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive maintenance key performance indicators (KPI’s) – equipment downtime, preventive maintenance (PM), urgent work, labor hours recorded, cycle counting, etc.
- Provide support to manufacturing sites to develop, optimize and implement industry maintenance standards such as PM programs, spare parts management, stock room management
- Collaborate with sites to define asset criticality, critical spares, and reliability maintenance strategies
- Develop networking and knowledge sharing opportunities within the business network and also with other Kerry maintenance groups.
- Support analysis of equipment and systems failures, using problem solving and continuous improvement tools such as RCA and DMAIC
- Support and develop site capability building with assessment and evaluation of site maintenance staff, training and knowledge transfer to site maintenance teams
- Support growth of digital automation platforms (i.e. MaintainX, EPM SAC, Power BI)
- Perform Reliability Projects and Project reliability engineering assistance? (i.e. Inventory, ALM reviews, PM library growth, WBS, URS, timeline reviews, identify and assist with site capacity needs and resource definition)
- Provide interim support for key maintenance site roles (possible)
- Learn and train all site roles within Kerry 1KPS playbook standards
- Kerry 1KPS implementation of CMMS practices focused on engineering standards
Qualifications & Skills
- Required Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial or similar)