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Reliability Engineer

James Hardie


Job Location:

Reno, NV - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 106700 - 140000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions with a portfolio that includes fiber cement fiber gypsum composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie TimberTech AZEK Exteriors Versatex fermacell and StruXure.

With over 8000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago we boast 31 operating sites 6 recycling facilities and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce were united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All through sustainable innovation a Zero Harm culture and a commitment to empowering our people and communities.

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Position Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a solid maintenance reliability and project management background to assist in the development and application of James Hardies core maintenance strategy.

What Youll Do:

Responsibilities

  • Assist the manufacturing operations with the execution of the reliability center maintenance activities necessary to eliminate unplanned asset failures.
  • Lead root cause analysis events in the identification and elimination of production losses and high maintenance costs associated with asset failures.
  • Develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity quality cost or regulatory compliance issues.
  • Develop and implement best practices for assets to ensure their maximum the mean time between failures.
  • Guide efforts to ensure best practices are being implemented to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment processes utilities facilities controls and safety systems.
  • Assist plant engineers with the analysis of asset utilization overall equipment effectiveness remaining useful life and other parameters that define the operating condition reliability and costs of assets.
  • Provide technical support to production maintenance management and technical personnel.
  • Assist plant personnel in the classification and development of material lists for assets
  • Review and apply statistical methods to identify reliability trends
  • Establish and track reliability metrics
What Youll Bring:

Qualification

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering (mechanical electrical or chemical) - Degree must be from an accredited institution
  • 3-5years ofexperience in an industrial continuous operating (24/7) manufacturing environment
  • Strong communication (written oral and interpersonal) skills
  • Ability to lead and be part of cross functional teams
  • Advanced knowledge in reliability centered maintenance failure modes & effects analysis criticality analysis
  • Demonstrated ability to diagnosis and correct opportunities to improve mean time between failures of assets
  • Experience with computer maintenance management systems (CMMS) INFOR BE or equivalent
  • Advanced skills in basic personal computer software (Microsoft applications)

What Youll Receive:

As of the date of this posting a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $106700 to $140000. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience skills geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies for benefits and you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

At James Hardie we recognize that our success depends on our people. Weve worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.

  • Compensation: competitive salary and bonus eligibility
  • Insurance: day-one health coverage medical dental vision life insurance
  • Paid Time Off: vacation and company holidays
  • Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match
  • Investments: Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)
  • Work-Life Balance: parental leave wellness programs
  • Purpose. Impact. Community:Sustainability Initiatives James Hardie

James Hardie Building Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color gender sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity/expression genetic information veterans status marital status pregnancy disability or any other basis protected by law.

James Hardie will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits including but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act in accordance with its plans and policies.

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties responsibilities and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.


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