Reliability Engineer


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Job Title: Reliability Engineer
Location: Othello, WA, West United States, USA

Company: McCain Foods
Industry Sector: Food/Processing
Industry Type: Food & Beverage Products and Processing
Career Type: Engineering
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:


Requisition ID: 38669  

  

Job Description:
  

We are seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to join us in Othello, WA. This position will report directly to the Engineering and Maintenance Systems Manager. McCain Foods is seeking someone who has a strong technical background, a desire to grow as a leader in the engineering department. The ideal candidate needs excellent interpersonal skills as they will deal with everyone from general laborers and mechanics to plant management on a day-to-day basis. An ability to work in a team-based environment is crucial.   

  

Key Responsibilities:   

  • Follow the McCain safety, loss prevention and environmental programs by holding themselves and all team members accountable to its tenets   

  • Manage or assist with multi-million-dollar capital projects   

  • Assists Engineering Manager with reliability analysis of new designs to determine system, asset and component reliability   

  • Makes specific recommendations to the Engineering Management Team to improve machinery performance and reliability based on analysis of process and failure data   

  • Direct and lead those maintaining and developing reliability KPI’s (% worker utilization, % schedule adherence, etc.) in conformance with McCain standards   

  • Direct and lead the maintenance of a record keeping system consistent with a world class reliability program   

  • Responsible to perform statistical analysis on machinery failure data and work order data to determine whether adjustments to the Engineered Maintenance Strategy are warranted and perform cost/benefit analysis to set correct frequency of task(s)   

  • Leads the Root Cause Failure Analysis effort for sporadic equipment failures and ensure failure modes addressed are appropriate   

  • Perform additional duties as assigned   

  

Qualifications:   

  • Education: minimum Undergraduate degree in Engineering required.   

  • Can communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in written work   

  • Strong technical expertise and problem-solving skills   

  • Strong analytical skills (e.g., root cause analysis and statistical analysis)  

  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports   

  • Certification preferred in equipment lubrication, ultrasound, vibration, and reliability.   

  • Displays vision and demonstrates both personal and organizational sensitivity   

  

Why You Should Join Our Team:??  
McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:??  

  • 401k?Retirement Plan   

  • Health Spending Account/ HRA & Flexible Spending Accounts?  

  • Adoption & Infertility Assistance, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave?  

  • Education Reimbursement Assistance??  

  • Apprenticeship, Internship, & Coop support and opportunities?  

  • Employee Family Assistance program  

  • Paid Time Off  

  • Holidays  

  • Life Insurance  

  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment  

  • Short & Long Term Disability   

  

About McCain:  

McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.  

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McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.  

  

Sustainability and Plant Friendly Practices are at the Heart of McCain:  

We’ve embarked upon a journey to create planet-friendly food. Food that will use fewer natural resources in factories and farms, answer the need of increasingly health and planet-conscious consumers, and contribute to positive change in the rural communities where we grow our ingredients.  

  • We are moving to 100% renewable energy by 2030.  

  • Donating 200 million meals to food banks and NGO worldwide by 2025.  

  • Implementing regenerative agricultural practices across 100% of our potato acreage by 2030.  

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Compensation Package: $77,968.80  -$85,000.00  . USD annually + Bonus eligibility 

  

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. 

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Job Post Date: 10/14/25
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