Reliability Engineer II - Cement Plant
Amrize · Alpena, MI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Amrize (industrial) in Alpena, MI.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, SAP
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $109k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 13 reliability engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 12 other live reliability postings in Michigan.
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 46%
- ✓ Root cause 31%
- ✓ SAP 31%
- Union environment 31%
- FDA / GMP 23%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for FMEA, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Amrize
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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About the role
Responsible for creating, implementing, and monitoring Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) programs.
Position Location: Amrize Alpena Cement Plant 1435 Ford Avenue, Alpena, Michigan 49707
Relocation: Position is eligible for relocation assistance for candidates outside the Alpena, MI area.
Education: Bachelor's degree
Field of Study Preferred: Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering
Required Work Experience: 3-5 Years. Experience in heavy manufacturing environment is heavily preferred.
Required Technical Skills: CBM Certifications preferred, SAP, Excel, Word, Project, etc.
Additional
Requirements
- ✓Experience in FFT analysis of vibration spectra on a range of heavy industrial plant
- ✓Experience in practical application of FMEA, NDT inspection techniques preferred
- ✓Working knowledge of instrumentation, process controls, motors, starts, VFD’s preferred
- ✓Must be eligible to work in USA.
- ✓Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.
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Join Amrize as a Reliability Engineer II - Cement Plant and help construct what's next. If you're ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America — we want to hear from you!
What you'll accomplish
- •Responsible for supervison and development of Reliability Technicians.
- •The Reliability Supervisor will work closely with equipment suppliers, plant staff to ensure successful operation of the plant.
- •Responsible for monitoring reliability based systems including preventative maintenance systems, vibration analysis, and condition monitoring.
- •Participate in the creation of preventative maintenance routines (PMRs) and bills of materials (BOMs) for new equipment.
- •Management of the preventive/predictive maintenance programs (Inspection, Vibration, Oil Analysis, NDT, thermography, etc.) to ensure optimum equipment availability.
- •Analysis and elimination of repetitive problems through root cause analysis, Pareto analysis, statistical review, FMEA and similar techniques.
- •Support and guide sustainable improvements in MTBF of major equipment.
- •Responsible for the facilitation of continuous improvement processes around equipment availability and reliability.
- •Provide ongoing reports as needed on the CBM program status.
- •Responsible for the process of gathering input, and facilitate task completion through others.
- •Research solutions to technical problems.
- •Coordinate SAP system operations in the area of preventative maintenance routine (PMR) optimization and development with maintenance planners.
- •Provide technical support, training and development for maintenance functions with specific focus on entrenching reliability concepts within the maintenance group.
- •Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.
What we offer
- •Competitive salary
- •Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
- •Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- •Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
- •Holistic Health & Well-being programs
- •Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
- •Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
- •Paid time off & paid holidays
- •Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
- •Educational Assistance Program
- •Dress for your day
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.