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Reliability Manager Jobs in Oak Ridge, TN (NOW HIRING)

Reliability Engineer

Alcoa, TN · On-site

$90 - $120/hr

Actively attend departmental daily management and maintenance meetings as required. * Identify and share best practices in equipment reliability and maintenance. * Train engineers and maintenance ...

Reliability Engineer, Level II

Oak Ridge, TN · On-site

$98K - $123K/yr

Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management functions are provided by AIS. Qualified ... Responsibilities Reliability Engineer (RE) provides a strategic support interface between ...

Site Reliability Engineer

Oak Ridge, TN

$54.50 - $72.50/hr

Experience managing Linux/UNIX operating systems in a heterogeneous environment. * Solid ... to SRE/systems engineering. * An understanding of code review and familiarity with tools like ...

ORAU is conducting the search on behalf of Type One Energy for a permanent, fulltime Senior Reliability Engineer in Knoxville, Tennessee. Location: Knoxville, TN Salary: Highly Competitive Plus ...

Overview ORAU is conducting the search on behalf of Type One Energy for a permanent, fulltime Senior Reliability Engineer in Knoxville, Tennessee. Location: Knoxville, TN Salary: Highly Competitive ...

Overview ORAU is conducting the search on behalf of Type One Energy for a permanent, full-time Senior Reliability Engineer in Knoxville, Tennessee. Location: Knoxville, TN Salary: Highly Competitive ...

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Knoxville, TN · On-site

$50.75 - $67.50/hr

Experience managing Linux/UNIX operating systems in a heterogeneous environment. * Solid ... to SRE/systems engineering. * An understanding of code review and familiarity with tools like ...

Support capital projects and equipment upgrades with a focus on reliability and maintainability ... Risk Management: * Identify and coordinate efforts on cost reduction, process improvements, and ...

Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for casting-related reliability issues (e.g ... Risk Management: * Identify and coordinate efforts on cost reduction, process improvements, and ...

As the senior operations leader for the facility, the Plant Manager is accountable for manufacturing execution, workforce performance, operational discipline, equipment reliability, continuous ...

As the senior operations leader for the facility, the Plant Manager is accountable for manufacturing execution, workforce performance, operational discipline, equipment reliability, continuous ...

... focus on scalability, reliability, and maintainability. You will assist with Kubernetes ... IaC/Config Management: Puppet, Helm, Ansible * Kubernetes & Ecosystem: On-prem K8s, Custom ...

Plant Manager

Oak Ridge, TN · On-site

$100 - $150/hr

As the senior operations leader for the facility, the Plant Manager is accountable for manufacturing execution, workforce performance, operational discipline, equipment reliability, continuous ...

Capital Projects Manager

Alcoa, TN · On-site

$100K - $105K/yr

... reliability, customer experience, and long-term performance of our locations. Projects vary ... Manage multiple projects simultaneously from concept through completion. * Develop scopes of work ...

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How much do reliability manager jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 23, 2026, the average yearly pay for reliability manager in Oak Ridge, TN is $112,324.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $90,300.00 and $133,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a reliability manager do?

A Reliability Manager is responsible for ensuring that equipment, processes, and systems operate efficiently and consistently to minimize downtime and maximize performance. They develop and implement reliability strategies, conduct root cause analyses, and oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Their role involves working closely with maintenance teams, engineers, and production staff to improve asset reliability and extend equipment lifespan. Additionally, they analyze failure data, recommend improvements, and help optimize operational costs through reliability-centered maintenance practices.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a reliability manager?

A Reliability Manager needs strong analytical skills, a solid background in engineering or maintenance, and experience with reliability-centered maintenance methodologies. Familiarity with tools like Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and certifications such as Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) are often required. Leadership, problem-solving, and the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly are crucial soft skills for this role. These skills help ensure equipment uptime, optimize maintenance processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the organization.

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Reliability Engineer

Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.

Oak Ridge, TN • On-site

$98K - $123K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 20 days ago


Job description

Pinnacle Specialty Group is a woman-owned and operated small business specializing in providing project and contract management for Professional, Technical, Engineering, IT and Support Services. We offer full benefits to include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401K - Company Matched.

Reliability Engineer (RE) provides a strategic support interface between Production, Engineering, Projects, and the Maintenance Organizations by providing recommendations and technical expertise to enhance equipment design, reliability, and maintainability. The RE has a critical role in optimizing asset management processes through utilization of proactive maintenance strategies to minimize downtime, failure rates and maximize equipment reliability. The RE is responsible for but not limited to:

Defines and provides implementation support for recommendations that ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls and safety/security systems

Provides reliability based technical support to Production, Operations, Infrastructure Management and Craft personnel

Gathers, reviews, and analyzes data concerning facility or equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and inspect ability (RAMI) specifications

Review technical documents that depict or define reliability, accessibility, maintainability or inspect ability features of systems, equipment and facilities including, technical basis documentation, manuals and data-sheets

Lead role in integration of project and plant RAMI deliverables

Development of proactive maintenance strategies for structures, systems and components

Equipment Failure Mode Identification and Root Cause Failure Analysis

Trend Analysis of structures, systems, and components

Defines, develops, implements, revises, and monitors Asset Management Plan(s) for structures, systems and components

Effective deployment of condition based, predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems before failure occurrence

Completion and presentation of both RAMI and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses to internal and external engineering partners. Analysis to include labor distributions, critical spares identification, proactive asset management plans, failure rates MTBF, MTTR and life-cycle cost analysis.

Education Experience Requirements

Minimum Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physical science discipline from an ABET accredited program.

The applicant must meet the requirements of the DOE O 426.2 which states a Baccalaureate in Engineering/Related Science, 2 years of job related experience and 1 year of nuclear experience or a DOE approved alternative is needed for this position. DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2).

Preferred Job Requirements:

BS in engineering/physical science discipline with 5+ years of Reliability Engineering experience or Master's degree in engineering/physical science discipline with 2+ years of Reliability Engineering experience

Ability to work independently as well as work within a team environment and promote collaboration

Strong interpersonal skills

Interact with organizations across the Site

Present information on clearly and effectively through the oral and written communication

Ability to resolve complex issues, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to multi -task in a fast-paced work environment


Work Environment / Physical Demands:
Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Light to moderate lifting may be required for packages and other items, ability to walk short distances, may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.

Due to government and/or federal regulations for this position, proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Pinnacle Specialty Group's internal recruiting team requests that staffing / recruiting firms or agencies please not respond to our solicitations.