Reliability Engineer

About the role

JBT Marel is a global leader in food processing solutions. Together with our customers, we transform the way food is processed - making it safer, more sustainable, and more efficient. Our people are driven by Unity, Innovation, and Excellence , working together across borders and disciplines to deliver lasting impact. Interested? If you're motivated by building smart maintenance strategies, improving equipment uptime, and creating real value for customers and service teams, we'd love to hear from you. 📧 Apply by clicking the apply button and share your CV with us 🌐 Learn more about us at: JBTMarel.com 🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jbtmarel/ Join us - and help shape the future of maintenance excellence at JBT Marel. #LI-JV1

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the Master Maintenance Documentation and Maintenance Plans for JBT Marel equipment
• Define maintenance criteria for parts using supplier data, FMEA input, customer feedback and feedback from field service engineers
• Create and maintain structured maintenance kits aligned with machine configurations and customer needs
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to review maintenance strategies, gather feedback, and improve effectiveness and efficiency
• Prepare training materials and deliver training sessions on maintenance strategy, machine efficiency and preventive maintenance scopes
• Prepare input for quotes or service contracts, on scope (like parts and kits to be replaced and hours) related to preventive maintenance.
• About you
• You're technically curious, structured, and comfortable working with incomplete data to build practical solutions. You enjoy connecting with other departments to engineer in detail the customer need.
• You'll bring:
• Strong affinity with engineering and technical disciplines, with the ability to think both conceptually and practically
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with data analytics and large datasets
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to identify gaps or inconsistencies
• Strong command of English & Dutch (spoken and written) and confidence working with engineers, service teams, and customers
• A customer-oriented mindset, understanding how maintenance impacts uptime, cost, and operations
• Comfort working independently and making informed, educated assumptions when required
• Willingness to occasionally participate in field activities to validate and refine maintenance strategies
• Experience & education
• Engineering or technical education (mechanical, electrical, mechatronic, or similar)
• Experience in maintenance engineering, service engineering, reliability engineering, or a similar technical role
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance concepts, spare parts structures, and service documentation
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in a technical or industrial environment
• Exposure to data-driven maintenance, reliability analysis, or FMEA is an advantage

Benefits

Additional Information

Are you ready to shape maintenance excellence on a global scale? JBT Marel is looking for a Reliability Engineer to join our organization in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium . This is a key role focused on developing and maintaining the foundations of our maintenance strategy - ensuring our customers' equipment operates reliably, safely, and efficiently throughout its lifecycle. This more specifically for productlines engineered and built in St-Niklaas. Working closely with engineering, customer service, logistics, and our customers, you'll turn technical insight and data into clear maintenance plans and parts kits.

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