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Reliability Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

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Location
Ishpeming, MI
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Job overview

Cleveland-Cliffs seeks a Reliability Engineer at its Tilden site in Ishpeming to improve proactive maintenance through predictive, preventative, and condition-based programs. The role oversees maintenance programs, develops inspection routes and intervals, analyzes equipment downtime and failures, and identifies opportunities to improve reliability and reduce costs. It also supports maintenance planning, component tracking, team training, and project work.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Predictive MaintenancePreventative MaintenanceCondition-Based MaintenanceInspection Route DevelopmentWork Order PlanningPareto Downtime AnalysisLife Cycle Cost ReportingFailure AnalysisCause MappingComponent TrackingReliability TrainingMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OutlookMining and Mineral Processing

Qualifications

BS in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent2+ Years Mechanical Engineering Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Location: Ishpeming, MI

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opportunity for a Reliability Engineerat our Tilden site. This position supports the operation by improving proactive maintenance through emphasis on predictive, preventative, and condition-based maintenance.

Summary of Responsibilities:

  • Oversee portions of the predictive and preventative maintenance programs.

  • Develop or improve inspection and maintenance routes and intervals.

  • Initiate work orders, as needed, to plan and schedule repairs.

  • Monitor equipment delay systems to populate detailed Pareto downtime analysis, allowing for accurate analysis of unscheduled equipment downtime and component failure.

  • Develop total life cycle cost reports and other ad hoc reports to identify improvement opportunities.

  • Perform failure analysis and cause mapping analysis of failure work orders to make adjustments to operating practices, maintenance procedures, materials replacement, or PM frequencies.

  • Ensure that all pieces of equipment have a preventative maintenance (PM) checklist and that the work packages are current.

  • Monitor compliance to PM schedules and work with maintenance planners to review and adjust PM checklists, optimize intervals and content to improve the preventative maintenance processes to eliminate unscheduled equipment downtime.

  • Review operations inspection checklists on lubrication levels, temperatures, pressure readings, flow rates, and general visual observations for content, interval, and completion to ensure inspections are proper. Take action, as needed.

  • Implement and manage a component tracking program to identify and recommend new materials or parts to extend life and reduce cost per ton.

  • Perform reliability-based training for the operations and maintenance team.

  • Manage project work as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent.

  • Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous experience in a mining/mineral processing operation.

  • 2 – 10 years of experience in mechanical engineering.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including top pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more!

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 1-(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,274 open Reliability Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
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  • US median$126–187K/yr873 salary ranges
  • US median$33–42/hr73 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 22 open Reliability Engineer jobs in Michigan and 1,274 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Reliability Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 961 postings).
Education
599 of the 1,274 open Reliability Engineer jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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