Staff Engineering Analyst - Regional Maintenance & Reliability

Opportunity

The Staff Engineering Analyst – Regional Maintenance & Reliability provides maintenance and reliability support across manufacturing plants in North America. Acting as a subject matter expert (SME) for maintenance and reliability, this role leads initiatives to improve equipment reliability, availability, and maintainability. Responsibilities include developing and implementing maintenance strategies, analyzing equipment failures, and driving continuous improvement through data‑driven insights and proactive problem‑solving.

Onsite – Kohler, WI

• Provide tactical maintenance and reliability support for manufacturing plants in North America.
  • Mentor and coach teams on maintenance and reliability best practices.
  • Ensure compliance with data governance standards for master data in the CMMS.
  • Collaborate with KOS Asset Reliability to implement the maintenance and reliability playbook.
  • Provide technical support on maintenance strategy implementation (lubrication, PM, PdM, CBM).
  • Conduct regular reliability reviews including criticality, PM optimization, bad actor analysis, and equipment BOMs.
  • Drive improvements through data analytics to improve OEE, MTBF, MTTR and MCPEU.
  • Lead root cause failure analysis (RCA) as required for frequent, or safety related incidents.
  • Collaborate with Operations and CI on improvement projects.
  • Equipment life cycle management from design to decommission.
  • Provides reliability and maintenance input on capital projects on design for reliability and maintainability of the equipment.
  • Develop maintenance strategies for key assets or processes using FMEA’s, OEM recommendations, and industry best practices.
  • Manage and support the implementation of new technologies to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Subject matter expert (SME) for maintenance and reliability and core team member for ownership of the reliability program at Kohler Co., which includes the following:
  • Reliability standards and templates
  • Lubrication
  • Equipment BOMs
  • Precision maintenance
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Condition based monitoring
• Drive strategic technology improvements in maintenance (mobile CMMS, job plan app, lubrication app, PM app, PdM/CBM, AI for maintenance).
• Partner with engineering, operations and maintenance to identify and implement strategic maintenance initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with all safety and environmental policies and regulations.
• All other duties as assigned by supervision.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry‑related experience in maintenance or engineering.
• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) or willingness to obtain.
• 8+ years of maintenance experience with a proven track record of driving improvements and results.
• Ability to travel approximately 25%.
• Strong relationship‑building skills and strategic business acumen.
• Experience with RCA, FMEA, and CMMS (SAP preferred).

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means you’ll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $85,400 - $130,300. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location.

In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.

We empower each associate to #Become More At Kohler  with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact  Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.