Your Path Starts Here: SMRP Career Stories

Curious about a career in maintenance and reliability?

This is where you begin. SMRP is your home for insights, inspiration, and a community of professionals who keep the world running.

Whether you’re a student, just starting your career, or exploring your next move, we’ve put together the essential building blocks to help you understand the field and where you fit in.

What is Maintenance and Reliability?

Maintenance and reliability professionals are behind the scenes of almost everything you use each day: power, water, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare. They make sure systems work the way they should, when they should.

From technicians to engineers, planners to analysts, this field offers strong career paths, room to grow, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Hear From the Experts

Get to know real SMRP members through short video stories. Each one shares how they got started, what the work is like, and why SMRP helped shape their path. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of:

What maintenance and reliability really means
How professionals use data and systems to solve big challenges
Why certification and continued learning matter

How the SMRP community supports every stage of your career

What SMRP Does and Why It Matters

SMRP is the leading nonprofit professional society for individuals and companies working in maintenance, reliability, and physical asset management. Our members span industries, from energy and manufacturing to healthcare, transportation, and beyond, and they all have one thing in common: keeping essential systems running efficiently, safely, and reliably.

We set the standard for excellence in the field through:

Global Certifications: Including the Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), the gold standard recognized across industries.
Industry-Leading Resources: From frameworks and best practices to benchmarking tools and training.
Advocacy and Advancement: We help define what success looks like for this profession and work to elevate its role in the modern world.
Community and Connection: We’re a hub for collaboration, mentorship, and leadership at every career stage.

Whether you're working on your first plant floor or leading strategy across facilities, SMRP helps you do your job better and build a career you’re proud of.

How to Get Involved

Take the first step by exploring what SMRP can offer you.

Join SMRP as a student or early-career member
Volunteer to be featured in an upcoming video

For Educators and Workforce Programs

Looking to share these resources with students or trainees? We’ve created a downloadable media kit just for you. It includes access to the full video series, a printable PDF, and messaging you can share with your network.

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