Senior Maintenance Reliability Engineer

• Lead the implementation, continuous improvement, and sustainability of reliability systems and processes within the manufacturing site
• Develop, manage and coordinate the reliability programs and activities of the location key assets, utilities and support equipment
• Identify and manage asset reliability risks that could adversely affect plant or business operations
• Select engineering techniques to solve problems and makes recommendations including the coordination of projects for process improvements
• Implement reliability concepts including development of Root Cause Analysis, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance technologies and Preventive Maintenance development/optimization
• Drive increased production and uptime using reliability tools and processes, including Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Provide technical and engineering support and troubleshooting advice to maintenance and various operational areas
• Be Subject Matter Expert in the design and operation of rotating equipment, development of equipment strategies, and management of mechanical integrity
• Develop and implement plans for continuous improvement of production equipment, processes, and process controls
• Work closely with both operations and maintenance in the development of long-term equipment maintenance strategies and operator basic care (OBC)
• Support troubleshooting efforts through formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Provide technical expertise to the site with field application of precision maintenance techniques
• Provide training, field coaching and mentoring of maintenance supervisors and craftsmen
• Deliver a strategic reliability-centered maintenance approach to optimizing asset life and productivity through documented asset strategies
• Develop and implement best practices for assets to improve the mean time between failures (MTBF)
• Utilize Root Cause Analysis processes to review significant failures, identify corrective action to prevent reoccurrence and refine asset strategy to sustain improvement
• Mine data to identify reliability improvement opportunities and develop corrective actions focused on delivering Net Hours improvement and cost reduction
• Develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations

• Bachelor’s Degree in Reliability, Mechanical or Electrical in Engineering
• Five (5) or more years of reliability experience within an industrial manufacturing environment
• Exposure to operations, process control, project engineering, plant maintenance, construction and new installations
• Experience developing asset strategies (time-based inspection/replace, and condition-based tasks)
• Experience with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Strong technical expertise in applying Precision Maintenance techniques in industrial manufacturing processes
• Strong knowledge of Precision Maintenance procedures
• Knowledge of equipment design and failure modes
• Experience with interpreting forensic evidence to identify failure modes
• Strong communication (written, oral and interpersonal) skills
• Ability to lead and be part of cross functional teams
• Experience with computer maintenance management systems (CMMS) preferably IBM Maximo
• Advanced skills in basic personal computer software (Microsoft applications)
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

• Advanced degree in this or related field is highly desirable
• Experience working in food industry
• Supervisory experience
• Experience with/Certifications in Predictive maintenance technologies (Vib, IR, UL, MCA/MCSA, Oil Analysis, NDT)
• CMRP or CRL
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma ideal

Relocation is available for eligible candidates