Job Summary

The Maintenance Reliability Engineer has a focus for Reliability Centered Maintenance and is responsible for leading machine reliability improvements for assigned areas within the plant to meet increase machine uptime and longevity. The Maintenance Reliability Engineer will serve as a key technical resource between plant maintenance, engineering, and operations.

 

Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and implement risk management strategies to include, but not limited to, vibration analysis, lubrication, circuit evaluation, pressure differentials, corrosion monitoring, thermography, etc. Use industry 4.0 technology/AI to monitor and predict potential failure. Analyze work order (WO), breakdown, and Wonderware data to pareto areas of focus for root cause analysis (RCA) improvement strategies. Work closely with maintenance and production to improve standard work that impacts our equipment and quality. Work with the Maintenance Planner to create standard work procedures to ensure preventative maintenance (PM) and WOs are executed accurately. Standardize PM instructions to maximize the impact of the PM and efficiency of the technician. PM Optimization and auditing of maintenance processes. Identify improvement opportunities with new tools/techniques to improve maintenance and operations results. Identify obsolete equipment/components within the plant and work to find modern equivalent replacements. Work with the Maintenance Scheduler prioritizing WOs in the backlog. Support project engineering with project prioritization for the plant and use data to build project justification. Support COS improvement initiatives. Support Safety Initiatives - Manage the LOTO program for maintenance technicians, writing new procedures when needed and performing audits to ensure compliance. Ensure Company and Departmental policies are being followed by the maintenance team. Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.