Reliability Specialist
The Reliability Specialist provides technical expertise and support to the maintenance department for production equipment and systems. Job duties include:
- Identifying failures/impacts to prioritize reliability activities addressing financials and efficiencies.
- Providing engineering know-how to successfully support plant equipment reliability and the scoping/execution of maintenance projects.
- Analyzing equipment failure data to identify root causes/patterns/trends and implementing solutions to prevent recurrence.
- Providing support and equipment consultations on Capital Project installations.
- Documenting design improvements via CAD, updating of Operational & Maintenance Procedures and recommending tools.
- Collaborating with Operations, Maintenance and other Plant personnel to identify problems and implement solutions.
- Performing and documenting Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
- Leading and training Maintenance Team members in RCFA methodology.
- Designing & implementing Maintenance procedures to address equipment deficiencies and improve equipment performance/reliability.
- Working closely with both operations and maintenance in the development of long-term equipment maintenance strategies and operator basic care (OBC) as well as support troubleshooting efforts through formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Engineering Degree is Required
- Minimum 4 Years Plant Reliability Experience
- Knowledge of RCM, Asset Criticality Assessment, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Experience In Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) / Operator Assisted Maintenance (OAM) at manufacturing plants.
- Must be able to climb stairs and ladders gaining access to equipment platforms.
- Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance technologies: including vibration, thermography, ultrasonic, and NDT technologies
- Must be self-motivated to drive change
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds
- Maintain and track maintenance KPI's related to Reliability
- Audits Maintenance procedures and plant repair behavior
- Strong analytical & problem solving tools
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience working with a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
- Professional experience in a continuous process manufacturing environment
- Experience with P&ID, Equipment Layout Drawings, design optimization & troubleshooting
- Knowledge of Continuous Improvement tools
- Excellent problem-solving capabilities and the ability to work independently on assigned tasks