Reliability Engineer’s main focus will be on improvements in the plant operation. Specifically to review all reliability, productivity, and downtime reports to identify repetitive problems, facilitate cross-functional teams, study options and develop solutions. The engineering out of built-in deficiencies, inadequacies in equipment and proposing upgrades will also be the responsibility of the Reliability Engineer.
- Development and implementation of the vibration analysis predictive maintenance program, developing through research, training, application, and maintenance department team work, a program with sufficient level of expertise to be able to predict equipment failure.
- Must ensure the program is expanded to included alignment and equipment balancing.
- Provide input to the plant capital budget complete with the data required for successful project completion.
- Candidate must have good facilitation skills, take objectives views, a high level of problem solving skills, good organizational skills and able to manage projects from conception to completion.
- Must be able to estimate, budget, and interact with contractors and vendors while keeping projects within cost parameters.
- Position will be required to interact with all operating groups as well as the Maintenance Department.
- Role will be a source of support for both the Operating groups as well as the Maintenance Department.
- This position will be called upon to provide corrective action for repetitive problems as well as areas of abnormally high cost.
- The successful candidate will have the ability to receive cross-functional support to assist with problem solving.
The Reliability Engineer will obtain the funds for almost all of the “improvement” projects from the maintenance or capital budget. These projects will be identified through reliability statistics, equipment performance information as well as long term maintenance costs.
The Reliability Engineer will provide input to the Maintenance Manager for the annual maintenance budget.
Qualifications and Skills Needed:
The Reliability Engineer may be required to act in a supervisory role as required within the plant. Supervisory skills and previous supervisory experience is preferred.
- The incumbent is responsible for being on call on a rotating basis to cover mechanical problems as are the other supervisory staffs.
- BS Degree in either Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years in an Industrial Environment
- Preferable cement process knowledge
- Proficiencies in Predictive and Preventative Maintenance
- Candidate should have a strong maintenance background with an emphasis on improving reliability
- Strong computer skills with a background in CAD would be preferable
- Ability to communicate in an effective manner with all levels of personnel
- Team player who will achieve the goals of the organization through both internal and external personnel
- Requires travel with some extended periods away from home facility to work with other USA facilities
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