Reliablity Engineer

We are a company where people matter. 

We are family driven. 

We are financially strong.

And we are looking for problem-solvers to join our growing team.  

• Champion safety principles, job planning, and process safety initiatives.
• Ensure assets operate within design parameters and meet regulatory standards.
• Maintain robust safety practices and assist with hazard assessments to prevent future

• Develop and implement a reliability strategy for critical equipment or systems by utilizing maintenance best practices and KPI’s to improve equipment reliability to enhance operational safety and performance.
• Develop design, installation, test, and inspection criteria for equipment and suppliers.
• Inspect new installations to ensure they meet specifications and makes recommendations to modify current installations when needed.
• Define, develop, and maintain an asset maintenance plan and Mechanical Integrity.
• Support site Mechanical Integrity element owners and other PSM/RMP/Calarp programs.
• Develop Continuous Improvement opportunities to remove waste and control cost around plant maintenance.
• Become knowledgeable on the functionality of the CMMS (Maximo) and historian software (ex. Delta-V PI) to better utilize these systems to improve overall maintenance.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a process to communicate the plant maintenance/reliability KPI’s based on the maintenance program to ensure quality information is available to evaluate equipment life, performance, and issues.
• Investigate equipment failures and ‘bad actors’ to determine root cause and implement the necessary corrective actions to eliminate failures.
• Develop preventative maintenance schedules to ensure the correct level of activity to successfully maintain equipment. Monitor effectiveness and update as needed.

• Collaboration with facilities maintenance and operations teams to drive safety, quality, reliability, and performance.
• Provide technical and operational support for site regarding plant equipment and operation.
• Assist in training and development of Maintenance personnel around technical and procedural practices.
• Identify and attend regular training to improve department knowledge and capabilities including membership in relevant organizations.

• This position reports to the Maintenance and Reliability Manager

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering required. 
• One to three years of chemical/food processing or manufacturing experience with supervisory or management experience.
• Plans, organizes, guides projects and consult with others at the facilities.
• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, design, function, and process. Maximo preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbal and written, with employees and management.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Power Point, Word, and Excel required. (Business Intelligence not required, but preferred)
• Must have communication and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to read, write, and speak English.

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