Reliability Engineer

Title: Reliability Engineer
Location: Carrollton, GA
Salary Range: $87,300 - $105,000
Benefits: Full relocation package and signing bonus

Job Description:

The Reliability Engineer is tasked with leading the adoption of reliability best practices to enhance equipment reliability. This includes assessing and integrating new methodologies and technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with plant teams to pinpoint and implement reliability enhancements through operational and maintenance procedure modifications, as well as equipment improvements.
• Conduct equipment history analyses to uncover reliability enhancement opportunities.
• Apply root cause analysis techniques to address significant issues affecting machine downtime and maintenance costs.
• Influence the selection and deployment of new equipment, ensuring reliability and maintainability are key considerations.
• Enhance the Autonomous Maintenance process by developing operator inspections and tasks to maintain equipment condition and performance.
• Advocate for maintenance strategies that prioritize planned and preventive maintenance over reactive approaches, and promote condition-based maintenance as superior to time-based methods.
• Lead audits to assess and track reliability progress and performance.
• Implement reliability centered maintenance (RCM) principles to refine equipment maintenance strategies.
• Act as a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) expert, aiding in user training to maintain data integrity.

Additional Duties:

• Champion the facility's Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process, identifying corrective actions to prevent failures.
• Share insights and solutions with reliability engineers across different locations.
• Monitor equipment Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) to identify reliability improvement areas.
• Utilize preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) findings for PM optimization.
• Participate in the design and installation of new or modified equipment.
• Conduct spare part reviews to ensure optimal stocking levels based on wear and failure rates.
• Identify and strategize against obsolescence risks.
• Introduce and prescribe preventive and predictive maintenance activities through CMMS.
• Provide precision maintenance training, develop a world-class lubrication program, and support operational team training.
• Drive proactivity in maintenance planning and scheduling, ensuring effective CMMS use and system integrity.

Qualifications:

• Experience in reliability engineering within a manufacturing or similar environment.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in root cause analysis methodologies.
• Familiarity with CMMS, preferably SAP PM, and a background in implementing RCM principles.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to train and influence others.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of plant operations, contributing to the overall success and sustainability of the operations.

Required Qualifications:

1. Engineering Foundation: Possession of an engineering degree with a focus on reliability engineering.
2. Reliability Engineering Experience: A minimum of four years in reliability engineering, including proficiency in root cause analysis, with an expectation to articulate problem-solving approaches.
3. Predictive Maintenance Expertise: At least four years working with predictive maintenance technologies, with an ability to explain methodologies and applications.
4. Maintenance Planning and Scheduling: Four years of experience in organizing and managing maintenance activities, ensuring efficient workflow and resource allocation.
5. Defect Analysis: A solid four-year background in identifying and resolving issues detected during preventive and predictive maintenance checks.

Desirable Attributes:

• Effective communication skills.
• Strong collaborative spirit, contributing positively to team dynamics.