Life Cycle Engineering, Inc

Reliability Engineer

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc • $80K — $95K *
Russellville, KY 42276In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
  • 5 years of relevant experience in reliability engineering or maintenance.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with active listening capability.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with a CMMS like TabWare or Octave Attune EAM.
  • Experience with predictive and preventative maintenance technologies, including vibration analysis and thermography.
  • Ability to conduct troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Familiarity with maintenance processes such as Risk Based assessment and Total Productive Maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing and implementing a comprehensive Reliability Centered Maintenance strategy.
  • Provide leadership for plant-wide Business Continuity efforts.
  • Track and mitigate risks associated with critical spare parts and assets.
  • Identify and implement best practices for reliability improvements across the site.
  • Use reliability tools to optimize costs and improve asset effectiveness.
  • Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to identify reliability issues.
  • Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFAs) and implement corrective actions.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Engagement in cross-functional collaboration on capital projects.
  • Involvement in innovative reliability engineering practices.
  • Exposure to a diverse array of reliability tools and technologies.
  • Access to a dynamic work environment with a focus on safety and efficiency.
Full Job Description
Reliability Engineer

Position Summary:

As the Reliability Engineer you will be responsible for driving continuous improvements to equipment reliability by providing and coordinating technical support and implementing the reliability improvement processes for the facility. The primary role of the Reliability Engineer is to identify and manage asset reliability risks that could adversely affect plant or business operations. This candidate will have the goal of reducing the downtime and equipment failure risk levels to the business and will directly report to the production unit - Engineering & Reliability Leader in the Cold Rolling - Business Unit. The Reliability Engineer will provide expertise and leadership for key equipment assets ensuring reliability is maintained at the highest levels; and will drive for increased reliability of work processes, procedures and operating practices.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
  • Assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive Reliability Centered Maintenance strategy for the plant, based upon business needs.
  • Provide support and leadership around Plant wide Business Continuity efforts to allow for the continued delivery of products and services at acceptable predefined levels following a disruptive event.
  • Provide support and follow up with Business Unit resources to effectively track critical spares items (with zero on hand quantity) that make the plant wide Level 1 - Priority Spares list, and assist with developing mitigation plans to reduce exposures and risks around current assets in service.
  • Identify and assist in the implementation of best practices related to reliability improvements across the site that continuously strive to achieve World Class levels.
  • Guide efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities and plant assets.
  • Apply appropriate reliability tools to drive improvements, optimize costs, and improve asset effectiveness (i.e., Pareto Analysis, FMEA, Criticality Analysis, RCM, Reliability Roadmap, etc.).
  • Monitor and compile Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Reliability metrics for proactive identification and resolution of reliability issues.
  • Tracks production losses and abnormally high maintenance cost assets to find ways to reduce those losses or high costs through root cause analysis, data trending, and facilitates implementation.
  • Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFAs) and corrective actions for complex and/or repetitive problems that lead to unplanned downtime events. Participate in reliability related incident investigations; prioritize action items, establish single point accountability (SPA) and follow-up on their implementation as part of maintaining the Plant wide RCA list.
  • Identify, develop and help implement engineered improvements and solutions for chronic or repetitive issues.
  • Improve overall plant reliability through PM effectiveness tracking, corrective work orders and PM process improvements through PM optimization efforts.
  • Development of critical equipment list and critical spare parts inventory that fits into the LRPP (Logan Risk Prioritization Process) model as new assets and equipment are commissioned into the facility.
  • Provides input to a risk management plan that will anticipate reliability-related and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operations.
  • Support capital projects by supplying historical data, cost analysis, or other information related to reliability during scope development.
  • Works with an Engineering / Cross-Functional Team to ensure the reliability and maintainability of owned assets.
  • Participates in the development of design and installation specifications along with commissioning plans for new assets to ensure that reliability considerations are being included.
  • Participate in the final check-out of new installations to assure adherence to functional specifications.

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline (preferably Mechanical or Electrical Engineering), with a preferred 5 years of relevant experience
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization in both written and oral form. Practices active listening. Communicates openly and shares information with others, as appropriate.
  • Possess strong and advanced computer skills utilizing Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.) with demonstrated experience and good working knowledge with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), preferably using TabWare or Octave Attune EAM. Experience using Microsoft Outlook software for email, calendar and work execution is also preferred. Drafting and CAD / 3D Modeling experience a plus.
  • Having any of the following certifications is considered a plus: CMRP (Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional), CRL (Certified Reliability Leader), CRE (Certified Reliability Engineer), Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing (i.e. White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Brown Belt, Black Belt, etc.)
  • Experience and demonstrated knowledge with predictive / preventative maintenance (PdM) technologies with the capability to effectively interpret results from data obtained using Vibration Analysis, Balancing, Infrared / Thermography, Ultrasound, Condition Monitoring, Oil Analysis, Lubrication Best Practices, Nondestructive Testing (NDT), Precision Alignment / Precision Maintenance, Motor Circuit Analysis, Failure Analysis and Motion Amplification Camera technology.
  • Troubleshooting, root cause analysis, inspection and final acceptance testing experience desired.
  • Ability to understand and clearly explain complicated concepts and processes.
  • Proven ability to be an effective teacher and comfortable leading group discussion and presenting material in front of peers, teams and co-workers in a group or classroom setting.
  • Demonstrate proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize, while being detail oriented and able to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to effectively read and interpret drawings and blueprints.
  • An understanding of best practices for maintenance processes; including, but not limited to Risk Based assessment, Total Productive Maintenance, Design for Reliability, Design for Operability, Design for Maintainability and Reliability Based Inspections is also an important asset for this position.
Physical Demands and Expectations:
  • Regular physical activity to include walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting (up to 30 pounds), and standing; occasional prolonged sitting
  • Ability to speak, read, hear, and write with or without assistance
  • Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax, and other office equipment

This position description represents a summary of the major components and requirements of the outlined job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned or required as business needs dictate. Questions regarding this description should immediately be addressed to the department manager or to Human Resources.

About Life Cycle Engineering, Inc

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. (LCE) is a privately held engineering, consulting, and technical services firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1976, LCE provides engineering, programmatic, and technical support services to the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, United States Army, United States Air Force, and other federal agencies, as well as commercial clients. LCE specializes in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, information technology, program management, and business process engineering. The company has additional offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, California, Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport, Florida.
Learn more about Life Cycle Engineering, Inc
Size
1,200 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$5 million
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$100 million
* Ladders Estimates

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