The primary responsibility of the Reliability Engineer involves increasing the reliability of all manufacturing equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems across the site. This is accomplished by providing engineering and leadership support, in collaboration with the production leadership teams, operations personnel, and site engineering/maintenance to develop plans to eliminate or reduce losses through root cause analysis, assessment of equipment life cycle and breakdowns and FMEA assessments. The Reliability Engineer manages numerous equipment improvement initiatives and projects to achieve desired results.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support operations by troubleshooting problems, recommending and implementing repair techniques and equipment improvements using failure and root cause analyses.
- Drive the development, implementation, and improvement of the Asset Reliability Program (ARP). Ensure that the program is adopted and sustained at all levels.
- Participate in the development of design and installation of new and modified installations to ensure their reliability and maintainability.
- Serve as contact for complex troubleshooting efforts on all manufacturing equipment.
- Inspect operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
- Plan, develop, and implement new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, d effect greater use of labor and materials.
- Drive predictive and preventive maintenance activities and ensure frequencies are proper for all equipment based on equipment criticality and failure history.
- Provide technical training and education to all levels of the organization when applicable.
- Assist with the implementation and sustainability of critical spare parts and purchasing management programs.
- Develop preventive and predictive equipment maintenance procedures and documentation for both existing and new equipment installations.
- Focus on long term reliability issues and use reliability principles to decide and make proper improvements.
- Lead high-impact, complex, cross-functional improvement initiatives related to equipment reliability.
- Develop, monitor, and communicate critical departmental targets to improve (TTIs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Actively and routinely investigate equipment failures with detailed practical problem-solving techniques to decide root cause and execute countermeasures. Use techniques, such as, pareto analysis, fault tree analysis, cause-effect mapping, failure modes and effects analysis in root cause analysis and corrective action plan development. Oversee corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), deviations, investigation reports (IRs), and audit action follow-ups across all technical teams.
- Support internal and external audits to support compliance.
- Required Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
- 4 years' professional experience in engineering in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in maintenance reliability programs.
- Experience implementing and supporting equipment reliability programs, such as preventive and predictive maintenance programs, life cycle planning for assets, etc.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs):
- Knowledge of EPA and OSHA rules and regulations.
- Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge and aptitude.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced team-oriented, ever-changing manufacturing environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, SharePoint, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to apply critical thinking in problem solving. Must be able to demonstrate practical problem solving and trouble shooting skills. Ability to demonstrate practical problem solving and trouble shooting skills. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills. Must have the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with internal staff and management. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering (BSME or BSEE) with specialization in machine design or control systems.
- Knowledge of CFR Part 211 cGMP regulations as applicable to engineering.
- Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), servo, robotic systems, and/or closed-loop controls.
