What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reliability Engineer position at Darling Ingredients Inc.?
Job Summary
The Reliability Engineer is directly responsible for developing predictive and preventative maintenance strategies on the "enterprise" level. Along with other Engineering teams, the Reliability Engineer will pioneer processes to ensure World Class Maintenance at all US plants. The Reliability Engineer will be the authority on maintenance processes, including but not limited to Computerized Maintenance Management System, Predictive Maintenance, and Lean methodology.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
- Champion the deployment and administration of the CMMS - Maintenance Connection
- Define and establish key performance indicators for maintenance effectiveness, drive to
the plant level and develop reporting strategy. - Develop predictive maintenance initiatives of Oil Analysis, Vibration Analysis, and
Infrared Surveys. Develop relationships with service providers and implement across all
plants. - Review Predictive Maintenance analysis and develop internal diagnostics and reporting.
- Develop maintenance training for plant critical asset knowledge, maintenance
fundamentals, and Maintenance Connection. Research skill levels versus compensation. - Integrate Maintenance Connection with established departmental processes developed
by QA, Environmental, Safety, Accounting, and IT. - Provide leadership and support of Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as Six Sigma,
Kaizen, and 5S. - Offer support for Root Cause Analysis of major equipment malfunctions and downtime. .
- Review reports, analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improving operations
and solving maintenance-related problems. - Tracks, analyzes, and improves key maintenance metrics such as asset utilization,
maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelors Degree in engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years in a maintenance environment with emphasis on reliability
- Minimum of 2 years experience with CMMS, such as Mainteannce Connection, MP2, Maximo, or eMaint.
Preferred Qualification
- Strong organizational and communication skills and problem solving.
- Ability to multitask, set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrates time management skills.
- Able to speak, read, and write English.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs.
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to fax, copy and scan documents.
Physical Demands
- Occasionally lift up to 25 lbs.
- Frequently required to sit for extended periods.
- Occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
- Regularly required reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment
Job functions will be carried out in an office or in a production environment.
Travel requirement is 50% - 75%, nationwide.
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