Reliability Engineer

Purpose and role of job :

The primary role of the position is to improve reliability of plant equipment and systems through preventive and reliability maintenance strategies.

Principal Accountabilities / Responsibilities :

• Co-develop, implement, and drive adherence to site reliability program.
• Co-develop, implement, and refine machine component tracking and life cycle systems.
• Manage interface between reliability program and site CMMS.
• Manage entirety of plant vibration data collection and analysis and provide operational recommendations to the maintenance and production activity.
• Co-develop and implement a standardized monitoring program to include ultrasound, infrared, non-destructive inspections, and other predictive maintenance techniques throughout the facility as needed.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis and co-develop procedures and recommendations for permanent elimination of problems with the process, project, and maintenance activity.
• Observe and comply with all company mandated safety rules and PPE requirements. Notifies appropriate personnel of real or potential safety hazards or violations and takes immediate corrective action when necessary.
• Work with maintenance management to develop annual goals for continually improving maintenance reliability.
• Co-develop tools and techniques to analyze and improve preventive maintenance procedures.
• Co-develop improvements to the safety design of the equipment including but not limited to Lock out / Tag out.
• Participate in meetings including weekly planning and scheduling meetings and provide relevant reliability consultation to aid in setting shutdown schedules.
• Co-develop and implement standards-based repair procedures, documenting repairs, developing and implementing vendor standards.
• Collaborate with maintenance management and necessary vendors, OEM's and training activities to improve the skills / practices of maintenance personnel and inspection routines.
• Collaborate with process and maintenance management to evaluate equipment performance and drive machine design improvements.
• Support and develop ongoing standards for CMMS.
• Share in Department On-Call Responsibilities.
• Attend all applicable training seminars provided by the Company.
• Additional duties as required.

Education and experience requirements :

Skills / competencies requirements :

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.