Reliability Engineer

When it comes to work, we know you want more than a job. You want the opportunity to learn and grow, to be recognized for your efforts and accomplishments, to be treated with respect and have a sense of pride and belonging. That’s what a career at Lozier is all about. Our future success relies on the same thing that’s carried us for more than 65 years – a committed team of employees working together to achieve goals and provide our customers with the best product in the industry.

Position Summary

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for evaluating the reliability of assigned site equipment, components, and manufacturing processes by using engineering methodologies and tools. This role will be focused on providing root cause analysis to identify equipment problems, recommend and implement maintenance solutions, and provide education and training, as needed, to keep technical assets running smoothly. This role is essential to managing and improving the reliability of plant critical equipment.

Essential Job Functions

• Champion Lozier’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values by demonstrating the behaviors that contribute to Lozier’s success.
• Complete preventative and predictive maintenance analysis, recommendations, implementations and audits of critical equipment.
• Conduct routine engineering calculations and audit major equipment condition and adherence to process standards.
• Identify and reduce risk utilizing different analysis techniques (i.e. Preliminary Hazards Analysis, Criticality Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, etc.).
• Develop and provide training and education to cross-functional teams, as needed, to support counter measures and mitigate risk or implement new processes and procedures.
• Propose new or revised manufacturing processes and testing specifications that utilize best practices and will increase reliability.
• Develop, improve and standardize equipment monitoring processes, to include data tracking and reporting of reliability metrics on critical equipment and processes.
• Assist in the development of preventative maintenance procedures and audit adherence to the program. This includes, but not limited to, task definition, spare part review, service equipment agreements.
• Participates in the final check out of new installations as necessary. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.
• Apply general engineering knowledge to solve problems and provide direction and recommendations for prevention of catastrophic/major failures of critical equipment and processes.
• Primary focus will be on critical equipment needed to maintain high customer service levels and drive operational costs down.
• Liaise with relevant cross-functional teams on outcomes of tests, analysis, and solution implementation.
• Work closely with leadership in regard to budgets and finances, as it relates to maintenance, and make recommendations to help reduce operational costs.
• Demonstrate regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work, meetings, and completing assignments.
• Ability to work and interact well with others.
  
  

Job Qualifications

Education: Bachelor degree in Engineering or another related field is required. Mechanical Engineering preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 4 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment of which 1-2 years direct experience working with equipment reliability troubleshooting or projects.

Required Skills

• Intermediate PC and Microsoft Office skills.
• Autocad Skills.
• Good written and oral communications.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to develop plans for accomplishing assigned work and set priorities with a proper sense of urgency.
• Ability to make timely decisions.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• CMMS skills
• Learns highly complex information regarding a product or operation.
• Relates different pieces of information and recognizes trends.
• Previous experience with root-cause analysis methodology.
• Previous experience with continuous improvement methodology.
  
  

SPECIAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to travel 1-2 weeks per month.
  
  

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as assigned by their supervisor. Lozier reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way desired and the essential job functions may be modified to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Successful completion of pre-hire drug screen and post offer background screen is required to obtain employment. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.