Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Optimizing equipment reliability through diagnosis and enhancements, which will lead to a reduction of maintenance costs.
• Improving plant equipment by implementing a program of advanced maintenance methodology including predictive and preventive maintenance techniques.
• Failure analysis to recommend operational, maintenance, and process changes so as to maximize equipment reliability, availability and life expectancy.
• Conduct analyses and investigations to determine relative reliability with regard to such factors as cost, structure, weight, maintainability, facility of production, availability of materials and
  equipment.
• Determines the ability of the product to comply with customer and contractual requirements.
• Develop the analysis methods for establishing reliability of company products and their components.
• Prepares sketches, charts, drawings or reports for further developments; and other duties as assigned by management.
• Develop and optimize proactive preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Provide leadership to the organization in the implementation of maintenance system, tools and organization.
• Develop and maintain a set of maintenance standards to be used as a guide by the plant; advise plants of possible maintenance problems, which should be addressed, on a regular basis.
• Provide leadership to the organization in the research of the fundamentals behind reliability.
• Interface with vendors and consultants on proposals for maintenance systems.
• Be the champion of total quality/total reliability.

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• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience in a plant or design engineering role
• Reliability engineering experience including Preventative and Predictive Maintenance, Root Cause
  Failure Analysis, Process Design and Reliability Centered Maintenance 
• Industry background in paper mills, steel plants, refractory, heavy equipment fabrication, stone processing, cement plants, etc., preferred
• NDT engineering tools and solid troubleshooting mindset
• Knowledge of mechanical integrity of systems, a mechanical aptitude & strong analytical abilities
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of plant, technical and management personnel

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