Reliability Engineer

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for leading and developing the reliability program.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Works with Maintenance, Production & Engineering to ensure reliability and maintainability of new and modified equipment.
• Guides efforts to ensure reliability, maintainability, and failure elimination of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety systems.
• Defines, designs, develops, monitors, and refines a maintenance plan that incorporates:
  •  Value-added preventive maintenance tasks
  • Effective utilization of predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems.
• Develops solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. The problems include capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance issues.
• Provide technical support to production and maintenance personnel.
• Develop and implement training programs for Maintenance personnel.

COMPLEXITY & DECISION MAKING

Diversified work for which general objectives exist. Responsible for the coordination of projects or services within a department. Decisions involve interpreting complex data or refining work methods and techniques to be used. Expected to overcome all problems associated with area of responsibility. For problems of a wide scope, advice is sought from superiors.

POSITION'S IMPACT ON ORGANIZATION
Involve a wide variety of responsibilities affecting the results of a department. Results produce considerable consequences for the organization.

Responsibilities

Financial Responsibility: None

Staff Responsibilities: No direct supervisory responsibilities. Provides assignment of work, instructions, and assistance to other employees within a work group or unit. May train on an informal basis, check work for accuracy, and provide input for performance appraisals and other enroll matters.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering.
• 5 years as a Reliability Engineer. Experience in a Maintenance role (Manager/Supervisor/Technician) preferred.
• Detail conscious
• Strong problem solving skills
• Presentation skills, good verbal, and written communication skills.
• Desire and ability to work in the field with mechanics and operators as necessary in response to urgent critical equipment troubleshooting

EFFORT REQUIRED IN THE POSITION

Mental:

Some analytical support to assess situations and respond appropriately. These jobs experience considerable volume of work with demands to meet deadlines. May experience interruptions or requirements to cope with changing priorities. May involve creativity and innovation to perform job tasks.

Physical:

Audio Attention required when using equipment: Moderate - (26-50%)

Visual Attention required when using equipment: Moderate - (26-50%)

Lifting or Moving Objects and/or reaching and bending in awkward positions and/or climbing: Limited- (0-25%)

Lifting or moving intensity: Light objects (up to 20 lbs)

Mobility - remain in a seated or standing position: Considerable - (51-75%)

WORKING CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO THE POSITION

Adverse Conditions such as noise, heat, cold, dirt, fumes and unpleasant environments: Limited - (0-25%)

Isolation – Physically removed from other staff: Limited (0- 25%)

Exposure to accident or health hazards: Limited - (0-25%)

Local traveling: Limited (0- 25%)

Overnight traveling: Limited (0- 25%)