Reliability Engineer

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The Reliability Engineer is responsible for the health and oversight of a comprehensive a reliability centered maintenance program. The RCM program improves reliability, reduces indirect and repair cost, improves production uptime, and elucidates the level of risk the organization is managing.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Track & categorize reliability related downtime
• Aggregate and present plant equipment failure and production interruption failure data.
• Develop high impact long term reliability improvement strategy that addresses and methodically reduces plant equipment failures and reduces production interruption.
• Assemble and monitor reliability improvement corrective action plan (CAP)
• Participate in and facilitate Root Cause Analysis efforts
• Develop reliability improvement training materials for maintenance and production teams
• Work closely with Maintenance, Production employees, suppliers and vendors to understand and resolve reliability issues impacting production
• Work closely with reliability technician on equipment inspections, and over sight of predictive technologies
• Update PMs to reflect reliability improvements and address RCA corrective actions
• Optimize critical spare equipment/spare parts inventory
• Follow cGMP maintenance requirements on Halocarbon’s FDA regulated processes
• Develop contractor bid scopes and manage contractors as needed to drive reliability projects forward

Analytical Ability/Problem Solving/Technical skills

• Strong analytical skills – Gathers and analyzes information skillfully. Able to effectively synthesize complex or diverse information. A critical thinker.
• Strong foundation of continuous improvement tools are required (Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, 5S) • Strong project management skills – Able to lead teams, meet goals/deadlines, and develop a team.
• Forward thinking – Displays original thinking and creativity. Develops unique approaches and presents compelling ideas and plans.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills are essential

Level of Supervision Needed

• Reliability Engineer is an independent, self-directed role where goals and objectives are developed with input from Plant Manager, Production Manager and Maintenance Manager.
• Reliability Engineer is accountable for trend line improvement in reliability related uptime, and cost reduction improvements.
• Reliability Engineer is expected to create and present the business case to support projects and spending recommendations.
• Reliability Engineer is accountable for meeting reliability project repair/construction deadlines.

Autonomy and Supervisory/Lead Responsibility

• Reliability engineer is an individual contributor role with (dashed line) organizational connections to Reliability Technician (Reed Revell), Maintenance Supervisors, Production Supervisors
• Reliability Engineer Spending is Authorized according to EO6 protocol Maintenance Manager, Plant Manager, and CEO depending on spending amount.
• Reliability Engineer is authorized to initiate change in Chempax master data, PM’s, Stock room levels according to set organization SOP’s protocols and practices

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience

• BS in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering
• SMRP certification is desired
• Minimum 5 years experience in chemical industry is required, preferably in specialty chemicals.
• Minimum of 3 years Mechanical Integrity & Reliability Engineering experience is necessary.
• Experience with cGMP in an FDA regulated facility is a plus.
• Experience in the following are desired: 1) Various materials used in acidic corrosive piping & equipment, 2) protective metal coatings, 3) HF and related process chemicals •
• EIT or PE are

Safety/Essential Functions

• Must be capable of lifting and moving items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to climb and descend stairs.
• Must be able to work in an environment where chemical odors may exist at permissible threshold limits of exposure.
• Must be able to evacuate the plant, reporting to appropriate assigned muster point, in the event of an emergency or drill.
• Must be able to work with hazardous chemicals on a regular basis.
• Must be able to use all available or assigned personal protective equipment and tools.