Equipment Reliability Engineer

Becton, Dickinson and Company; Broken Bow (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton, Dickinson and Company in the United States seeks a Maintenance Engineer to lead asset reliability initiatives at the Broken Bow site. You will develop maintenance plans, set technical standards, and coordinate CMMS data while collaborating with Process Engineers to diagnose complex failures and drive continuous improvements.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in manufacturing, an associate or higher in a related field, and strong problem-solving, communication, and project-management skills.

Qualifications

• Requires strong maintenance knowledge and reliability skills.
• Experience with plant infrastructure and manufacturing equipment.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides expertise in investment projects for plant infrastructure and equipment.
• Develops and enforces maintenance strategy aligned with BD Excellence.
• Analyzes maintenance data to trigger improvement projects and asset life cycle improvements.
• Coordinates maintenance plans and spare parts classification in CMMS.
• Coaches the maintenance team to investigate failures and drive corrective actions.
• Promotes BD Best Practice Networks and asset care culture and training.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Team collaboration

Independent thinking

Decision making

Machine design

Troubleshooting

Project management

Data analysis

Quality systems

Logistics knowledge

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associates Degree

BA/BS Degree – Preferred

5 years technical or manufacturing experience in lieu of associate

Tools

CMMS

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides expertise in investment projects in the areas of plant infrastructure, manufacturing equipment, and reliability management systems.
• Facilitates criticality evaluation of the site assets.
• Develops and enforces the maintenance strategy aligned with BD Excellence.
• Uses the appropriate tools and processes for criticality assessment, risk base analysis, maintenance plan development, diagnosis, and root cause analysis.
• Develops and enforces the site technical standards.
• Analyzes maintenance data to trigger improvement projects and improve the life cycle of site assets.
• Accountability: Support the maintaining of up-to-date knowledge and awareness of improvement methodologies and new techniques in maintenance engineering and their relevance to the site operations, including safety requirements, recommendations to ensure continuous improvements in equipment performance and availability as well as integration of maintenance best practices for BD equipment reliability for asset utilization.
• Facilitate the definition of site maintenance strategies, procedures, and methods, aligning with maintenance budget and assets criticality.
• Verify the application of criteria for developing and accepting new or modified assets and ensures optimal availability, maintainability, and reliability of new equipment as well as assets documentation, including manuals, schemes and other related documents, maintenance plans.
• Coordinate the development and update of maintenance plans and spare part classification including the upload on the CMMS, providing the support for maintenance planning/scheduling and spare part management.
• Enlist support from the Process Engineer to diagnose high-complexity breakdown issues.
• Coach the Maintenance Team and other related roles to investigate all significant and repetitive failures to identify causes and initiate corrective actions as well as other reliability tools.
• Promote BD Best Practice Networks, DPM and Asset Care culture Participates in staff development, defining training and skill development.
• Train and support staff on maintenance and reliability tools.
• Ensure failure analysis results with optimization of the maintenance plans.
• Monitor and control nonvalue added, MTTR, MTBF, failure trends and maintenance costs to identify priorities, trigger re-evaluation of criticality, possible asset modification or decommissioning required.
• Ensure up to date key process indicators and actions.
• Conducts regular audits Analysis and optimizes preventive and corrective maintenance processes considering constraints and needs of other functions.
• Ensure that effective performance review is in place and that measurement and review drives continuous improvement projects.
• Follow new technologies to develop appropriate solutions for the site, anticipate changes and optimize investment and running costs.
• Ensures harmonization of processes, promotes, and enforces technical standards Benchmark engineering and Maintenance results against other BD sites and external references.
• Other duties as required to support the needs of the business.

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma/GED: Required
• Associates Degree - Required
• BA/BS Degree – Preferred – Science, Industrial management, Engineering or a related field
• In lieu of associate degree, 5 years Technical or manufacturing experience required
• 2 years Medical Device Manufacturing Experience preferred

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum Experience: 3 years’ experience in manufacturing preferred

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities (KSA’s):

• Effective Oral/written Communication - Proficient
• Ability to work as part of a team / Teambuilding Proficient
• Independent thinking / Self Driven - Proficient
• Decision Making Ability - Proficient
• Machine Design – Proficient
• Troubleshooting / Problem Solving - Advanced Safety & Ergonomics Expertise – Proficient
• Project Management - Proficient
• Data collection and statistical analysis competency - Proficient
• Quality Systems Knowledge – Proficient
• Logistics & Planning Knowledge – Basic

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success. To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Primary Work Location USA NE - Broken Bow Additional Locations Work Shift US BD 1st Shift 7am-530pm Mon-Thu (United States of America)

We are the #MakersofPossible Working together, we make products that patients, families and their healthcare professionals rely on. We do this because we are committed to advancing the world of health. But it takes the imagination and passion of all of us at BD, from manufacturing to marketing, to look at the impossible and find solutions that turn dreams into possibilities with real-life health benefits for people today, tomorrow and beyond. We make this happen, together. We are the makers of possible.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.