Lead Reliability Engineer

Allied Reliability; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Reliability is seeking a Reliability Engineer to support a Water Purification plant in Minnetonka, MN. The role involves leading maintenance planning, RC(M) analysis, and the development of reliability strategies within the CMMS, while tracking KPIs such as MTBF and MTTR across multiple production lines.

You will drive predictive technologies, perform root cause analysis, and contribute to asset management, digitization, and capital projects to improve uptime, safety, and cost efficiency

Qualifications

• B.S Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related field).
• 5+ years of experience as a Reliability Engineer, Operations Engineer, or Maintenance Engineer.
• Computer literate with MS Office, Google, and similar software.
• Good communication, interpretation, and active listening skills.
• Experience working in a manufacturing facility.
• Ability and willingness to wear personal protective equipment, for example safety glasses, gloves, ear plugs, and safety shoes, as required.

Responsibilities

• Manages the planning, scheduling, MRO, and CBM personnel for the site.
• Drive and conduct Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis across the plant.
• Develop and implement maintenance and reliability strategies within Veolia's corporate Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Define, track, and report on plant reliability KPIs: MTBF, MTTR, PMP.
• Monitor and track key equipment reliability strategies, such as condition monitoring, equipment mapping, non-destructive testing (NDT), and visual inspections.
• Lead the implementation of predictive technologies, including vibration analysis, ultrasonic analysis, thermography, PdMA, oil analysis, corrosion detection, and dissolved gas analysis
• Perform & document equipment criticality analysis in support of an effective critical spares strategy
• Lead technical incident investigations through Root Cause Analysis (Cause Mapping/Fault Free Diagram/5Whys/Cost Benefit Analysis) and implementation of recommended solutions
• Analyze data to identify reliability trends, forecast risks, and drive improvements in equipment uptime, cost, and safety
• Support in establishing maintenance job plans including shutdowns/outages
• Apply technical knowledge to troubleshoot equipment/production issues across multiple production lines working cross functionally with operations, engineering, maintenance, etc.
• Develop, write, and review new process documentation
• Champion and lead the plant's shift toward digitization, owning the implementation of digital reliability tools and technologies
• Lead capital projects aimed at enhancing reliability
• Develop and implement a lubrication program effectiveness and the hydraulics improvement plan
• Supports in developing the Asset Register and Hierarchies

Skills

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

B.S Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related field)

Tools

MS Office

Google apps

CMMS

Job description

Allied reliability is currently searching for a reliability engineer to support a Water Purification plant in Minnetonka, MN. Water purification is a growing business which addresses the ever-increasing need for clean water. We are looking for a highly motivated and technically strong reliability engineer to support this manufacturing facility.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages the planning, scheduling, MRO, and CBM personnel for the site
• Drive and conduct Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis across the plant
• Develop and implement maintenance and reliability strategies within Veolia's corporate Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Define, track, and report on plant reliability KPIs: Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Planned Maintenance Percentage (PMP)
• Monitor and track key equipment reliability strategies, such as condition monitoring, equipment mapping, non-destructive testing (NDT), and visual inspections.
• Lead the implementation of predictive technologies, including vibration analysis, ultrasonic analysis, thermography, PdMA, oil analysis, corrosion detection, and dissolved gas analysis
• Perform & document equipment criticality analysis in support of an effective critical spares strategy
• Lead technical incident investigations through Root Cause Analysis (Cause Mapping/Fault Free Diagram/5Whys/Cost Benefit Analysis) and implementation of recommended solutions
• Analyze data to identify reliability trends, forecast risks, and drive improvements in equipment uptime, cost, and safety
• Support in establishing maintenance job plans including shutdowns/outages
• Apply technical knowledge to troubleshoot equipment/production issues across multiple production lines working cross functionally with operations, engineering, maintenance, etc.
• Develop, write, and review new process documentation
• Champion and lead the plant's shift toward digitization, owning the implementation of digital reliability tools and technologies
• Lead capital projects aimed at enhancing reliability
• Develop and implement a lubrication program effectiveness and the hydraulics improvement plan
• Supports in developing the Asset Register and Hierarchies

Qualifications/Requirements

• B.S Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related field)
• 5+ years of experience as a Reliability Engineer, Operations Engineer, or Maintenance Engineer
• Computer literate with MS Office, Google, and similar software
• Good communication, interpretation, and active listening skills
• Experience working in a manufacturing facility
• Ability and willingness to wear personal protective equipment, for example safety glasses, gloves, ear plugs, and safety shoes, as required

Preferred

• 7+ years of experience as a Reliability Engineer, Operations Engineer, or Maintenance Engineer
• Possession of a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (or similar) certification, such as MMP, CMRP, or CRE
• Possesses working knowledge of CMMS and data analytics
• High motivated, dynamic, and self-disciplined individual with strong technical competence and excellent interpersonal skills, capable of working both independently and collaboratively within a team
• Lean manufacturing experience