Plant Reliability Engineer — Uptime & Continuous Improvement

Kaiser Aluminum; Kalamazoo (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Aluminum is seeking a Reliability Engineer to track, analyze, and improve the reliability of plant equipment across processes, utilities, and facilities. This is an onsite role that requires hands-on collaboration with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.

You will drive PM improvements, perform root-cause analyses, manage spare parts, and evaluate new technologies to boost uptime, safety, and efficiency in a heavy industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field required or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years heavy industrial experience preferred.
• Strong PC skills: Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, MS Project and Access.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide efforts to improve reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems through multifunctional team meetings.
• Analyze, update, and improve equipment PM system (Maximo).
• Identify and develop solutions to reduce losses from repetitive failures affecting plant operations.
• Apply Root-Cause and RCFA methodologies.
• Provide SME level technical support to production, maintenance management, and technical personnel.
• Apply value analysis to repair/replace, repair/re-design, and make/buy decisions.
• Initiate spare part asset inventory with collaboration between maintenance and engineering.
• Own and track PdM systems throughout the plant and review improvement opportunities.
• Project manage in-house and third-party equipment upgrades.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, and Production to implement reliability improvements.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal skills

Organizational and troubleshooting

Multitasking ability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Windows

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

MS Project

Access

Maximo

Job description

Kaiser Aluminum is seeking a Reliability Engineer to track, analyze, and improve the reliability of plant equipment across processes, utilities, and facilities. This is an onsite role that requires hands-on collaboration with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.

You will drive PM improvements, perform root-cause analyses, manage spare parts, and evaluate new technologies to boost uptime, safety, and efficiency in a heavy industrial setting.