Regional Reliability Engineer

Specialized Career Search; Ingersoll Township (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and vacation time

Comprehensive benefits plan

Defined Contribution Pension

Tuition benefits

Company wellness plan with incentives

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking an experienced engineering professional to analyze performance and develop maintenance strategies. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and 5-10 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing setting. Responsibilities include optimizing critical asset maintenance, monitoring KPIs, and providing training in reliability analysis. This role offers paid holidays, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated competency in maintenance practices and systems.
• Six Sigma training or relevant certification is a plus.
• Strong TPM experience; Six Sigma or CMRP/CRL is a plus.
• Willingness to travel between sites (Ontario, Canada and US).

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment performance and develop engineering solutions.
• Develop and optimize maintenance strategies for critical assets.
• Monitor KPIs and propose action plans for improvement.
• Support plant reliability programs and conduct root cause analysis.
• Provide training and coaching on reliability techniques and problem-solving.

Skills

Preventative maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Strong management experience

Teamwork

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems

Six Sigma

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing equipment performance, failure data, and corrective maintenance history to develop and deploy engineering solutions, improved maintenance strategies, preventative and predictive maintenance optimization, and other reliability techniques.
• Conducting analyses and investigations to determine relative reliability with regard to such factors as cost, structure, weight, maintainability, facility of production, availability of materials and equipment, and determines the ability of the product to comply with customer and contractual requirements.
• Develop the analysis methods for establishing reliability of company products and their components, prepares sketches, charts, drawings or reports for further developments.
• Develop and optimize the maintenance strategies of critical assets.
• Take ownership in the implementation of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and its integration into the plants organization.
• Participates in the final check out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.
• Monitor relevant KPI’s to ensure achievement of objectives and propose action plans in case of deviation.
• Collaborate with Project Management and Engineering on new projects and carry out design reviews on new and critical mechanical equipment to ensure maintainability.
• Identify capability gaps within maintenance team members and work with maintenance manager to address.
• Update the criticality matrix and use it to improve the weekly Job planning to prioritize the critical work and improve crew utilization.
• Improving plant equipment by identifying the bad actors and implementing Reliability Strategy development using RCM, PMO and Predictive Tools to recommend operational, maintenance, and process changes to maximize equipment reliability, availability, mean time between failure (MTBF) and life expectancy which will help drive plant KPI’s in favorable direction.
• Analyze and interpret equipment failures using Pareto Analysis with focus based on addressing the top 20% of events helping to further analyze the other 80%.
• Support plant maintenance and reliability groups in developing and implementing local programs to drive site reliability and cost management
• Providing training and coaching in Root Cause and Reliability Analysis and taking ownership for ongoing corrective action tracking, implementation, and follow up to ensure that all Root Cause analysis projects are documented following them through until completion.
• Promotes a culture of vigorous risk assessment, incident reporting and leading indicators, i.e., Near Misses, Risk assessment reviews and Field observation.
• Provide training to plant personnel to develop competency in the areas of machinery operation and troubleshooting to minimize downtime and improve availability.
• Perform life cycle cost analysis to aid in prioritizing capital projects and conduct investment appraisals where needed.
• Support plants in optimizing asset tree and implementing spare parts inventory management to simultaneously reduce downtime and inventory costs.
• Lead development of maintenance and shutdown planning strategy improvements and implement same at assigned plants.
• Partnering with appropriate suppliers and customer technical resources to implement best practices
• Providing leadership in conducting or arranging for the training of maintenance tasks, techniques, technologies, and concepts for maintenance technicians and support staff
• Recommending and evaluate process & equipment improvements.
• Interface with equipment and systems vendors, including expediting documentation.
• Support the Company Safety program and initiatives.
• Support the Company Sustainability program and initiatives.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 5-10 years of related experience in progressively more responsible positions in a manufacturing environment;
• Demonstrated competency in preventative, predictive, basic care practices, and computerized maintenance management systems
• Strong management and Total Productive Maintenance experience;
• Six Sigma training or Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) / (CRL) certification a plus
• Demonstrable teamwork and maturity with a strong work ethic
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Ability to travel between three sites in Ontario, Canada

Benefits & Compensation:

• Paid holidays and vacation time
• Comprehensive benefits plan inclusive of Health, Dental and Vision coverage
• Defined Contribution Pension with company matching contribution
• Optional RRSP contribution available if desired
• Options to purchase additional life insurance (employee, spouse, and child)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition benefits including professional certifications
• Well-rounded company wellness plan with incentives
• Company paid time off for volunteering