Reliability Engineer — Boost Plant Performance & PM

International Flavors and Fragrances; Kansas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Vacation

Bonus plan

Job summary

International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) seeks a Reliability Engineer for our New Century Kansas manufacturing team to ensure safe, reliable operation and support capex installations. You will apply maintenance best practices, develop preventive programs, and collaborate across functions to drive reliability and cost improvements.

Ideal candidates hold a BS in Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years in manufacturing, and familiarity with RCFA, PSM, mechanical integrity, and SAP-PM.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 3+ years work experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes maintenance and reliability best practices and equipment to improve site production performance.
• Develops, analyzes, and optimizes preventive maintenance program in order to accomplish ongoing improvements in plant reliability and maintenance costs.
• Network with area, site and corporate Reliability resources to leverage learnings.
• Support Corporate, Site and Area Mechanical Integrity and Quality Assurance (MIQA) initiatives, including serving as the site element leader for MIQA.
• Participate as part of a team to upgrade equipment and processes by implementing modifications ranging from incremental daily improvements to technology game changes.
• Develops Reliability strategies with a view of process safety, yields, capacity and OEE performance.
• Provide technical support in reliability issues and assist in trouble shooting plant process or equipment issues.
• Support capital projects equipment specification.
• Provide training for mechanics to broaden their skills and abilities
• Interact with all layers of the organization to accomplish business improvements.
• Support the collection and tracking of area M&R costs and document cost of failures.
• Analyze data for proactive action and establishment of reliability programs.

Skills

RCFA

Process Safety Management

Mechanical Integrity

Quality Assurance

Six Sigma familiarity

SAP-PM

Vibration analysis

Oil analysis

Laser alignment

Infrared thermography

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP-PM

Vibration analysis tools

Oil analysis equipment

Laser alignment tools

Infrared thermography equipment

Job description

International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) seeks a Reliability Engineer for our New Century Kansas manufacturing team to ensure safe, reliable operation and support capex installations. You will apply maintenance best practices, develop preventive programs, and collaborate across functions to drive reliability and cost improvements.

Ideal candidates hold a BS in Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years in manufacturing, and familiarity with RCFA, PSM, mechanical integrity, and SAP-PM.