Reliability Engineer in Lafayette

Energy Jobline ZR; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR seeks a Reliability Engineer in Lafayette, IN to lead reliability improvements for CNC machining centers, enhancing equipment availability, OEE, and process capability.

You will apply TPM, RCCA, PFMEA, and predictive maintenance to eliminate chronic losses and stabilize throughput, collaborating with Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, and Production to embed a reliability-focused culture and standard work.

Qualifications

• 10 - 20 Years experience required in manufacturing/reliability roles.
• Experience with TPM, RCCA, PFMEA, predictive maintenance is a plus.
• Strong data analytics and uptime improvement focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability improvements for CNC machining centers to increase availability and OEE.
• Perform data analysis and support maintenance to improve machine availability.
• Lead data-driven reliability initiatives for critical assets and MTBF.
• Execute RCCA to address root causes and implement permanent fixes.
• Evaluate preventive maintenance against downtime drivers and propose PM improvements.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, and OEMs on inspections and corrective actions.
• Track MTBF, MTTR, availability, and PM compliance; prepare concise failure analysis.

Job description

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Position Overview:

Lead reliability improvements for CNC machining centers to enhance equipment availability, OEE, and process capability. Utilize structured reliability methods (TPM, RCCA, PFMEA, predictive maintenance) to eliminate chronic losses and stabilize throughput. Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, and Production to embed a reliability-focused culture and standard work.

Job Details:

• Job title: Reliability Engineer


• Work Location with Zip code: Lafayette, IN 47905


• Work from Home: No


• Years of experience required: 10 - 20 Years

Typical task breakdown:

• Perform data analysis & support maintenance team to improve machine availability.


• Lead data-driven reliability initiatives for critical assets, with a primary focus on increasing machine uptime and MTBF.


• Analyze Llumin downtime data to identify recurring issues and find reliability gaps.


• Initiate RCCA efforts for chronic failures, ensuring PCAs are put in place to address true root causes.


• Evaluate preventive maintenance activities against actual downtime drivers. Identify gaps and ineffective PMs.
  
  
  
  • Propose data-driven PM improvements, frequency/interval changes, and new PM tasks.
  
  
  
  


• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, and OEMs/Integrators on inspections, diagnostics, and corrective actions on critical assets.


• Track machine health indicators such as MTBF, MTTR, availability, and PM compliance.


• Put together clear one-pagers, detailing failures and what must change to stop them.


• Develop repeatable reliability analysis processes that can be duplicated across multiple machines and value streams.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group

1. Black Belt certification (optional) with a focus on machining centers maintenance operations, reliability data analytics (Statistical Data Analysis / Llumin maintenance data / Power BI) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities.


2. Experience in manufacturing operations, RCCA on maintenance repairs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Ensure compliance with safety and reliability standards.


2. Improve machine availability & OEE through loss analysis & corrective actions.


3. Analyze maintenance data to identify trends, diagnose issues, and develop actionable recommendations for improvement.


4. Manage critical spares and obsolescence strategy.


5. Lead root cause investigations and implement permanent fixes.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Deploy TPM and operator care on constraint machining centers.