Reliability Engineer - Salisbury, NC

Precision Castparts; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to evaluate plant equipment for reliability, develop repair and upgrade plans, and support plant projects requiring engineering skills.

The role includes safety design improvements, preventative maintenance program development, and coordinating with operations and outside contractors to minimize downtime and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (minimum).
• 3–5 years of maintenance engineering or maintenance supervision experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across organizational levels.
• Experience with FMEA/Root Cause Analysis techniques.
• Solidworks/AutoCAD knowledge is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve safety design modifications and equipment reliability.
• Support production in preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Develop and document preventive maintenance programs to improve equipment availability.
• Manage costs and coordinate external resources for maintenance activities.
• Plan, schedule, and execute equipment maintenance, upgrades, and replacements with operations.
• Develop SOPs for maintenance activities and participate in continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Project management

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical)

Four-year college or university graduate

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

This position will evaluate plant equipment to increase operating reliability. This includes, but is not limited to, delay analysis, developing repair/upgrade plans, working with operating departments to address chronic equipment and processing problems. In addition, the position will also provide support for plant projects requiring engineering skills.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for safety design modifications and improvements to equipment and facilities.


• Support production in the execution and expansion of preventative and predictive maintenance programs


• Responsible for developing, documenting, and improving preventive maintenance programs in order to support the improvement of equipment availability and throughput.


• Maintain an effective preventative maintenance program. Assist in problem solving for unplanned downtime. Develop and maintain outside resources as needed.


• Develop and maintain a critical spares inventory.


• Prepare and review equipment failure/root cause analysis reports and determine/evaluate corrective action items and the impact of corrective action items to the preventive maintenance programs.


• Develop cost justifications for improvement projects and corrective actions.


• Assists Operations Manager with managing capital projects and major maintenance activities.


• Plan/Schedule equipment maintenance, replacement, upgrades with operations.


• Follow and enforce TIMET policies and procedures


• Support production to meet established goals safety, quality, and throughput


• Manage plant maintenance system, by creating new PM's, issuing WO's, updating assets, etc.


• Monitor and control maintenance costs


• Coordinate outside contractor work activities with maintenance personnel or production personnel as required to minimize impacts to cost and production.


• Oversee the development of standard operating procedures for maintenance activities


• Lead or participate in continuous improvement to processes (safety & quality), equipment and maintenance (maximize reliability, melt time), including recording of data and data analysis.


• Determine and install appropriate performance metrics that will promote long-term continuous improvement programs consistent with the operating objectives of the department.


• Develop and work to budgets to achieve cost management goals, and initiate or participate in cost reduction and/or profit improvement programs.


• Provides support for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships.


• Perform Process and Project Engineering duties.

Education and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Engineering from four-year college or university, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering


• Maintenance Engineering or Maintenance Supervisor with a minimum 3-5 years of proven experience


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with personnel at all organizational levels.


• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Metals experience would be very helpful (desired – not required).


• Experience with FMEA/Root Cause Analysis techniques.


• Six Sigma experience preferred but not required.


• Demonstrated project management, facilitation, problem-solving and decision-making skills.


• 3 years relevant experience preferred


• Knowledge of Solidworks and AutoCAD


• Strong computer skills (MS Office)