Reliability Engineer - Stuffers & Clippers

Boar's Head Brand; Holland (MI); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Boar’s Head Brand is seeking an Equipment SME to oversee preventive maintenance and reliability across plants. You will ensure equipment availability, lead root-cause analysis, and support training for maintenance staff to improve uptime and quality.

The role requires deep meat-processing equipment expertise, strong analytical skills, and willingness to travel up to 50%. A mechanical/equipment engineering background and 5+ years of relevant experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in reliability engineering or maintenance management within the food processing or manufacturing industry.
• Deep understanding of meat processing equipment and related technologies.
• Proven track record in preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and root cause analysis.

Responsabilités

• Oversee and manage preventive maintenance programs for processing equipment to optimize uptime and performance.
• Ensure equipment availability meets OEE metrics, aiming for KPI improvements.
• Develop and conduct training sessions for local plant maintenance personnel on equipment operation, maintenance procedures, and best practices.
• Equip maintenance teams with tools and knowledge for efficient equipment management and troubleshooting.
• Identify and source spare parts to minimize downtime and enable prompt repairs.
• Maintain inventory of critical spare parts for local and national availability.
• Perform downtime analysis and root-cause analysis for downtime over 30 minutes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure equipment achieves first pass quality >99.5% and drive improvements.
• Travel up to 50%.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Connaissances

Reliability engineering

Maintenance management

Meat processing equipment

Root cause analysis

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Description du poste

Job Description Serve as the Equipment Subject Matter Expert (SME) across all processing plants. Ensure reliability, maintenance, and operational efficiency of processing equipment along with maintaining equipment and parts availability.

Essential Functions

• Oversee and manage preventive maintenance programs for processing equipment to optimize uptime and performance.
• Ensure equipment availability meets Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics, striving for consistent improvement in year-over-year key performance indicators (KPI’s).
• Develop and conduct training sessions for local plant maintenance personnel on equipment operation, maintenance procedures, and best practices.
• Equip maintenance teams with the necessary tools and knowledge for efficient equipment management and troubleshooting.
• Identify and source alternate equipment spare parts to ensure minimal downtime and efficient repairs.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of critical spare parts, ensuring local and national availability to support prompt maintenance actions.
• Perform downtime analysis. Monitor and analyze equipment downtime trends, initiating root cause analysis for any downtime exceeding 30 minutes within an 8-hour shift.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions and preventive measures based on findings.
• Ensure all equipment achieves a first pass quality metric rating of greater than 99.5%, implementing improvements as necessary to meet quality standards.
• Act as the primary SME for one or more equipment groupings, including but not limited to injection, massage, rollstock, trim, smoke house, cook tanks, Cryovac vacuum packaging, high-pressure processing, pasteurizing, and robotic boxing and palletizing.
• Travel up to 50% of the time.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in reliability engineering or maintenance management within the food processing or manufacturing industry.
• Deep understanding of meat processing equipment and related technologies.
• Proven track record in preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and root cause analysis.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams across multiple locations.

Language Skills

Exceptional communication skills (oral and written), with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely across different levels and functions of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Must have basic math skills and the ability to perform calculations of formulations, ingredients, yields, man-hours, etc.

Must be able to create, read, and analyze charts, graphs, and logs.

Reasoning Ability

Highly analytical with superior problem-solving abilities, skilled in making data-driven decisions.

Certificates, Licenses, And Registration

Certifications in lean manufacturing, such as but not limited to Lean Six Sigma, Lean Management, Lean Principles, Leader Standard Work (LSW), and Lean Production, are helpful.

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift overhead up to 30 pounds. Must be able to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, in a refrigerated environment as well as in cooking areas.

Work Environment

Must be able to work in a refrigerated or cooking environment. Must be able to work in a meat-processing environment

About Us

Since 1905, Boar’s Head Brand has been the name you can trust for quality products and service. Our vision is to nourish the human spirit through the love of food.

Our secret ingredient has always been our people. Each person brings a unique perspective, background, and experience to the table and this is what drives our culture of positivity, acceptance, and support. We are a company that believes we win when we work together and connect over a passion for the highest standards in food.