Reliability & Maintenance Improvement Leader

Rise Baking Company; Tucker (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Baking Company in Tucker, GA is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Reliability Engineer to lead the site Mechanical Reliability Team and drive improvements across automated mixing, conveying, packaging, and HVAC equipment.

You will apply root cause analysis, reliability-centered maintenance, and predictive maintenance activities, plan capital projects, and help develop standard work and maintenance strategies with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance and reliability with automated equipment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement upgrades to improve safety, cost, capacity, and quality.
• Lead the Mechanical Reliability Team to resolve recurring issues.
• Track maintenance and root-cause metrics and drive predictive activities.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Purpose

Provide maintenance reliability systems and equipment consulting across facilities. Perform technical consulting in various offerings, such as root cause failure analysis, reliability centered maintenance, uptime, and system preventative maintenance.

Job Purpose

Provide maintenance reliability systems and equipment consulting across facilities. Perform technical consulting in various offerings, such as root cause failure analysis, reliability centered maintenance, uptime, and system preventative maintenance.

Essential Functions

• Identify, prioritize, design, and implement facility and equipment upgrades to improve safety, cost, capacity, and quality of manufacturing
• Lead the site Mechanical Reliability Team through identification and resolution of recurring reliability issues
• Assist in tracking maintenance, quality, and root cause metrics to analyze and create predictive maintenance activities
• Perform improvement audits at plant location in both leadership and support capacity
• Identify gaps in the site’s work practices and help define the business value for improvements; develop strategies, program proposals, improvement programs, and control plans to close the gaps and deliver business improvements and help the site implement; obtain funding approval as required to support developed programs
• Assist in the planning and coordination of plant shutdown maintenance repairs including supervision of contract maintenance crews
• Assist in the identification and tracking of plant critical spare parts and scheduling of maintenance activities
• Contribute in the analysis and improvement of site precision maintenance techniques
• Plan, schedule, and execute equipment replacement and capital projects
• Participate on reliability improvement projects and collaborate with workers to identify improvements and create standard processes
• Interact with plant personnel, suppliers, and contractors to accomplish business improvements
• Participate in and support the food safety program, quality standards, and legality of products manufactured in the facility
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications (Education/Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance and reliability with automated mixing, conveying, packaging, and HVAC equipment
• Significant knowledge of theories, methods, and procedures of engineering and experimental design
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office
• Ability to manage projects effectively, collect and analyze data, and develop and implement creative solutions to problems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work successfully independently and within teams