Reliability Technologist

Bel Group; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bel Brands in Traverse City, MI is seeking a Reliability Technologist to improve plant equipment performance and OEE. You will lead predictive maintenance programs, maintenance training, and assist with machine design improvements.

Required are 3–5 years in reliability in manufacturing, CMMS experience, and strong cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations, and safety teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• 3–5 years of reliability experience in manufacturing.
• Experience in food manufacturing and lean Six Sigma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve operational performance and technical reliability.
• Lead and maintain continuous improvement project plans (capital and operational).
• Learn, implement, and teach problem-solving tools.
• Suggest improvement plans from daily production meetings.
• Mentor others in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and safety.
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers on programming needs.
• Develop and maintain maintenance procedures and PM/PdM strategies.
• Oversee transfer to production and ensure documentation compliance.

Skills

CMMS

Lead thru influence

Time management

Communication

Safety & GMP

Electrical & controls

Reliability engineering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

At Bel, we are not just a company—we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel® , GoGo squeeZ® , The Laughing Cow® , and Boursin® , our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives. The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID. #IWorkForAllForGood

Job Summary:

The Reliability Technologist is responsible for improving operational performance (OEE) through improved technical performance of the plant equipment. This role has specific responsibilities related to predictive maintenance programs, maintenance training programs, improving machine designs, as well as electrical and controls troubleshooting.

Job Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Improve operational performance and technical reliability
• Facilitate and participate in OEE improvement initiatives and taskforces
• Lead and maintain continuous improvement project plans both capital and operational
• Learn, implement, and teach methodological tools necessary for problem solving
• Suggest improvement plans for some day-to-day production and maintenance needs, driven from daily plant production meetings
• Analyze daily reporting to determine where to plan daily actions to support performance.
• Mentor and provide support/ training/ guidance to others within the plant in areas related to troubleshooting, repairs, root cause analysis, continuous improvement, industrial safety and food safety.
• Some ‘after hours – on call’ plant support for controls, automation, or advanced electrical troubleshooting.
• Make basic changes to automated controls programming as necessary. Collaborate with Controls Engineers or subject matter experts on more complex programming needs
• Assist in optimizing the maintenance structure and support tools
• Participate in creating and updating maintenance procedures
• Help to define the indicators on the maintenance communications boards
• Develop the PM ad PdM strategy for new and existing equipment
• Evaluate PM and PdM effectiveness and propose updates/edits/deletions (reverse RCM)
• Assume the ownership of one or more predictive maintenance reliability programs
• Develop and maintain technical process expertise
• Responsible to create and keep up to date maintenance procedures for industrial equipment
• Guarantee relevance of process and technical modifications
• Participate in qualifying new processes on technical and process aspects
• Overcome technical issues resulting from industrial trials and/or commercialization
• Help to define projects that are “to be assessed” based on developed process and internal proposals
• Define definite scopes for the projects
• Collaborate in the design of engineering proposals to ensure maintainability of equipment. Manage and lead small engineering projects as required.
• Participate in the analysis and the development of the project.
• In partnership with suppliers, evaluate and define technical solutions and validate their feasibility.
• Consults and participates in the selection of suppliers.
• Follow the technical side qualifications as needed and complete new PM tasks and PM plans.
• Organize the appropriate technical files for projects as they are completed
• Ensure the transfer to production and maintenance (qualification, documentation, and follow-through)
• Carry out contractor safety and GMP training for people brought on-site as needed
• All other duties as assigned

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

Plant OEE, Maintenance Breakdowns, PM Efficiency

Position Requirements:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Reliability or as a specialized Maintenance professional in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in food manufacturing with knowledge of packaging processes is strongly preferred.
• Experience applying lean manufacturing and six sigma principles.

SKILLS

• CMMS experience required
• Must have the ability to lead thru influence, work cross-functionally, and provide guidance, feedback and coaching to plant employees
• Well-developed time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to see the “big picture” and work independently.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Be a champion for safety, quality and GMP standards, as needed
• Must have strong skills in electrical, mechanical, and controls

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Able to access all areas of the manufacturing facility including use of stairs, ladders, and the occasional powered lift.
• Must be able to wear PPE and GMP attire.
• Must be able to work 8 hours per day and be on his/her feet for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

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Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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