Site Reliability Engineer

Filmtec Water Mexico, S de R.L. de C.V.; Hemlock (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont in Hemlock, Michigan seeks an experienced Reliability Engineer for the Healthcare Industries Materials Site (HIMS). You will lead reliability strategy, collaborate with operations and maintenance, and provide technical oversight for asset productivity across process equipment.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, equipment performance improvements, and supporting capital projects with a strong focus on safety and cross-functional teamwork. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Engineering; advanced degrees encouraged.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing operations.
• Ability to communicate across functions to improve plant performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliability support for HIMS plant operations and utilities; lead root cause analyses for equipment reliability issues.
• Support production turnarounds and shutdowns with input on inspection and repair procedures.
• Perform improvement audits; identify gaps and define business value for improvements.
• Lead capital replacement and improvement projects; specify equipment criteria and support installation.
• Develop asset plans using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and other reliability methods.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it's providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world's most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers

DuPont is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer for our Healthcare Industries Materials Site (HIMS) in Hemlock, Michigan. The HIMS plant produces a wide range of silicone-based materials used in the healthcare industry. This position reports to the Manufacturing Technology Manager and receives additional training and guidance from the HIMS maintenance leader.

The Reliability Engineer will collaborate with operations and maintenance team members and be a team member in the Manufacturing Technology (MT) organization. The role defines and implements the site's Reliability Strategy and provides technical expertise on all matters of reliability, equipment, and maintenance engineering, assessment, and monitoring for all process equipment. The role will conduct reliability studies on existing equipment and recommend needed improvements to Operations management in the areas of equipment philosophies, strategies, and best practices for asset productivity.

The role is the lead for all matters of equipment reliability and will focus on enhancing value through analysis along with some first response, day-to-day trouble shooting of failed equipment. The role will also be a key contributor to improvement and capital projects and play a role in equipment design, selection, implementation, and startup working closely with other engineering disciplines and interfacing closely with operations.

Some limited travel may be required depending on project responsibilities (travel to other DuPont sites or external parties such as equipment suppliers).

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate sincere personal leadership and accountability being a role model for core values
• Provide reliability and equipment technical support for HIMS plant operations and utilities; lead root cause & failure analyses for equipment/reliability upsets. Work closely with team to correct and prevent reoccurrence of defects; participate in production turn-around/shutdown teams providing input into needed equipment inspection and repair procedures
• Perform improvement audits at plant site, identify gaps in work practices, and help define the business value for improvements.
• Support capital replacement and improvement projects; set equipment criteria and specifications; provide technical support for fabrication, installation, and startup of new equipment; lead small site projects or work closely with other engineers to implement; implement maintenance and reliability procedures for new equipment
• Develop and implement equipment asset plans using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and other reliability techniques.
• Support continuous improvement program; analyze equipment trends & historical data to recommend and justify improvements to obtain lowest life cycle cost; determine how process variation and equipment operation can impact equipment reliability; develop or improve standard operating procedures.
• Lead and/or be a technical reviewer for manufacturing process changes; expertise with management of change and change of design work processes.
• Participate in maintenance and reliability networks, sharing best practices and key learnings.
• Support Process Safety: Lead and participate in Pre Start-up Safety Reviews (PSSR). Participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA).
• Promote machine safety, maintenance safety, and safe work practices.
• Lead and implement the site S1M machine safety guarding initiatives, including support of Machine Risk Assessments (MRAs).
• Apply engineering theory, practices, and principles to perform failure analysis to determine root cause of equipment failures and conduct equipment performance evaluations.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance mechanics.
• Additional duties may be assigned, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Engineering. Advanced degree holders are encouraged to apply.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing operations; higher experience levels encouraged to apply; job level and compensation offered to be commensurate with experience.
• Ability to work with others and communicate well in a cross-functional setting including operators, mechanics, engineers of various disciplines, management, other leaders, and consultants in a positive way to improve plant performance.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve equipment & production issues using a team approach and data-driven analysis
• Experience with capital and/or improvement projects as a manufacturing representative