Large Motor Specialist

Kaiser Aluminum•Newburgh, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Kaiser Aluminum Warrick has been on the path of innovation, embracing the latest technologies for almost 60 years! We have revolutionized the industry and lead the way in the development of sustainable aluminum products the you use every day for food and drinks. Our people are the bedrock for our operations. Along with their dedication to excellence and integrity, our people are drivers of continuous improvement who build on new ideas while flourishing within our growing business. We provide opportunities for you to think outside the box and bring creative and progressive solutions to our operations. Our passion for inclusion, diversity and equity is a value at the core of our organization and people. Are you ready to start your journey with us and be the future of Kaiser Warrick Aluminum? Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are looking for Large Motor Reliability Specialist to join Kaiser Aluminum Warrick Operations in Newburgh, Indiana! The Large Motor Reliability Specialist is responsible for the 24/7 support of Warrick’s critical motors, breakers, and auxiliary support of the plant’s power system. The successful candidate will be accountable for providing engineering expertise to the utilities crews, general service operations, and plant management to ensure Environmental, Health, and Safety results, productivity and maintenance improvements, employee development, and customer delivery through implementation of lean principles, including daily management, TPM and 5S.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in engineering or technology from an accredited college/university.
Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, have excellent team and people skills for driving change, and be able to manage multiple tasks.
Strong AC/DC Electric motor knowledge, some Drives and power system background
Possess strong problem-solving aptitude, and willingness to lead problem solving efforts.
Four plus years of experience in heavy industry, utilities, or manufacturing environment with emphasis on Rotating equipment.
Strong understanding of EASA, IEEE, NEMA and ANSI standards as applied to Electric Motors.
Strong organizational skills
Proficient writing skills
Computer skills in Microsoft Office applications

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college/university or experience and schooling.
SME level experience with large AC/DC motors, Plant Power systems (internal suppot and external utility interface).
Experience in reliability systems and tools.
Experience in Root Cause Problem Solving.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise for these systems: Critical AC/DC Motors, breakers and provide backup support to the Plant Power system.
Capital project research, management, and execution.
Provide project leadership to support assigned equipment.
Utilize technical knowledge and experience for technical troubleshooting and project development.
Utilizes project management skills and concepts to execute technical projects with an interdisciplinary project team, from planning stage to realization and start-up.
Preparation of training, operation, maintenance, and start up documentation for assigned assets.
Support plant improvements through reduced variability and increased reliability of assigned assets.
Develop, track, and report key performance indicators for assigned equipment.
Review/develop AM/PM/PdM activities for all assigned equipment to minimize operational cost, downtime, and increase equipment life.
Support AM/PM/PdM activities through necessary TPM Training and Development pillar commitments, skills matrix development for area needs.
Close skill gap year over year
Participate in AM/PM/PdM deployment and site Master plan attainment.
Drive process upset elimination using Maintenance prevention methods and Best Practices
Drive progressive problem solving to root cause elimination countermeasures
Provide site-wide engineering to support critical motor operation & reliability.
Utilize technical knowledge and experience for troubleshooting and project development.
Utilize project management skills and concepts to execute technical projects from planning stage to realization and start-up.
Develop, maintain, and execute long-term maintenance and repair/ Upgrade plan for assigned assets.
Develop yearly and a 5 year look ahead projected spend for critical motors plant wide.
Develop, track, and report key performance indicators for critical motors.
Identify key opportunities for single point failures and mitigate risk.
Prepare for future rebuilds, commissioning new area equipment and associate training for assigned equipment.
Initiate and lead continuous improvement activities related to critical motors.