Maintenance and Reliability Engineer

R.E. Darling Company Inc.•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Maintenance and Reliability Engineer is a salaried position reporting to the M&R Manager. The role requires a strong technical background, supervisory and organizational skills, effective communication, leadership, and attention to detail. The Engineer interacts with people at all levels of the organization, as well as vendors, contractors, and government agency representatives. The position performs reliability, industrial, process, and project engineering functions. It develops and optimizes preventive and predictive maintenance programs, analyzes equipment performance and failure trends, improves systems and production processes, maintains process machinery control platforms, and recommends equipment or technology improvements. The Engineer also develops project scopes and expenditure proposals, manages project execution, and ensures work meets EHS standards. The Engineer assists maintenance leadership with department oversight, maintenance planning and coordination, CMMS administration, and direction of maintenance personnel and contractors. The role works under minimal supervision and provides guidance to other maintenance personnel but has no formal supervisory authority. The work involves frequent walking, climbing, and hands-on work with machinery indoors and outdoors. It may involve noise, moving equipment, varying weather, and occasional confined or elevated work areas. Work hours may vary according to operational needs and may include occasional extended hours, weekend work, or adjusted schedules.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Mechanical or Electrical (Instrument & Controls) is preferred.
Minimum 5 years of experience with reliability and production improvement activities in an industrial environment.
Experience troubleshooting and programming PLCs and DCS, and experience with SCADA.
Experience with boilers and boiler water chemistry, hydraulic systems, vacuum pump systems, air compressors and air dryers.
Experience with piping diagrams, sizing and selection, HVAC, and plant ventilation design.
Proficiency with AutoCAD, Solid Works, MS Office, and CMMS.
Ability to use the internet to locate equipment, parts, and technical information.
Ability to direct and focus internal and external work groups.
Flexible, hands-on work style and ability to work well with coworkers.
Strong reliability engineering skills, including predictive maintenance, data analysis, FMEA/RCA, and MTTR/MTBF improvement.
Industrial and process engineering skills, including system optimization, ergonomics, ventilation, and control platforms.
Project engineering abilities, including scoping, budgeting, planning, and managing projects safely, on time, and on budget.
Ability to evaluate equipment performance, recommend improvements, and implement new technologies.
Strong communication and documentation skills, including presenting proposals and developing training.
Leadership and coordination skills to assist maintenance leadership, direct personnel, and manage contractors.
Advanced CMMS skills for planning, tracking, and administering maintenance activities.
Strong EHS awareness to ensure work meets safety and environmental standards.
Reliable attendance, flexibility, and ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to maintain the hours necessary to fulfill job responsibilities, including occasional extended hours, weekend work, or adjusted schedules.

Responsibilities

Create and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including vibration analysis, thermal imaging, and lubrication analysis.
Use data analysis, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), and root cause analysis (RCA) to identify and address performance issues.
Review mean time to repair (MTTR) and mean time between failures (MTBF) trends and develop improvement action plans.
Maintain site infrastructure.
Review and optimize complex systems to improve efficiency, productivity, and overall equipment performance.
Implement ergonomic improvements.
Improve, design, and implement production ventilation.
Recommend design modifications, implement new technologies, and develop training programs to enhance equipment performance.
Maintain process machinery control platforms and evaluate changes to improve performance.
Develop and present information to obtain authorizations for expenditure.
Develop internal and external project statements of work.
Manage project execution to ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and on budget.
Ensure all work product considers and upholds EHS standards.
Assist the Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, and M&R Manager in overseeing the Maintenance Department.
Fill in as needed to supervise maintenance department personnel.
Become an administrator-level user of the CMMS.
Plan and coordinate maintenance projects.
Direct maintenance personnel and outside contractors to complete projects.
Provide guidance to maintenance personnel during tasks.