Maintenance and Reliability Engineer

R.E. Darling Co.•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer is a salaried position reporting to the M&R Manager. The role requires a strong technical background, supervisory and organizational skills, leadership, attention to detail, and effective communication with people throughout the organization, vendors, contractors, and government agency representatives. The position works under minimal supervision, with assignments based on expected results and deadlines. It provides guidance to maintenance personnel but does not have formal supervisory authority. The engineer performs reliability, industrial, process, and project engineering functions. This includes creating and optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance programs; analyzing equipment performance and failure data; improving systems, processes, and equipment; maintaining process machinery control platforms; and developing and managing maintenance projects. The position also assists maintenance leadership with oversight of the Maintenance Department, coordinates maintenance activities, and may fill in to supervise department personnel as required. This is an exempt, full-time salaried role. The employee is expected to work the hours necessary to fulfill responsibilities; hours may vary with operational needs and may include occasional extended hours, weekend work, or adjusted schedules. The work environment includes frequent walking, climbing, and hands-on work with machinery indoors and outdoors, with exposure to noise, moving equipment, changing weather, and occasional confined or elevated work areas. Safety procedures must be followed while troubleshooting and repairing equipment throughout the site.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Mechanical or Electrical (Instrument & Controls) is preferred.
At least 5 years of experience with reliability and production improvement activities in an industrial environment.
Experience troubleshooting and programming PLCs and DCS.
Experience with SCADA, 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 safe, on-time, on-budget projects.
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.

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.
Develop ergonomic improvements and improve production ventilation, including design and implementation.
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 project expenditure authorizations.
Develop project statements of work for internal and external work.
Manage project execution to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget completion.
Ensure work products uphold environmental, health, and safety (EHS) standards.
Assist the Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, and M&R Manager in overseeing the Maintenance Department.
Fill in to supervise maintenance department personnel as required.
Become an administrator-level user of the CMMS.
Plan and coordinate maintenance projects.
Direct maintenance personnel and outside contractors in completing projects.