Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Alkegen•Buffalo, NY

18h

About The Position

Alkegen is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to support equipment reliability, maintenance practices, and continuous improvement at a manufacturing site. The role develops and reviews maintenance procedures, leads minor capital projects, contributes maintenance expertise to major projects, and supports equipment-failure investigations. It creates reliability strategies based on opportunity analysis, asset criticality, and plant and business needs, and evaluates the impact of corrective actions and improvement projects. The engineer supports reliability-centered maintenance optimization, analyzes asset utilization and cost data to prioritize reliability opportunities, and applies long-term ownership cost and reliability engineering principles to purchasing requirements and stock levels. The role also provides equipment reliability and performance information to the M&R Manager. The position is responsible for following applicable health, safety, and environmental requirements, maintaining high safety standards, identifying and correcting unsafe conditions and acts, and championing workplace safety.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of manufacturing or related experience.
Knowledge of spare-parts identification, including critical and slow-moving parts, and understanding of ABC categories.
Familiarity with risk assessment principles.
Experience with root cause analysis triggers and facilitating investigations.
Knowledge of maintenance information systems such as Maximo, SAP, or Limble.
Familiarity with reliability engineering principles, including statistical analysis and reliability modeling.
Knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance tools, equipment, and best practices.
Ability to comprehend technical specifications related to equipment installation and operation, including clearance checks, interference fits, lubrication, and torque requirements.
Diagnostic capability to solve problems and determine root causes of failures.
Ability to safely troubleshoot AC/DC voltage systems up to 480V.
Ability to use a DVOM and other test equipment to diagnose defects.
Knowledge of industrial control systems, including PLCs and ladder logic.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail, an inquisitive approach, self-accountability, a strong work ethic, and ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to work safely under pressure and to tight timescales.

Nice To Haves

Firsthand experience in an electrical or mechanical trade craft.

Responsibilities

Develop maintenance procedures by performing technical reviews, serving as a technical resource during procedure creation and review, creating and reviewing job procedures and checklists, and initiating Management of Change work processes.
Lead minor capital projects from scope through implementation and completion, coordinating with operations, maintenance, and finance to ensure proper commissioning.
Provide subject-matter expertise on equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
Provide maintenance input to major project activities and serve as the maintenance representative for capital projects.
Perform regular field assessments of equipment.
Participate in facilitating and implementing the Root Cause Investigation process, applying cause-and-effect methodology where reliability opportunities are identified and investigation triggers are met.
Create equipment reliability strategies based on opportunity analysis, asset criticality, and identified plant and business needs.
Evaluate and quantify continuous improvement projects, including equipment reconfigurations, design changes, and component changes.
Evaluate the effectiveness of aspects of the Reliability Centered Maintenance program by quantifying the impact of failures and PPM.
Facilitate or contribute to proactive RCM optimization activities that support productivity improvement.
Analyze asset utilization and cost data to develop and prioritize reliability opportunities.
Evaluate and validate the impact of corrective actions affecting availability and reliability, and leverage solutions to achieve objectives.
Participate in improvement activities such as process simplification, value engineering, maintenance strategy, and reliability modeling.
Participate in plant health studies and efforts to implement corrective actions that maintain or improve plant health.
Apply long-term cost-of-ownership and reliability engineering principles with the maintenance team to build reliability into purchasing requirements and set stock levels.
Provide equipment reliability and performance data to the M&R Manager for evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance, and modifications.
Comply with applicable health, safety, and environmental rules and regulations; identify and correct unsafe conditions and acts; follow Alkegen safety principles, PPE requirements, and safe standards of work; and champion workplace safety.