Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Advanced Technology Services•Houston, TX

3d•$114,016 - $145,816

About The Position

ATS is an industrial maintenance company founded in 1985, with a presence in the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The Maintenance Reliability Engineer promotes ATS’s safety culture, ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies, and partners with internal and external customers to develop engineered solutions that improve reliability and throughput. The role advances precision reliability practices, identifies capital expenditure opportunities for equipment replacement and communicates return on investment, and facilitates reliability-centered maintenance deliverables, including equipment-specific maintenance plans. The engineer collaborates with maintenance teams and leadership on maintenance strategies, work execution management, root cause analysis, reliability performance, and alignment of ATS and customer KPIs. The position also includes training and coaching others in reliability tools and practices. Work is typically performed in a loud factory environment, which may include exposure to hazardous materials and greasy or slippery floors. The role involves regular standing, walking, hand use, reaching, climbing or balancing, and other physical activity; occasional lifting or moving of more than 50 pounds; and occasional exposure to outdoor weather and electrical shock risk. The listed pay range is $114,015.88–$145,816.22 USD. ATS offers medical, dental, and vision plans, PTO, a 401(k) plan with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, and other benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent experience, such as heavy industrial maintenance, reliability, or operations experience.
At least seven years of reliability experience.
Ability to perform a full array of reliability tool sets.
Lead or coaching experience in root cause analysis (RCA).
Lead or coaching experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).
Master-level proficiency in predictive technology.
Vibration II certification.
Infrared I certification.
Ultrasound I certification.
Maintenance Lubrication Analyst I certification.
Master-level proficiency in machine health monitoring.
CMRP, ARP, CRP, or CRL certification.
Mentoring experience and experience with Work Execution Management.
Strong technical understanding of electrical or mechanical components, tools, and designs.
Ability to complete failure mode and effects analyses, cause-and-effect diagrams, root cause failure analyses, life-cycle costing, and risk analyses.
Ability to research and apply new equipment technology and trends.
Strong problem-solving, mathematical, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Proficiency with computers, maintenance systems, and applications, including Microsoft Office.
Excellent verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Strong reporting and technical writing capability.
Ability to build and maintain positive, professional relationships.
Demonstrated leadership skills and experience leading cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Desire to develop into a leadership role.
Experience with data trend analysis, vibration analysis, motor current analysis, oil analysis, lubrication and hydraulic testing, laser alignment, nondestructive testing, infrared thermography, ultrasound technology, acoustic reliability technology, Weibull analysis, and Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
Knowledge of government regulations and standards such as cGMP, NETA, EPA, and OSHA.
Green Belt certification.
STS certification.

Responsibilities

Promote and adhere to ATS’s safety culture.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and ATS policies and procedures.
Partner with internal and external customers to develop engineered solutions that improve reliability and throughput.
Identify capital expenditure opportunities for equipment replacement and develop and communicate return on investment.
Champion operating systems, critical elements, and best practices that support a precision reliability culture.
Apply common precision tools and practices.
Facilitate reliability-centered maintenance and deliverables, including equipment-specific maintenance plans (ESMPs).
Train and coach others in reliability competencies.
Collaborate with maintenance teams on predictive, preventive, and precision maintenance technologies and strategies to identify or control risks before failure and support effective maintenance execution.
Implement failure mode and effects analysis.
Serve as a subject matter expert in Work Execution Management (WEM), training and mentoring others on gaps and improvements identified through reliability strategy session performance.
Perform, train, and coach others in ATS Root Cause, Bad Actor, and Fault Tree Analysis.
Collaborate with leadership to align ATS and customer KPIs.