Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Post Consumer Brands•Bloomsburg, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Reliability Engineer partners with operations, engineering and maintenance teams to drive continuous improvement in asset performance across the site. The ideal candidate will have experience in using problem solving tools to identify root cause, trends and failure modes and implement strategies and projects to reduce or eliminate failures, reducing plant risk and increasing overall plant performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent work experience) in Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing or related fields.
Training and knowledge in basic reliability engineering process and tools.
2 + years of experience as reliability engineer.
5 + years’ experience in a production management, plant engineering, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, control engineering, maintenance or other plant technical roles.
Advanced computer skills
Experience using continuous improvement methodologies to lead RCA and RFCA events.
Ability to develop and manage good working relationships with internal departments (operations, engineering, maintenance, EHS, Quality, Food Safety and finance), external (contractors and suppliers and PCB Corporate (Engineering, Manufacturing, CI, Reliability, Procurement, Finance, etc.)
Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge and aptitude.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs, processes, tools and software.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work closely with peers and internal customers to share responsibility and solve problems.
Understanding of mechanical and electrical operation of production equipment and use of maintenance and diagnostic tools.
Must be able to read, write, and communicate in the English language

Nice To Haves

SMRP or similar certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance issues. To fulfill this responsibility, the reliability engineer applies data analysis techniques that can include: Statistical process control, Reliability modeling and prediction, Root cause analysis (RCA) and root cause failure analysis (RCFA), Failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system (FRACAS), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
Works with project engineering to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
Ability to design and implement Maintenance Reliability projects through the following competencies: Select, hire and manage engineering consultants and contractors. Manage multiple assigned engineering and or technical service projects establishing manpower, budgets, scheduling, equipment, and materials. Control project schedule, costs and quality via project management skills.
Professionally and systematically defines, designs, develops, monitors and refines an asset maintenance plan that includes: Value-added preventive maintenance tasks. Effective utilization of predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems.
Provides input to a risk management plan that will anticipate reliability-related and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operations.
Ability to train other personnel on data analysis tools and techniques.
Works with Production, Maintenance, and Engineering to perform analyses of assets including: Asset utilization, Equipment effectiveness, Remaining useful life, Other parameters that define operating condition, reliability, and costs of assets.
Provides technical support to production maintenance and technical personnel.
Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/design and make/buy decisions
Participate in plant and enterprise driven continuous improvement projects and initiatives.