Maintenance Reliability Technician

Post Consumer Brands•Tremonton, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news. The Post Consumer Brands plant in Tremonton, Utah is part of the company's West Coast network, with more than 220 team members supplying Malt-O-Meal bag cereals, PEBBLES cereals, and more to a variety of retailers. When you join the Tremonton team, you'll be joining a group of motivated problem-solvers and safety-first culture.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering preferred; relevant technical training, certificates or licenses required in lieu of degree.
Five or more years of engineering or maintenance experience in a food processing plant environment.
2+ years of leadership experience preferred.
Leadership and problem-solving skills.
Able to achieve results while simultaneously executing multiple projects.
Experience using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies and developing risk assessment / reliability models.
Experience with CMMS programs, specifically Infor 7i.
Possesses an up-to-date awareness of federal, state, and local engineering codes and regulations and industry standard OSHA requirements.
Demonstrated understanding of industrial electrical systems and the ability to read and interpret prints and schematics.
Working knowledge of machining and welding fundamentals; experience with utilities, HVAC systems, mechanical power transmission, and PLCs/networking is preferred.
Excellent communication skills.
Able to work effectively in a team-based environment with multiple functional groups and lead both maintenance technicians and operations personnel when required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
2+ years of leadership experience
Experience with utilities, HVAC systems, mechanical power transmission, and PLCs/networking

Responsibilities

Own equipment reliability for assigned areas by planning, prioritizing, and coordinating repair and maintenance activities to achieve uptime and efficiency targets.
Lead the execution and continuous improvement of predictive, preventive, and reactive maintenance programs.
Analyze equipment history, failure modes, and high-risk threats to manufacturing capacity, and develop and implement plans to eliminate recurring issues.
Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for assigned systems, providing technical guidance and driving best practices in troubleshooting, repair strategies, and asset care.
Partner with operations, maintenance, and technical teams to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable equipment performance.
Demonstrate and ensure safe work practices.
Devise and manage reliability and predictive maintenance plans for assigned lines.
Improve equipment monitoring systems to predict and prevent equipment failures.
Perform root cause failure analysis of equipment downtime and implement sustainable plans so failures can be prevented in the future.
Analyze repetitive maintenance events to develop creative solutions to prevent recurring problems.
Uses Lean/Six Sigma tools and methodologies to improve reliability.
Provides input on new equipment purchases to ensure reliability is designed into purchasing requirements.
Assist with and manage capital projects for equipment replacement and modifications.
Provides feedback to Line Managers and Team Members on operating procedures to improve reliability.
Create and manage preventive maintenance programs including creation of documents, procedures and work timing.
Coordinate projects and repairs with contractors/vendors/and OEM resources.
Manage critical spare part inventories and develop replacement plans for obsolete equipment and spare parts.