Reliability Engineer II - Cement Plant
About The Position
The Reliability Engineer II is responsible for creating, implementing, and monitoring Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) programs at the Amrize Alpena Cement Plant in Alpena, Michigan. The role supervises and develops Reliability Technicians and works with equipment suppliers and plant staff to support successful plant operations. It monitors reliability systems and manages preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment availability and reliability. The position also provides technical support, training, and guidance to maintenance teams, with a focus on integrating reliability practices into maintenance work. The position is onsite at the Alpena Cement Plant. Relocation assistance is available to candidates outside the Alpena, Michigan area.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree; Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering is preferred.
- 3–5 years of required work experience.
- Must be eligible to work in the USA.
- Candidates required to wear respirators must be clean-shaven where the respirator seal meets the face to pass qualitative and quantitative fit tests.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a heavy manufacturing environment is heavily preferred.
- CBM certifications are preferred.
- Experience with FFT analysis of vibration spectra across a range of heavy industrial plant equipment.
- Practical application of FMEA and NDT inspection techniques is preferred.
- Working knowledge of instrumentation, process controls, motors, starters, and VFDs is preferred.
- Familiarity with SAP, Excel, Word, and Project.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and develop Reliability Technicians.
- Work with equipment suppliers and plant staff to support successful plant operations.
- Monitor reliability systems, including preventive maintenance systems, vibration analysis, and condition monitoring.
- Participate in creating preventive maintenance routines (PMRs) and bills of materials (BOMs) for new equipment.
- Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including inspection, vibration, oil analysis, NDT, and thermography, to support optimum equipment availability.
- Analyze and eliminate repetitive problems using root cause analysis, Pareto analysis, statistical review, FMEA, and similar techniques.
- Support and guide sustainable improvements in mean time between failures (MTBF) of major equipment.
- Facilitate continuous improvement processes focused on equipment availability and reliability.
- Provide reports on CBM program status as needed.
- Gather input and facilitate task completion through others.
- Research solutions to technical problems.
- Coordinate SAP system operations for preventive maintenance routine optimization and development with maintenance planners.
- Provide technical support, training, and development for maintenance functions, with a focus on embedding reliability concepts in the maintenance group.
- Communicate, improve, and adhere to health, safety, and environmental policies; promote a culture of safety and exhibit safe behaviors.
- Follow safety protocols and properly use Amrize-approved PPE, including respirators when required.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax retirement savings
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance
- Holistic health and well-being programs
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
- Vision and other voluntary benefits and discounts
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Paid parental leave, including maternity and paternity leave
- Educational Assistance Program
- Dress for your day
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
