Reliability Engineer

Syngenta Group•Omaha, NE

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for guiding efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of process equipment, utilities, facilities, controls and safety/security systems. Identify and manage asset reliability risks that could adversely affect plant or business operations. This person will also oversee equipment replacement and will do design-through-installation of small projects Additionally, the individual is responsible for assisting Maintenance and Operations departments in problem solving, continuous improvement efforts, progressing Lean Manufacturing initiatives, actively participating in site HSE programs and self-development.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
Strong knowledge of reliability maintenance programs and the tools associated with failure detection (i.e. vibration analysis, ultrasound analysis, thermography).
Strong understanding of chemical process design, project management, material handling, preventive maintenance procedures, utility management, safety standards, and government regulations affecting project design standards.
Minimum of 5 years maintenance and reliability, production management, engineering or operations experience.
Demonstrated project management skills.
The ability to develop and verify concepts.
Demonstrated engineering discipline and sound judgment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to interact and relate effectively with diverse personnel and cross-functional departments.
5 years of experience as a successful maintenance or reliability engineer in a process or manufacturing plant environment.

Responsibilities

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
Manage Maintenance Programs: Mechanical Integrity, Grounding, Electrical Safety
Assist in systems design for maintainability, equipment commissioning and management of change
Analyzing equipment performance, failure data, and corrective maintenance history to develop and deploy engineering solutions, improve maintenance strategies, preventative maintenance optimization, and other reliability techniques
Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations
Providing training and coaching in Root Cause Analysis and FMEA, taking ownership for ongoing corrective action tracking, implementation, and follow-up to ensure that all Root Cause Analysis projects are documented and applied plant-wide
Engaging technical resources and key suppliers to achieve the best equipment life cycle cost of ownership
Manages SAP-PM CMMS System
Provide technical training for maintenance technicians and operators to ensure equipment reliability
Capital: Develop and submit sustenance projects for the Omaha plant, $5 k to $250 k in scope, that ensure the site infrastructure is maintained and expanded to meet increasing AI & technology complexity, volume growth, and NPI’s. Ensure projects are accurately scoped, appropriately managed, and delivered in a timely manner and within approved budgets. Provide key input and planning for capital projects that support the delivery of the Site 5 Year Strategy
Other duties as assigned