Reliability Engineer - Salisbury, NC

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Salisbury, NC

About The Position

The Reliability Engineer evaluates plant equipment to improve operating reliability, including analyzing delays, developing repair and upgrade plans, and working with operating departments to address chronic equipment and processing problems. The role also provides engineering support for plant projects. The position supports equipment safety, preventive and predictive maintenance, plant operations, maintenance planning, project execution, cost management, and continuous improvement. It works with operations, maintenance personnel, and outside contractors to improve equipment availability, throughput, safety, and quality.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from a four-year college or university; Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Maintenance Engineering is specified.
Maintenance Engineering or Maintenance Supervisor experience with a minimum of 3–5 years of proven experience.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with personnel at all organizational levels.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with FMEA and root cause analysis techniques.
Demonstrated project management, facilitation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
Strong computer skills, including MS Office.

Nice To Haves

Metals experience is helpful but not required.
Six Sigma experience is preferred but not required.
Three years of relevant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop safety-related design modifications and improvements to equipment and facilities.
Support production in executing and expanding preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Develop, document, and improve preventive maintenance programs to increase equipment availability and throughput, and maintain an effective preventive maintenance program.
Assist in solving problems related to unplanned downtime.
Develop and maintain outside resources as needed.
Develop and maintain a critical spares inventory.
Prepare and review equipment failure and root cause analysis reports; determine and evaluate corrective actions and their impact on preventive maintenance programs.
Develop cost justifications for improvement projects and corrective actions.
Assist the Operations Manager with capital projects and major maintenance activities.
Plan and schedule equipment maintenance, replacement, and upgrades with operations.
Follow and enforce TIMET policies and procedures.
Support production in meeting established safety, quality, and throughput goals.
Manage the plant maintenance system, including creating preventive maintenance tasks, issuing work orders, and updating assets.
Monitor and control maintenance costs.
Coordinate outside contractor work with maintenance or production personnel to minimize cost and production impacts.
Oversee development of standard operating procedures for maintenance activities.
Lead or participate in continuous improvement of safety and quality processes, equipment, and maintenance to maximize reliability and melt time; record and analyze data.
Determine and install performance metrics that support long-term continuous improvement consistent with departmental operating objectives.
Develop and work to budgets to meet cost management goals, and initiate or participate in cost-reduction and profit-improvement programs.
Provide problem-resolution support to facilitate faster improvements and better working relationships.
Perform process and project engineering duties.