Reliability Engineer

James Hardie•Reno, NV

44d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a solid maintenance reliability and project management background to assist in the development and application of James Hardie’s core maintenance strategy. James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and StruXure®. With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce, we’re united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ through sustainable innovation, a Zero Harm culture, and a commitment to empowering our people and communities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical or chemical) - Degree must be from an accredited institution
3-5 years of experience in an industrial continuous operating (24/7) manufacturing environment
Strong communication (written, oral and interpersonal) skills
Ability to lead and be part of cross functional teams
Advanced knowledge in reliability centered maintenance, failure modes & effects analysis, criticality analysis
Demonstrated ability to diagnosis and correct opportunities to improve mean time between failures of assets
Experience with computer maintenance management systems (CMMS), INFOR BE or equivalent
Advanced skills in basic personal computer software (Microsoft applications)

Responsibilities

Assist the manufacturing operations with the execution of the reliability center maintenance activities necessary to eliminate unplanned asset failures.
Lead root cause analysis events in the identification and elimination of production losses and high maintenance costs associated with asset failures.
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.
Develop and implement best practices for assets to ensure their maximum the mean time between failures.
Guide efforts to ensure best practices are being implemented to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls and safety systems.
Assist plant engineers with the analysis of asset utilization, overall equipment effectiveness, remaining useful life and other parameters that define the operating condition, reliability and costs of assets.
Provide technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel.
Assist plant personnel in the classification and development of material lists for assets
Review and apply statistical methods to identify reliability trends
Establish and track reliability metrics