Reliability Engineer

MINIAT HOLDINGS LLC • South Holland, IL

37d

About The Position

Developing maintenance strategies – collaborate with director of maintenance, maintenance manager, engineers, and other key stakeholders to develop and implement maintenance strategies aimed at enhancing equipment reliability and minimizing unplanned downtime.

Requirements

• Effective communication and training skills
• Familiarity with meat processing equipment
• Detail oriented with strong analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Usage in ERP and statistical analysis program highly recommended
• Understanding of OSHA and general safety guidelines
• 5- 7 years manufacturing experience in a meat, poultry, or USDA regulated facility preferred
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field (preferred).
• Certification in reliability engineering or maintenance management, certified reliability engineer, certified maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot operation and equipment to maximize asset service life, reliability, and efficiency.
• Conduct failure analysis on critical assets and equipment to eliminate root cause(s) of failure and develop improvements to prevent future occurrences through the utilization of CAPA (Corrective Action/Preventative Action).
• Preventative Maintenance – develop and oversee preventative maintenance programs to proactively identify and address potential issues before they lead to equipment failures.
• Predictive Maintenance – Utilize predictive maintenance techniques, to identify equipment abnormalities and initiate corrective actions.
• Root Cause Analysis – Lead root cause analysis investigations to determine the underlying reasons for equipment failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Participate in the quality assurance of new builds and modifications to assure adherence to functional specifications.
• Monitor any periods of downtime exceeding one hour and spearhead the Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) initiatives.
• Spare Parts Management – Manage spare parts inventory to ensure availability of critical components while minimizing carrying costs and stockouts.
• Team Leadership – Supervise, mentor, fand foster a culture of reliability and accountability the team of maintenance technicians and provide guidance, training, and support to ensure high performance and adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Ensure department staff members and salaried team members have proper understanding and needed training to support and implement the methodology to reliability centered maintenance.
• Performance Monitoring – Monitor key performance indicators related to equipment reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and downtime reduction, and implement continuous improvement initiatives as needed.
• Compliance – Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and codes governing equipment maintenance and reliability.
• Proven experience in maintenance management, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of reliability engineering principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Proficiency in maintenance management software and tools for asset management, predictive maintenance, and performance monitoring.
• Performs other functions as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, discretionary bonus up to 18% (50% personal performance based & 50% company performance), profit sharing (which feeds retirement) at a minimum of 3% annually and 120 hours PTO in the 1st 12 months.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level