Reliability Specialist

Excelitas Technologies•Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC

39d•Onsite

About The Position

The reliability engineer acts as a cross-functional technical expert who works with several departments to ensure equipment reliability. He is responsible for the reliability, availability, and long-term performance of assets in two departments: Equipment (production machinery) and Buildings (installations and facilities). They are also responsible for maintenance project engineering for these two departments, within a framework of continuous improvement. They define and steer strategies, standards, and projects aimed at the sustainable improvement and optimization of equipment, in collaboration with union teams and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent qualification.
5 to 10 years of experience in industrial reliability.
Solid knowledge of mechanics, electricity, and instrumentation.
Experience in an automated manufacturing environment.
Proficiency in reliability analysis tools and methods, CMMS, etc.
Ability to work effectively in a unionized environment.
Industrial safety skills: In-depth knowledge of safety to ensure the safety of employees, machines, and facilities in all initiatives and operational activities.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and analytical skills.
Bilingual (English/French) required due to the Montreal plant environment.
Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
All applicants must comply with the CGP (Controlled Goods Program).

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of cleanroom environments (an asset), including best practices, standards, and manufacturing protocols specific to cleanrooms.

Responsibilities

Analyze recurring failures (RCA, 5 Whys, FMEA) and failure modes, effects, and criticality of machine components.
Analyze performance and incident data to identify root causes and propose solutions and improvements.
Define and optimize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies.
Improve reliability indicators (OEE, Downtime: Unplanned downtime, Planned downtime, MTBF, MTTR, availability, etc.).
Recommend technical improvements and permanent fixes.
Standardize critical methods, practices, and components (equipment, parts, and systems that have a major impact on safety, reliability, quality, and continuity of operations).
Support technicians.
Participate in post-failure analyses and validate the effectiveness of corrective and preventive measures.
Participate in maintenance department meetings and, as needed, interdepartmental meetings to ensure alignment on actions, projects, and reliability.
Cover for the supervisor and planner in case of absence or occasional need.
Ensure the reliability of building systems (HVAC, compressed air, electricity, water treatment, air treatment systems, plumbing, and industrial utilities).
Ensure the optimization of facility and equipment performance.
Define, improve, and maintain infrastructure and facility maintenance plans.
Analyze breakdowns that impact production or compliance.
Recommend improvements aimed at stability, safety, and compliance.
Collaborate with union teams responsible for repairs and propose corrective, preventive, and improvement actions.
Be involved in and responsible for the engineering of maintenance projects as part of continuous improvement initiatives.
Define technical solutions aimed at improving reliability and maintainability.
Develop technical concepts, risk analyses, and recommendations.
Ensure the technical coordination of projects with internal stakeholders, in particular: maintenance, production, and processes.
Provide cross-functional technical support for projects: specifications, implementation, modification, commissioning of machines and installations, etc.
Support project implementation.