Reliability Support Engineer- UniFirst

UniFirst • MA

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About The Position

To lead reliability initiatives for UniFirst field locations who perform maintenance on buildings, facilities, and assets to raise the level of asset reliability through the improvement of maintenance practices. Partners in this position will make visits to field locations on a regular basis to assist in technical training, partner development, maintenance team coaching and mentoring, implementation of reliability processes and practices, and equipment optimization and cost management. This individual will act as a Business Partner to field locations where there is a two-way accountability support structure in assisting locations in improvement tasks, processes, and everyday routines. This position must also represent the Corporate interests of the entire organization in ensuring locations are adhering to requirements implemented by Company leadership.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience repairing and installing machinery and processing equipment in an industrial environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience supervising maintenance personnel is preferred.
• Equipment knowledge such as wiring, electrical, electronic components, pipe systems and plumbing, and mechanical required.
• Maintenance Management experience including planning, scheduling, budgeting, negotiating, parts management, vendor management, maintenance management systems required.
• Ability to troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis, and logically solve equipment and process related issues is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics required.
• Ability to read and understand maintenance literature printed in English required.

Nice To Haves

• General Boiler and Steam systems knowledge preferred.
• Basic welding equipment knowledge preferred.
• HVAC experience preferred.
• Certification applicable to reliability is preferred such as CPMM, CMRP, etc. is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supports the UniFirst safety culture in practice and observation.
• Assists Safety engineers and field partners in safety process improvement, record keeping, and scorecards / audits.
• Provides guidance and oversight to field locations in the implementation of various UniFirst reliability and maintenance initiatives.
• Makes regular visits to assigned field locations to coach, mentor, train, and develop maintenance human capital resources.
• Performs Reliability Playbook / Scorecard coaching visits at field locations.
• Conducts Reliability Scorecard audits at field locations as assigned.
• Drafts and publishes various reliability, maintenance, and after visit reports.
• Follows up on reliability and maintenance action plans to track and assess progress of field locations.
• Assists in the implementation of various reliability improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Provides hands-on / side by side assistance to assist in training UniFirst maintenance partners.
• Ensures locations in the assigned group are completing Preventive Maintenance processes and tasks as required.
• Provides input to improve equipment and production / maintenance processes.
• Acts as a liaison between vendors / suppliers, field locations, engineering, and leadership to resolve issues.
• Monitors all maintenance related regulatory and environmental compliance requirements within assigned field locations.
• Communicates with Management by conducting debriefs of all field visits.
• Assists locations in planning for capital project improvements, budgeting, and installation of equipment.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees