Senior Reliability Engineer

Swagelok Company•Strongsville, OH

32d•Onsite

About The Position

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. They are driven by core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement. The company fosters a culture that promotes learning and development, aiming to be a place where employees can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. The primary role of the Reliability Engineer is to improve asset availability by utilizing equipment history, root cause analysis, and statistical methods to eliminate repetitive equipment failures. The role also involves developing equipment asset management plans, maintenance documentation, and plans for new/existing equipment. This position requires minimal guidance from a direct supervisor and includes the ability to train other reliability engineers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Reliability, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or other technical degree is required
Five or more years of experience with production equipment operation
Demonstrates ability to complete major and complex assignments or parts of larger assignments
Advanced problem solving and decision making abilities
Good oral and excellent written communication
Demonstrates proficient communication, programming and troubleshooting skills
Strong abilities in the use of moderately complex technical tools and lab equipment and instrumentation
Manages multiple projects simultaneously
Excellent computer and typical office software skills
Strong understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical systems and PLC systems
Strong mechanical aptitude
Strong statistical analysis and DOE skills

Nice To Haves

Reliability engineering certification
Master’s Degree

Responsibilities

Works with project engineering to ensure the maintainability of new and modified installations
Participates in the final check out of such installations
Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems
Professionally and systematically defines, designs, develops, monitors and refines the Preventive/Predictive maintenance process in pursuit of optimization
Develops instructions on operation and care of equipment
Develops/Consults on Comprehensive lubrication program (requirements, frequencies, and methods of application)
Develops plans for Inspections, adjustments, replacements, overhauls for selected equipment
Has a thorough understanding of vibration analysis, thermography and other predictive analysis tools and the interpretation of results
Recommends Protection for equipment from environment
Coordinates these efforts with asset proprietors and maintenance management to ensure thorough understanding, approval and endorsement by all parties
Coordinates with planner/scheduler to ensure that PM/PdM services and inspections are scheduled and performed within due and that resultant corrective work is promptly performed
Reduces and improves maintenance work wherever feasible; assuring efficient and reliable operation of plant, process and equipment while protecting and prolonging the economic life of plant assets at optimal costs
Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and other maintenance problems
Identifies and corrects chronic, repetitive failures and costly equipment problems
Analyze Equipment History to assure effectiveness of all maintenance efforts in combination
Performs Root Cause Analysis
Provides technical advice to maintenance and asset proprietors
Implements methods to reduce the need for maintenance and ultimately eliminate the occurrence of failures
Increase Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Decreases Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Supports Planner/Scheduler in development of technically, environmentally or safely complex work procedures
Routinely contributes to the planning of realistic production capacity based upon analysis of preventive maintenance time needs, failure history
Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions
Develops a standardized program that influences the selection of materials, equipment and spare parts
Ensures that spare parts list, equipment manuals and prints are provided for all new installations and that they are consistent with established standards
Remains abreast of and applies advancing maintenance technology as applicable
Works closely with Maintenance Technicians to understand equipment conditions, RCA of chronic issues and proactive maintenance strategies and tactics