Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

• The reliability engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliability/uptime of the plant's production equipment. This individual will monitor equipment behavior, analyze failure, and help implement good practices to reduce downtime.
• The reliability engineer supervises plant inspectors who will assist him/her track and achieving reliability goals for each system.
• The reliability engineer will assist the implementation of a new CMMS.
• The candidate will also assist the Maintenance Department in engineering projects and developing short to mid-term maintenance plans.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure department compliance with corporate policies, behavior rules, plant rules, environmental & safety policies, Equipment Reliability
• Develop and enforce preventive maintenance programs to ensure equipment reliability.
• Facilitate monitoring of equipment behavior (noises, vibrations, temperature) with goals of increased equipment uptime.
• Responsible for all Predictive Maintenance in the plant including lubrication routes, filters replacement routes.
• Works with Maintenance & Production teams to prioritize repeat failure impact.
• Follow up on all Emergency & Break-in to determine if a formal failure analysis or further action is required.
• Collect data to update indicators and report on the performance of the PM program.
• Works with maintenance planners to develop the PM program.
• Coordinates all predictive maintenance events/visits in conjunction with planner & inspectors.
• Work closely with the maintenance Engineer and planner to prepare the annual winter outage or other major outages.
• Works with technical &/or maintenance department to design engineering solutions to remediate or eliminate repeat failures on assets or equipment performance issues.
• Will be the champion in the implementation of the plant CMMS. Will promote & manage as a super user of the maintenance program.
• Frequent visibility in the plant is necessary to reinforce safety, environmental, policies & to follow-up inspectors performance.
• Lead work teams through example & motivation, instruction, coaching, discipline, & otherwise oversee employee work performance when required.
• Provide work leadership &/or direction & schedule work in order to meet organizational & operational goals, objectives, & deadlines Management
• Assists Planner with site visits, developing job scope, labor estimates, planning packages as well as researching & specifying special parts & materials.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering OR five to ten years of progressive experience in a heavy industrial environment, preferably in the cement industry.

• Self-motivator with good work ethic

• "Efficiency" minded, well organized & disciplined

• Ability to work as a team member with strong time management & record keeping skills

• Able to conduct area/job inspections to ensure work completed without defects & is in compliance with specifications & regulatory requirements.

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