Sr Reliability Engineer
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Milford, DE
Salary: $125,000.00 USD Annually - $145,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Large food manufacturing company is looking for a Sr Reliability Engineer for their facility in southern Delaware

Relocation assistance is available
***Candidates must have strong lean manufacturing experience in a manufacturing setting

Summary ~
The Sr. Reliability Engineer will lead the implementation, continuous improvement, and sustainability of reliability systems and processes within the manufacturing site. This position is responsible for developing, managing and coordinating the reliability programs and activities of the location key assets, utilities and support equipment through the use of personal knowledge, engineering resources, OEM and maintenance employees, to ensure maximum availability of these key assets, utilities and support equipment, while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.

Essential Duties ~
• Responsible for the implementation of reliability concepts including development of Root Cause Analysis, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance technologies and Preventive Maintenance development/optimization to achieve high levels of availability of plants assets
• Driving increased production and uptime using reliability tools and processes, including Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Provide technical and engineering support and troubleshooting advice to maintenance and various operational area improvement of production equipment, processes, and process controls
• Work closely with both operations and maintenance in the development of long-term equipment maintenance strategies and operator basic care (OBC) as well as support troubleshooting efforts through formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Provide technical expertise to the site with field application of precision maintenance techniques. Provide training, field coaching and mentoring of maintenance supervisors and craftsmen.
• Identify and manage asset reliability risks that could adversely affect plant or business operations. He/she selects engineering techniques to solve problems and makes recommendations including the coordination of projects for process improvements.
• Work closely with maintenance planner, superintendents, and technicians to coordinate a variety of installation, repair, and maintenance tasks performed so that the production departments can function properly and reliably, and achieve their quality and quantity goals.

Requirements ~
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of reliability experience within an industrial manufacturing environment preferably in mid-sized manufacturing companies in a similar industry.
• Experience developing asset strategies (time-based inspection/replace, and condition-based tasks)
• Experience with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Strong technical expertise in applying Precision Maintenance techniques in industrial manufacturing processes. Strong knowledge of Precision Maintenance procedures.
• Knowledge of equipment design and failure modes. Experience with interpreting forensic evidence to identify failure modes.
• Experience developing asset strategies (time-based inspection/replace, and condition-based tasks)
• Experience with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Exposure to operations, process control, project engineering, plant maintenance, construction and new installations

Preferred Qualifications ~
• Experience working in the food industry
• Experience with/Certifications in Predictive maintenance technologies (Vib, IR, UL, MCA/MCSA, Oil Analysis, NDT)
• CMRP or CRL Certifications
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma
• Experience with computer maintenance management systems (CMMS) preferably IBM Maxim. Advanced skills in basic personal computer software (Microsoft applications);
• Provide technical support for Operational and Maintenance Teams.

Please apply to jgoldstein@judge.com

Contact: jgoldstein@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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