Reliability Engineer - Appleton

 

 

 

Position Title: Reliability Engineer - Appleton 

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Appleton 

Requisition ID: 28028 

 

 

We are looking for a Reliability Engineer to join our team in Appleton Wisconsin! McCain Food’s facility in Appleton Wisconsin is a large-scale food processing plant, employing approximately 500 employees. This site specializes in the production of jalapeño poppers and other appetizers. Fun Fact: the jalapeño popper was trademarked at this site!

Position Summary:
The Reliability Engineer is responsible for determining and leading best practices for equipment reliability and total cost of ownership.  As the successful candidate, you will work independently and as part of a team to assess, design, train and implement preventive maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM) and reliability continuous improvement programs. You will support both engineering and plant maintenance in the development and troubleshooting of Process Controls and electrical infrastructure related to the reliability of plant equipment or process control improvements. You will review new technology for applicability and benefits to current manufacturing and controls methods.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the BE break down elimination process to ensure root cause and corrective actions to prevent future failures
• Ensures failure modes addressed are appropriate
• Performs cost/benefit analysis to set correct frequency of task(s)
• Ensures that all failure modes have a job plan on file (both proactive and reactive)
• Responsible for changes to the Equipment Maintenance Plan based on analysis of asset failure data
• Assists Maintenance Manager and Plant Engineer with reliability analysis of proposed equipment modifications
• Makes specific recommendations to improve machinery performance and reliability based on analysis of process and failure data
• Responsible to perform statistical analysis on machinery failure data and work order data to determine whether adjustments to the Engineered Maintenance Strategy are warranted
• Catalogues and databases the RCA/RCFA results and subsequent action items
• Analyzes plant wide failure data and downtime scenarios to calculate relevant trigger points for RCFA
• Uses reliability analysis methods and tools to new designs to determine system, asset, and component reliability
• Develops commissioning procedures for new system, asset, and component design
• Develops strategies for OEM warranty issues and claims
• Develops machinery modification plans to deal with single-point failure scenarios
• Develops specific maintenance and operational start-up procedures for new installations
• Responsible to develop new equipment purchase specifications for reliability and maintainability
• Aides in the development of alarms designed to determine and verify acceptable operations
• Direct and lead those maintaining and developing reliability KPI’s (% worker utilization, % schedule adherence, etc.) in conformance with McCain standards
• Direct and lead the maintenance of a record keeping system consistent with a world class reliability program
• Understand and utilize the continuum of maintenance philosophy as it relates to change management
• A leader for CI- Condition Inspections for operators and mechanics
• Work with the maintenance team and process to ensure quality preventive programs; vibration, oil analysis, ultrasound – online real time data from the equipment and CI inspections.
• Assist in capital project management
• Perform additional duties as assigned

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in engineering or a relevant scientific discipline and equivalent experience
• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) designation is an asset
• Ultrasonic, Thermography, Lubrication, and Vibration Analysis training is an asset
• 5+ years of work experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
• An expert in Plant PLC Systems and Programming
• Competent Computer Skills (ex. MS Office)
• Must be fluent in English; second language is a plus but not required
• Strong technical expertise and problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical skills (ex. root cause analysis and statistical analysis)
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports
• Ability to communicate with individuals across various organizational levels
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Prior experience wor