Reliability Engineer

The role of a Maintenance Reliability Engineer is crucial in ensuring the continuous and efficient operation of equipment and machinery within a production or manufacturing environment. They are tasked with identifying potential areas for improvement, developing and implementing strategies to enhance reliability, and minimizing downtime and production losses.

By optimizing equipment and machinery, the Maintenance Reliability Engineer plays a critical role in maintaining production continuity, reducing costs, and improving overall operational efficiency.

Reliability Engineer

What we ask

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics; Mechanical, or Industrial engineering with more than 2 years work experience or Master’s Degree Mechanical or Industrial engineering.  

Parts Inventory Management:  Assist with identifying and mitigating inventory risks that would compromise the ability to have the right parts at the right time in inventory. 

Equipment Asset Register:  Ensure the asset register clearly identifies plant equipment as well as the critical parts are noted in the parts inventory.

Performance Evaluation and Maintenance Scheduling:  Plan and create performance evaluation assessments on all existing equipment and ensure coordination is established with maintenance and production for repair & replacement activities to minimize production downtime and that equipment optimization is maintained.  

Stakeholder Management: Update and consult relevant stakeholders regularly, manage expectations of relevant stakeholders during execution of duties, involve stakeholders in decision making and build and maintain a network of relevant stakeholders

Supplier Management: Build a good relationship with parts suppliers/vendors.  
 

 

What we offer

•    Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and a global presence
•    We offer great work-life balance and a competitive salary & benefits package
•    Exceptional support of cross-disciplinary team to broaden your knowledge  

•    A friendly working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners
•    Trust to create long term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world

Vacancy description

Accountabilities

•    Design KPIs and monitor these for measuring the achievement of maintenance objectives
•    Assess requests for changes in drawings and documentation (MOC). Implement changes
•    Set up risk matrices with production and periodically analyse these (challenge the limit)
•    Set up maintenance concepts and plans in the maintenance management system (CMMS) based on regulations, laws and risks with the agreed upon objectives 
•    Work in conjunction with the Manager of Maintenance in coordinating jobs.
•    Facilitate root cause analyses concerning repetitive technical faults and breakdowns
•    Improve maintenance plans/concepts and work procedures based on feedback from the team
•    Become subject matter expert on parts inventory systems, in conjunction with the Inventory Specialist support the maintenance department and improve parts availability.
•    Have a “Zero Loss” mentality
•    Owner of preventive maintenance plans
•    Advise and participate in maintenance activities for modifications and construction projects
•    Advise on the maintenance budgets together with the Manager of Maintenance
•    Report/analyse cost drivers/performance losses, aimed at eliminating weak spots/deviations
•    Initiate, facilitate and advise improvements to increase performance/reliability of equipment 
•    Ensure structural improvement by drawing up an annual plan for improvement projects, align the assignment formulation, carry out investigation requests, set up an action plan
•    Know the main safety and quality control processes, procedures and applications and ensure to be informed/supported to focus on a safe and qualitative daily operation;
•    Coordinate with Production in equipment trouble and preventive maintenance schedule;
•    Technical Proficiency in engineering principles; Solid knowledge in Food Hygiene & Safety, Continuous Improvement, manufacturing processes and manufacturing quality standards.
•    Keep knowledge up to date and share this with employees in the own department and locations within FrieslandCampina

 

Staying true to who you really are, that is your starting point at FrieslandCampina. Because it is precisely by embracing our differences that we can grow together. We want to create a working environment that allows all employees to bring their best and authentic selves. If who we are suits you, but you're not sure if you're the best fit for the role, we still encourage you to apply so we can help you find the role that fits you best.

As the Maintenance Reliability Engineer, you will be part of a local team focused on enhancing the capabilities and efficiency of our manufacutring facility. With the support of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals you will be supported in ensuring that the goals for the manufacturing facitlity exceed expectations.

Salary Range: The salary for this position is anticipated to range between $85,000 to $95,000 annually.  Pay is based on qualifications necessary for the position, including years of work experience, education/training, and other considerations permissible by law.  We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records per applicable laws.

We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.  FrieslandCampina Ingredients North America, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification under the law. 

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JOB-ID: 55857 | Reliability Engineer, United States

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