Job Description
Overview
Leads and directs the maintenance department's mechanical maintenance and reliability initiatives. Provides technical assistance to the maintenance department and drives long term equipment reliability. Utilizes reliability and lean manufacturing tools to drive continuous reliability improvements.
Responsibilities
* Maintains and analyzes reliability data and drives reliability improvements
* Conducts failure analysis and supports 5-why process
* Serves maintenance crafts, operations and projects by assisting with mechanical engineering support
* Uses RCM principles to establish and optimize proactive maintenance strategies for mechanical equipment
* Leads mechanical predictive maintenance program
* Direct and coordinate manufacturing, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements
* Utilize technical drawings, specifications of electrical and mechanical systems and components to ensure systems conform to standards
* Lead and direct specialty contractors. Act as liaison with engineers, operations, and others to discuss existing or potential reliability improvements
* Makes recommendations with long term reliability improvements. May include implementation of business processes or driving capital projects
* Assures plant adherence to API and ASME standards
Qualifications
Education & Experience Minimum
* Chemical plant experience
* Degree of Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited college or university
* Experience in driving continuous improvement
Education & Experience Preferred
* PSM chemical plant experience
* RCL, CRE or other certification in maintenance or reliability
* Experience applying reliability tools (criticality assessment, RCM, TPM, cause mapping, etc.)
* Experience with mechanical equipment design, troubleshooting, function, and reliability
* Experience with establishing reliability analytics
* SAP and Meridium experience