Reliability Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon.

📋 Description

• Eliminate bad actors and minimize unplanned downtime across various manufacturing locations.

• Analyze downtime, failure, and repetitive work data to pinpoint primary failure causes.

• Oversee corrective measures and system adjustments to ensure ongoing reliability enhancements.

• Create and manage asset criticality registers while facilitating cross-functional criticality workshops.

• Direct root cause analyses, failure elimination processes, and FMEA initiatives.

• Formulate strategies for preventive, predictive, lubrication, condition-based, and reliability-centered maintenance.

• Convert reliability initiatives into CMMS work orders, PM modifications, job-plan revisions, and scheduling backlogs.

• Ensure the quality of CMMS asset hierarchy, failure codes, and work-order data.

• Engage in weekly planning and scheduling assessments.

• Communicate patterns of repeat failures and replicate effective solutions throughout the plant network.

• Standardize reliability methodologies, tools, and a monthly reliability review schedule.

• Educate and mentor site reliability leaders, local work managers, and technicians.

• Advocate for proactive, planned, and data-informed reliability practices.

• Track MTBF, MTTR, asset availability, planned versus reactive work, and repeat-failure KPIs.

• Utilize Pareto, Weibull, statistical, and life-data analyses to assess risk and prioritize enhancements.

• Present reliability trends and outcomes to Maintenance Managers and Corporate Leadership.

• Assist in asset lifecycle management, lifecycle cost evaluation, spare-parts optimization, and design-for-reliability efforts.

• Contribute reliability insights to commissioning and Management of Change processes.

• Ensure that reliability activities comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or a related Engineering field, or equivalent technical experience.

• Background in reliability, maintenance, or engineering within an industrial or manufacturing context.

• Proficient understanding of root cause analysis, FMEA, preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance.

• Experience with CMMS/EAM systems such as SAP PM, Maximo, or Infor.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities for analyzing failure and downtime metrics.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills across various sites and functions.

• Willingness to travel as needed throughout the plant network.

• CMRP or CRE certification is preferred.

• Experience with vibration analysis, thermal imaging, ultrasonic testing, and lubrication programs is preferred.

• Familiarity with RCM and TPM methodologies is preferred.

• Experience in conducting asset criticality assessments and risk-based prioritization is preferred.

• Background in supporting multiple sites or a multi-plant network is preferred.

• Proficiency in statistical analysis tools and reliability KPIs is preferred.

• Experience in leading cross-functional reliability or continuous improvement projects is preferred.

• Experience in developing maintenance and operations training programs is preferred.

• Familiarity with process safety management and mechanical integrity standards in chemical or process manufacturing is preferred.

• Must be at least 18 years old.

• Must successfully pass a drug test and background check.

• Must authorize additional periodic background checks as required by CFATS or other regulatory entities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Tools, training, and opportunities for ongoing professional development.

• An inclusive culture emphasizing growth, collaboration, and accountability.

• A work environment focused on safety, partnership, belonging, and impact.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Job offer contingent upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation.