Reliability Engineer

    Highlights

    The Reliability Engineer position plays a key role in improving equipment condition, reliability, and life expectancy through advanced reliability tools and predictive/preventative maintenance techniques. Conduct special equipment inspections on mill liners, symetros, drives, and the clinker cooler, including critical welds using dye penetrant and magnetic particle techniques.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBuffalo, Iowa

    Description

    Why Join Our Team?

    At Quikrete Materials, we foster a positive and collaborative work environment where teamwork and cooperation are at the forefront. The Reliability Engineer position plays a key role in improving equipment condition, reliability, and life expectancy through advanced reliability tools and predictive/preventative maintenance techniques.

    What We Offer:

    • Work-Life Balance: We understand the importance of achieving your professional goals without compromising your personal life.
    • Career Growth: Join an industry leader renowned for world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution. This is an opportunity to propel your career forward.
    • Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a comprehensive benefits package with customizable options that meet your needs and those of your family.

    Roles & Responsibilities

    • Coordinate the Inspection Program.
    • Administer the Preventative and Predictive Maintenance program, including inspection checklist quality and frequency.
    • Coordinate vibration, oil, non-destructive, ultrasonic, infrared, and other advanced detection activities.
    • Conduct special equipment inspections on mill liners, symetros, drives, and the clinker cooler, including critical welds using dye penetrant and magnetic particle techniques.
    • Oversee vibration analysis and oil management programs, including timely analysis, sampling, and lubrication.
    • Develop reliable and cost-effective lubrication strategies aimed at maximizing equipment life and reliability.
    • Ensure environmentally friendly use, reuse, and disposal of lubrication materials.
    • Analyze maintenance reports to proactively plan repairs, maximize reliability, and minimize costs.
    • Partner with Maintenance and Operations to prioritize inspections and repairs and identify process-impacting equipment issues.
    • Maintain equipment history records supporting work orders, preventative/predictive maintenance, and environmental compliance.
    • Conduct reliability studies, reduce maintenance costs, recommend modifications/replacements, and design out problems on major projects.
    • Provide relief coverage for other members of the maintenance department as needed.
    • Participate in the on-call rotation to cover mechanical problems occurring evenings and weekends.
    • Lead implementation of maintenance tools, systems, and organizational improvements.
    • Develop and maintain plant maintenance standards and identify potential issues.
    • Lead research and application of reliability fundamentals.
    • Work with vendors and consultants on maintenance system proposals.
    • Champion total quality and total reliability.
    • Ensure vendors provide required insurance certification before supervised work.

    About You

    Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering required.
    • At least 2 years of maintenance experience in cement manufacturing or a related industry.
    • Proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office programs.
    • Ability to communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and through presentations.
    • Ability to work as part of a team to ensure continuous improvement in the functional area and overall plant operations.
    • Must be able to meet on-call responsibilities in a 24/7 operation.
    • Strong leadership skills.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • 3+ years of reliability engineering experience.
    • 3+ years of preventative maintenance experience with vibration analysis and/or lubrication analysis; certification is a plus.
    • Cement industry maintenance experience.

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