This position will lead the reliability strategy and improvement program to support the site with a priority focus on electrical and instrumentation disciplines. This position will support training of E&I technicians as well.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring safety, environmental and housekeeping standards are met.
- Responsible for compliance with all operating procedures, safety policies and procedures, environmental policies and procedures, quality policies and procedures, and site policies and procedures.
- Participate in all plant safety processes and compliance with Life Saving Rules.
- Provide equipment reliability input for Process Hazard Reviews and other HSES studies as needed.
- Develop, Oversee, and Implement the reliability strategy and plan for the site.
- Track and report key performance indicators from the reliability program.
- Drive reliability performance using the most appropriate and effective tools and techniques.
- Manage PM/PdM programs, historical trends, and KPI data for early identification and resolution of reliability issues. Communicate PM/PdM scope changes to the Planner/Scheduler for inclusion in SAP.
- Continuously improve Maintenance efficiency and costs through improved equipment reliability by monitoring performance and addressing failures and trending bad actors.
- Develop and implement risk management strategies to include predictive and preventive maintenance systems (Thermal analysis, oil analysis, motor circuit evaluation, etc.).
- Develop Maintenance procedures to improve equipment reliability/efficiency and minimize repair cost.
- Provide troubleshooting support to operating units on equipment reliability including emergency work reviews.
- Lead and coach others in Root Cause Analysis problem solving efforts, including leading the bi-weekly maintenance Root Cause Problem Solving session.
- Lead disciplined and systematic equipment maintenance strategy development efforts.
- Lead the monthly review of equipment “bad actors” creating action plans for increasing reliability, and monitoring performance vs. expected results of the changes from the action plans.
- Work with Maintenance Supervisor on follow-up from completed work packages.
- Identify and promote skills training for departmental personnel to support the reliability strategy.
- Participate in all incident investigations as required and report all incidents within the plant’s required time frame.
- Support and lead other Engineering Projects as assigned and those resulting from reliability improvements.
- Provide reliability input to Engineering group for equipment design, specification and purchase.
- Develop and implement departmental procedures that either need to be improved to further support reliability program or need to be created.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Automation Engineering
- 5 years of experience desired in reliability discipline.
- Proficient in MS Office
- Experience with SAP-PM
- Proficient in performing Root Cause and Problem Solving.
- Proficient in analysing data and trends.
- Experienced at developing Predictive Maintenance program.
- Must be able to manage time effectively.
- Experience with LSS
