Mechanical Reliability Engineer (On-Site in Auora, NC)

The on-site Mechanical Reliability Engineer in Auora, NC will be responsible for the following:

• Identify long term opportunities for improvement, focusing on equipment reliability.
• Analyze OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) data collected by Operations; use data to Pareto and help prioritize to identify and target equipment bad actors.
• Analyze equipment CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) performance data and equipment history to identity repetitive and/or costly failure occurrences.
• Apply sophisticated reliability-based tools and processes to investigate to Root Cause (RCA) equipment failures and provide recommendations for elimination, ensuring corrective actions are linked back to equipment strategies.
• Facilitate Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) for critical equipment, identifying specific failure modes and corrective actions.
• Define, develop (PMO) PM Optimization & Predictive (PdM) maintenance strategies / technologies / quality / frequency to provide the most cost-effective outcome for the business.
• Review and optimize lubrication requirements, methods, and frequencies.
• Identify knowledge gaps and act as a translator/trainer between the language of business (availability, MTBF, Downtime, Utilization, Root Causes, etc.) and language of the shop floor to both operations and maintenance.
• "Champion" equipment/maintenance/failure data collection and recording standardization and integrity in the CMMS and appropriate systems.
• Track cost savings on equipment and prepare single point lessons on savings to educate management on the value of the program.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, controls, maintenance/reliability) or equivalent experience
• Heavy industry experience (automotive, metals, paper, fertilizer, foundry, chemical etc.), 5 years
• Prefer experience with either SolidWorks, Minitab, Capterra, and Reliability Engineer Certification CRE