What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reliability Engineer- Casthouse position at Constellium?
Job Summary:
The Reliability Engineer will be responsible for improving the reliability, availability, and maintainability of the casthouse process. This role involves analyzing equipment performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing strategies to enhance the overall efficiency and safety of the production process.
Responsibilities:
Constellium Muscle Shoals is an aluminum manufacturing plant based in Alabama with over 1,200 employees. With its widest strip mill in the USA and a world-class recycling center, the site represents one of the largest sites within Constellium and is a world-class can recycling center, with the capacity to recycle nearly 20 billion cans per year. Muscle Shoals’ main product is aluminum can sheet for the packaging industry, particularly for beverage containers. It manufactures sheet used in all three components of an aluminum can, namely body stock, coated end stock and tab stock. Additionally, Muscle Shoals’ supplies Auto Body Sheet substrate to Constellium’ s Bowling Green, Kentucky, site.
Constellium is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
The Reliability Engineer will be responsible for improving the reliability, availability, and maintainability of the casthouse process. This role involves analyzing equipment performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing strategies to enhance the overall efficiency and safety of the production process.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct reliability assessments and root cause analysis of equipment failures in the casting process.
- Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.
- Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams to identify and resolve reliability issues.
- Analyze data from various sources to identify trends and recommend improvements.
- Develop and maintain reliability metrics and KPIs to track performance and progress.
- Lead and participate in continuous improvement projects focused on enhancing process reliability.
- Provide technical support and training to maintenance and operations personnel.
- Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations and standards.
- Prepare and present reports on reliability performance and improvement initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in reliability engineering, preferably in the aluminum or metals industry.
- Strong knowledge of hot rolling processes and equipment.
- Proficiency in reliability analysis tools and techniques (e.g., FMEA, RCA, RCM).
- Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems).
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations related to the aluminum industry.
- Professional certification in reliability engineering (e.g., CRE, CMRP) preferred
- Experience with Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing methodologies preferred
- Familiarity with condition monitoring technologies (e.g., vibration analysis, thermography) preferred
Constellium Muscle Shoals is an aluminum manufacturing plant based in Alabama with over 1,200 employees. With its widest strip mill in the USA and a world-class recycling center, the site represents one of the largest sites within Constellium and is a world-class can recycling center, with the capacity to recycle nearly 20 billion cans per year. Muscle Shoals’ main product is aluminum can sheet for the packaging industry, particularly for beverage containers. It manufactures sheet used in all three components of an aluminum can, namely body stock, coated end stock and tab stock. Additionally, Muscle Shoals’ supplies Auto Body Sheet substrate to Constellium’ s Bowling Green, Kentucky, site.
Constellium is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.