Reliability Engineer

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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QUIKRETE® is an equal opportunity employer committed to developing a workforce with well-qualified individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic/status protected by law. QUIKRETE® is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment testing as a condition of employment. If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact the QUIKRETE® Recruiting team at accommodationsforhiring@quikrete.com.