Reliability Engineer

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods.

We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an ever changing world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come.

And we invest in our world‑class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

The Reliability Engineer Supervisor will be responsible for the development and implementation of processes to improve maintenance and reliability of plant equipment, and to identify and propose engineering solutions and improvements to equipment and processes for maintenance reliability. In addition, this role will be responsible for managing the parts storeroom and ensuring the right parts and right quantities are available to support plant assets.

• Geographic scope:
  United States
• Number of colleagues directly reporting to this job: 1‑3
• Create equipment reliability metrics and identify and implement improvements in equipment reliability by working closely with operations and maintenance personnel.
• Perform regular deep dives/data analysis to identify key improvement areas to machine assets.
• Identify and evaluate risks associated with equipment failures and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Conduct or lead effective RCFA and FMEA. Identify root causes of complex and/or repetitive problems, then put in place executable corrective actions.
• Create and review downtime tracking reports and equipment histories to identify solutions for reoccurring maintenance problems.
• Implement condition monitoring techniques such as vibration analysis, thermography, tribology, and oil analysis to assess the health of machinery and detect potential issues before they lead to breakdowns.
• Spearhead the use of data gathered through IoT technology to better predict potential failure, then determine appropriate maintenance strategies to prevent equipment downtime.
• Evaluate and utilize the existing preventive maintenance program, recommend adjustments and/or develop and implement maintenance strategies to prevent equipment failures.
• Identify potential cost reductions through extended parts life, reduced labor cost, parts standardization across similar machine lines, and other part‑related improvement techniques.
• Assess the reliability of systems and components via MTTR and MTBF and recommend improvements.
• Lead yearly plant shutdown teams.
• Coordinate inspection program for high‑voltage electrical equipment and transformers.
• Manage outside engineering and contractor resources as required.
• Manage parts storeroom – lead team members and delegate tasks.
• Oversee process for ordering parts via MRP.
• Work with purchasing and component suppliers to drive reliability improvement into purchased components, including looking out for new suppliers offering better quality products.
• Collaborate with the PM supervisor to ensure all parts are available for upcoming PM planned downtime work orders, including developing a process for staging and kitting.
• Ensure part inventory levels are maintained accurately.
• Manage spare parts availability per machine asset.
• Forecast part needs, maintain optimal inventory levels, and evaluate min/max reorder thresholds.

• Strong computer skills, including Excel, Word and Office.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering principles, methodologies and tools including 5S, 5Y, FMEA, PDCA, Value Stream Mapping, DMAIC, Run Charts…