Reliability Engineer

Hiring Company:
Delicatessen Services Co., LLC Overview: Serve as the Equipment Subject Matter Expert (SME) across all processing plants. Ensure reliability, maintenance, and operational efficiency of processing equipment along with maintaining equipment and parts availability.
Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• Oversee and manage preventive maintenance programs for processing equipment to optimize uptime and performance.
• Ensure equipment availability meets Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics, striving for consistent improvement in year over year key performance indicators (KPI’s).
• Develop and conduct training sessions for local plant maintenance personnel on equipment operation, maintenance procedures, and best practices.
• Equip maintenance teams with the necessary tools and knowledge for efficient equipment management and troubleshooting.
• Identify and source alternate equipment spare parts to ensure minimal downtime and efficient repairs.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of critical spare parts, ensuring local and national availability to support prompt maintenance actions.
• Perform downtime analysis. Monitor and analyze equipment downtime trends, initiating root cause analysis for any downtime exceeding 30 minutes within an 8-hour shift.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions and preventive measures based on findings.
• Ensure all equipment achieves a first pass quality metric rating of greater than 99.5%, implementing improvements as necessary to meet quality standards.
• Act as the primary SME for one or more equipment groupings including but not limited to injection, massage, rollstock, trim, smoke house, cook tanks, Cryovac vacuum packaging, high-pressure processing, pasteurizing, and robotic boxing and palletizing.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in reliability engineering or maintenance management within the food processing or manufacturing industry.
• Deep understanding of Roll Stock Machinery and
• Proven track record in preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and root cause analysis.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams across multiple locations.

Language

Skills:

Exceptional communication skills (oral and written), with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely across different levels and functions of the organization.

Mathematical

Skills:

Must have basic math skills and ability to perform calculations of formulations, ingredients, yields, man-hours, etc.

Must be able to create, read and analyze charts, graphs and logs.

Reasoning Ability:

Highly analytical with superior problem-solving abilities, skilled in making data-driven decisions.

Certificates, Licenses and Registration:

Certifications in lean manufacturing such as but not limited to Lean Six Sigma, Lean Management, Lean Principles, Leader Standard Work (LSW), and Lean Production is helpful.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to lift overhead up to 30 pounds

Must be able to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, in refrigerated environment as well as in cooking areas.

Work Environment:

Must be able to work in a refrigerated or cooking environment

Must be able to work in a meat-processing environment