Sr Reliability Engineer (Mechanical)
Location: Central Iowa
Onsite Opening w/10% Travel
Relocation Assistance Available
Pay - $110,000 to $125,000
Company Description
KIKKSTART is partnered with a well known manufacturing business in central Iowa.
Role Description
The Sr Reliability Engineer (Mechanical) sits on the maintenance and reliability management team.
Key Duties of the role:
Drive improvement of plant reliability strategy
Develop, design , and install predictive maintenance programs and technology applications to identify and eliminate defects.
Lead and implement continuous improvement to optimize the company’s physical assets, maintenance, and reliability processes.
Perform technical reviews of complex projects and collaborate with related areas on new equipment reliability specifications.
Ensure the implementation of the strategic development of asset reliability centered maintenance applications.
Champion the defect elimination process.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or Equivalent Experience
4+ years of experience within manufacturing environments/facilities
Strong understanding how manufacturing and processing equipment works; the breakdown of the equipment and its mechanics to troubleshoot technical issues and perform preventive maintenance.
Must have experience and technical capability around industrial machinery such as seals, piping, pumps, fans, blowers and material handling equipment
Experience in any of the following industries: food manufacturing, oil, gas, mining, chemical manufacturing, medical, automotive, aerospace and military background
SAP experience
PREFERRED:
Knowledge and Experience with : Reliability tools, maintenance process management, predictive maintenance technologies, proactive maintenance model, or related preferred.
Experience in LEAN SIX SIGMA, 5S, or related is preferred
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Certified Reliability Leader (CRL), or Reliability Practitioner