Corporate Reliability Engineer

Job Title: Corporate Reliability Engineer

Location: North Campus, Carrollton, GA (Travel Up to 25%)

Mode: FULL TIME

Interview: 1st Virtual & 2nd Onsite.

Screening Questions:

1) Do you have reliability experience?

2) Have you used oil and vibration analysis?

3) What problem solving methodologies have you used?

Must-Haves

1. Must have reliability experience

2. Must have oil analysis experience

3. Must have vibration analysis experience

Job Summary

The Maintenance Systems Reliability Engineer champions and supports the implementation of reliability best practices at various Southwire manufacturing sites. This role will also be responsible for the evaluation and proliferation of new best-known methods and technologies to improve equipment reliability and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

Working with assigned plant maintenance teams and peer Maintenance Systems team members, identify, evaluate, and implement improvement initiatives based on the company s Reliability and Maintainability Roadmap.

Assist in the development of plant reliability engineers to ensure utilization of maintenance systems to improve analytical capabilities during the assessment of asset performance.

Serve as a subject matter expert for the Root Cause Analysis process, providing training and direction to team members across the enterprise.

Assist the Modernization and plant maintenance teams in ensuring Management of Change process adherence; as requested, participate in early equipment design for maintainability and reliability while supporting equipment readiness at time of commissioning.

Lead and perform assigned project work and tasks. Own the solution effectiveness through deployment of these activities.

Support preventive maintenance optimization through standardized practice for similar assets.

Formally audit plant adherence to Roadmap element progression, providing task recommendations for advancement.

Serve as a CMMS subject matter expert and train system users on master and transactional data expectations.

Provide controlled documentation to guide manufacturing teams on policies, procedures, and principles.

Promote the following reliability guidance:

Planned corrective maintenance is more effective than reactive maintenance.

Time-based preventive maintenance is more effective than planned corrective maintenance.

Condition-based maintenance is more effective than time-based preventive maintenance.

Maintenance prevention is the best comprehensive maintenance strategy.

Required Education & Experience

Bachelors Degree in Engineering required

Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment with focus on reliability and maintainability required.

Must have thorough knowledge of methodologies including Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

Must be able to train others on reliability activities while also capable of facilitating analyses that utilize reliability methodologies.

Must also be familiar with common condition based, predictive technologies such as vibration, thermal, ultrasonic, oil and circuit analyses.

Preferred Education & Experience

Bachelors Degree in Engineering required

Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment with focus on reliability and maintainability required.

Spans of Control

Reports to: Director, Maintenance Systems & Development

Geography Scope: Multiple Locations

Physical Requirements

Carrying/Lifting % Time 10

Weight: Up to 50 lbs

Climbing % Time 5

Kneeling/Stooping % Time 5

Standing % Time 20

Sitting % Time 15

Walking % Time 40

Pushing/Pulling % Time 5

Weight: Up to 50 lbs

Working Conditions

Office

Laboratory

Plant Floor

Various Shifts

Overtime, Weekends, & Holidays

Extreme Heat/Cold

Heights/Elevated Platforms

Confined Spaces

Dust/Fumes/Gases/Chemicals

Loud Noise

Equipment

Computer/Keyboard

Safety Glasses

Safety Shoes

Hard Hat

Power Tools

Heavy Machinery

Competencies

Nimble Learning

Customer Focus

Plans and Aligns

Collaborates

Balances Stakeholders

Action Oriented