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Reliability Engineer

Life Cycle Engineering

Pueblo, CO

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$125,000–$135,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Assembly Equipment, Asset Management, Calendar Management, Capacity Analysis, Capital Project, Communication Skills, Computer Systems, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Construction, Continuous Improvement, Copying Machines, Corrective Action, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Dental Insurance, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Electricity, Failure Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fax Machines, Genetics, Human Resources, Lift/Move 30 Pounds, Maintain Compliance, Materials Management, Materials Planning, Medical Conditions, Military, Multitasking, Office Equipment, Online Training, Operations Processes, Performance Management, Predictive Modeling, Preventative Maintenance, Process Improvement, Product Data Management (PDM), Professional Services, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Systems, Six Sigma, Standards Development, Statistical Process Control, Steel Industry, Team Player, Technical Strategy, Telephone Skills, Vision Plan
LOCATION
Pueblo, CO
POSTED
17 days ago
Reliability Engineer

Position Summary:

As Reliability Engineer, you will support a project for a steel making client in Pueblo, CO. In this role, you will provide technical and strategic expertise in terms of life cycle asset management implementation and the associated practices, to ensure maximum possible equipment performance at minimum cost. This will be accomplished by analysis, process mapping and improvements through equipment reliability, availability, and maintainability.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
  • Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, mechanical, electrical, control, and safety/security systems.
  • Defines, develops, administers, and refines the asset management plan, maintenance plan, and preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
  • Reduces and improves maintenance work wherever feasible; assuring efficient and productive operation of processes and equipment. Protect and prolong the economic life of assets at the lowest practical cost.
  • Be proactive in addressing strategic long term problems/issues affecting the organization.
  • Be a team player that champions and leads the reliability process, and is able to communicate and build relationships with various functional, engineering, and business leaders in order to drive continuous improvement.
  • A self-starter capable of managing multiple priorities with minimal oversight; working as a single entity with the ability to influence others to gain alignment.
  • Supports the capital project process to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
    • Participates in the qualification and validation of capital installations to ensure adherence to functional specifications.
    • Guides designs to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment and processes.
    • Participates in the design review of capital additions and changes to ensure full life cycle maintainability of equipment, utilities, and facilities.
    • Participates in approval of all new installations, including those done by contractors, to ensure their maintainability and reliability follows life cycle costing methods.
  • Supports the Asset Operating Plan that provides standardized processes and procedures for proper operation and operator care of production, utility, and auxiliary assets.
  • Develops engineered solutions to mitigate repetitive failures and problems that adversely affect plant availability, performance, capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance.
  • Be competent with data analysis techniques that can include:
    • Statistical Process Control
    • OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness
    • Reliability modeling and prediction
    • RCFA fault analysis techniques
    • Six Sigma (6σ) methodology
  • Be competent in the implementation of Predictive/Maintenance Methods/Technologies that include:
    • Vibration Sampling and Analysis
    • Lubrication Sampling and Analysis
    • Thermography: Mechanical, Electrical
    • Ultrasonic Thickness, Ultrasonic Sound: Electrical, Mechanical, Air
    • Machine Alignment and Balancing
  • Facilitate root-cause and root-cause failure analysis (RCA, RCFA).
  • Support failure reporting; analysis and corrective actions systems.
  • Maintains the Asset Maintenance Plans that define the maintenance practices for production, utility, and auxiliary assets. Including the development and optimization of the predictive and preventive maintenance programs for assets.
    • Works with all levels of maintenance and operations obtaining owner approval prior to implementation and changes.
    • Analyzes planned idleness of operating equipment to develop and improve PM/PdM schedules.
    • Periodically compares PM/PdM frequencies to downtime reports and equipment histories to identify where frequencies require adjustment. Refining the frequencies on an "economic” basis to avoid "over maintenance”.
  • Regularly review equipment failures. Determine what PM action might have been taken to prevent failure in order to protect against reoccurrence.
  • Participates in the optimization of maintenance to maximize production capacity based upon analysis of preventive maintenance time needs, repair histories, inspection reports, etc.
  • Develop standardization programs, which influences new equipment purchases including construction, materials, equipment, and spare parts.
Required Education, Skills, and Experience:
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in reliability engineering related processes.
  • Expertise in multiple areas of maintenance and reliability, material management, planning and scheduling, and CMMS / EAM / ERP optimization.
  • Must have an understanding of the RCM process, failure mode identification, defect analysis, cause and effect analysis, loss elimination, determination of probability, and consequence of failures; along with the use of FMEA, RCFA decision logic, and writing tasks to mitigate identified failures.
  • Must have strong mechanical and electrical knowledge.
  • Have a solid knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
  • Must have an understanding of Asset Management, its various components and organization.
  • Must have an understanding of condition monitoring principles, tools, and application.
  • Must have at least one certification in reliability: (CMRP, CRL, etc.), and be willing to continually pursue knowledge and certifications in reliability and predictive technologies.
Physical Demands and Expectations:
  • Regular physical activity to include walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting (up to 30 pounds), and standing; occasional prolonged sitting
  • Ability to speak, read, hear, and write with or without assistance
  • Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax, and other office equipment

This position description represents a summary of the major components and requirements of the outlined job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned or required as business needs dictate. Questions regarding this description should immediately be addressed to the department manager or to Human Resources.

LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is a privately held, employee-owned company with an emphasis on "doing the right thing the right way”, which applies to the way we treat our customers and employees. We are proud to have been recognized as a "Best Place to Work” in Engineering and in many states and local communities in which we work! Learn more below and at www.lce.com.
Mission
Our mission is to enable people and organizations to achieve their full potential.
As a professional services organization, our mission is focused on our clients' people and organizations. It is our company's cornerstone belief that we will not lead the industry in assisting our clients unless we excel at helping our own people and teams reach their full potential.

Culture
Our corporate culture encourages personal and professional growth because LCE's success depends on the talent, innovation, professionalism, and commitment of its employees. LCE is a strengths-based organization focused on turning individual talents into strengths and then turning individual strengths into organizational performance that supports our clients' success.

Benefits
  • Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision Plans for employees and their families
  • Free Employee Life and Disability Insurance, with supplemental coverage options available
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Savings Account options
  • Company matched 401(k) & company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
  • Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
  • Continuing Education and Professional Development programs at all levels
  • Flexible Schedules and Relaxed Dress Code
  • Employer-sponsored events, social collaboration, and open communication
  • Free access to an extensive online training library, including certification prep
  • Bonus Program for outstanding contributions, Employee Referral Program, numerous Recognition Opportunities, and more…
*Benefits may vary by business unit and location.

Life Cycle Engineering is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, application for or service in the military or status as a disabled veteran or veteran, because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation, and any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.
 

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