Location: Greenville, NC

Job Summary

The Facilities Reliability Engineer will develop, implement and track facilities reliability and maintenance engineering programs at client site, comprised of 1.5 million square feet of manufacturing, research, and office space. Utilizing plant engineering/facilities engineering best practices and internally developed processes, this position will achieve the objectives of improved building systems and campus infrastructure asset reliability and reduced overall facilities maintenance costs. The Engineer works to reduce building systems downtime and overall repairs costs and to improve effectiveness of the maintenance staff. This role interacts with all members of the facilities management organization, including senior management and approximately 40 craftspeople.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

  • Place safety of employees, building operators, and building users as a guiding principle.
  • Implement Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Total Process Maintenance (TPM) or other similar type program designed to efficiently maximize buildings systems performance.
  • Create risk mitigation strategies for critical facilities assets. Implement an equipment reliability program focused on critical assets, including but not limited to : Risk analysis, measuring probability and consequences of failures in a consistent manner.
  • Failure analysis and root cause analysis, defining what constitutes functional failure for a critical system or process.
  • Utilization and load testing
  • Perform root cause evaluation for under-performing critical systems and failed critical components. Track and prioritize resolution of these failures.
  • Determine which major systems and components will be maintained on a predictive basis and which will be maintained on an interval-based PM or run-to-failure basis.
  • Recommend changes in the asset care program that correspond with business conditions and budgetary constraints
  • Use analysis of results and trends to identify specific interventions, or to adjust preventive maintenance schedules or intervals.
  • Participate in facilities condition assessments (or a similar program), resulting in a Facilities Condition Index (or a comparable metric) to enable the development of project plans and maintenance optimization programs.
  • Continuously improve the Predictive Maintenance function of the maintenance department through effectiveness analysis and training. Help develop and maintain a predictive monitoring database. Provide guidance for tactical execution of predictive maintenance technologies as appropriate, including but not limited to:
  • Vibration analysis
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Vibration Analysis
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Infared thermography
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Lube oil analysis
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Motor circuit analysis
  • measure data
  • Ultrasonic testing
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Parts or component quality testing
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Power quality testing
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Fuels quality testing
  • collect data, conduct first-level analysis, and provide recommendations
  • Evaluate current facilities preventive maintenance (PM) program and optimize maintenance strategies and plans
  • Develop and implement PM programs as appropriate, including but not limited to the following:
  • Lubrication programs
  • Intrusive and non-intrusive maintenance regimes appropriate to equipment criticality, condition and age
  • Corrosion control programs
  • Structural inspection program
  • Rounds and readings
  • Roofing and siding inspection program
  • Building Audits and Inspections
  • Document all procedures and catalog equipment and PM routines into client’s CMMS system. Enter data, tracking part usage, and changing work plans as necessary through the use of SAP
  • CMMS.
  • Develop appropriate short-term and longer-term maintenance plans based on client’s performance requirements and standards and asset criticality.
  • Prepare documentation to justify capital spending requests based on system performance and lower maintenance life cycle cost.
  • Identify options, prepare analysis, provide expertise and make recommendations relating to new maintenance procedures, lease vs. buy, new technologies, equipment overhauls, repair vs. replace decisions, installation of new equipment, and disposal of obsolete equipment. Recommendations will draw on industry best practices, on new technology developments and Service Provider’s expertise and experience.
  • Recommend changes in equipment operating procedures, design or configurations that improve cost performance, operational performance, efficiency, and reliability, while remaining within OEM warranty specifications.
  • Work with the team of reliability/maintenance engineers, site operations, safety, quality and other functional staff to help achieve his/her objectives.
  • Lead and/or support performance plans and delivers measurements and metrics leading to organizational success.

Non-Essential Functions / Duties

  • Maintains applicable records and files.
  • Support completion of all projects identified in the Facilities database.
  • Enforces Preventive and Predictive Maintenance practices on all related equipment.
  • Properly communicate information to personnel who are or may be affected by activities or items developed which could be pertinent to their progress of that of the site.
  • Utilizes CMMS system for our business planning and to meet preventative and predictive maintenance requirements.
  • Meet departmental responsibilities of objectives.
  • Sustain effective communication with management regarding operating situations.
  • Support and/or develop contingency plans to for emergency conditions.
  • Assures contractual requirements are met.
  • Contributes to the overall success of the Facilities Management program by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education

  • BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and a minimum of two to five years’ experience in the facilities services industry, with at least one year in a management position.
  • Strong background in reliability engineering/maintenance as pertains to buildings equipment and systems.
  • 5 years of reliability engineering experience in a mission critical environment (pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, data centers, nuclear industry).
  • Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred.

Experience/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Five years of skilled maintenance experience in a fast paced, manufacturing facility environment, which includes one year of scheduling, planning and/or lead/supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential job duties.
  • Familiarity with OSHA regulations and principles of Injury Free Workplace Environment
  • Experience with lock out, tag out procedures
  • Experience with precision maintenance practices
  • Experience using CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
  • Experience with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).
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Desired Skills and Experience

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