Join a global leader as the Electrical Reliability Engineer, responsible for identifying and implementing continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives for plant electrical power distribution and electrical capital projects. Serve as the site Electrical Equipment expert involving RCM, CMMS, TPM, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance programs/ systems.

  • Responsible for engineering, maintenance, and reliability of plant electrical power distribution and electrical capital projects.
  • Develop and improve the reliability centered maintenance (RCM) program for electrical equipment.
  • Monitor and provide engineering technical support for electrical systems including transformers, switchgear, substations, circuit breakers, motor starters, protective relays, SCADA, generators, and overhead crane power rectifiers, dragline electrical equipment.
  • Act as liaison with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering, coordinating the work of internal personnel when necessary, and controlling operating costs.
  • Identify opportunities for technologies to be updated or better utilized in order to achieve production cost savings, improved through-put or product quality improvements. Develop specific, verifiable economic justifications for these projects with maintenance, engineers and other plant personnel.
  • Assure that the Management of Change (MOC) system is followed to capture all changes made to plant processes or equipment.
  • Coordinate work with outside engineering firms, electric utility, and electrical contractors.
  • Lead Failure Analysis and Vulnerability studies.
  • Work with personnel from other departments on reliability problems, causes, and best solutions.
  • Regularly review all equipment failures. Determine what PM action might have been taken to prevent failure in order to protect against re-occurrence. Recommend PM instructions accordingly.
  • Review downtime reports and equipment histories to identify reoccurring maintenance problems requiring engineering attention. Find engineering solutions to the identified situations.
  • Work with maintenance planners, as necessary, to develop job scopes for major unique jobs.
  • Apply value analysis to make maintenance decisions, i.e., repair/replace and repair/redesign.
  • Develop and standardize program, which influences new construction and equipment purchases including materials, equipment and spare parts.
  • Identify potential for cost reduction through extended parts life, reduced labor cost, and other part-related improvement techniques.
  • Participate in review phases of design of capital additions and changes in plant layout to ensure full maintainability of equipment, utilities, and facilities.
  • Participate in approval of all new installations, including those done by contractors, to ensure their maintainability and reliability as influenced by life cycle costing.

Qualifications

  • BS Electrical Engineering with 10+ years experience in Electrical Reliability and Predictive Maintenance of power distribution, controls and instrumentation within chemical, petrochemical. pulp & paper, mining, metals, or related industry.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Must have a high functional level of vibration monitoring, ultrasonic and thermal measuring technologies.
  • Experience with CMMS systems and tracking of best practice maintenance activities and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), preventive and predictive maintenance programs and standards.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize multiple tasks; provide timely responses and manage time appropriately. Bachelor

Desired Skills and Experience

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