At Alcoa, our goal is to be the best company in the world! Alcoa is the world’s leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production, and other capabilities of Alcoa’s businesses as a single solution to customers. Since it opened in 1948, Alcoa’s Davenport, Iowa aluminum facility has been at the forefront of American manufacturing. Nestled on the banks of the Mississippi River in Iowa, the plant employs 2,200 people and is a focal point of the global aluminum industry, with 25 percent of revenues coming from exports. Through continued modernization, including a $200 million investment over the past decade alone, Davenport has maintained its position as the world’s premier aerospace supply plant and is today the hub of Alcoa’s $3 billion aerospace business.

Primary Purpose: The objective of the Reliability Engineer is to lead problem solving efforts to increase reliability of production centers that support the plant wide production goals. The Reliability Engineer (RE) is the reliability steward for a production area who is responsible for driving continuous equipment reliability by providing / coordinating technical support and managing the reliability improvement processes for the area.

Major Activities/Key Challenges:

  • Development of equipment, system and location hierarchy
  • Performance of criticality analysis and determination of risk priority numbers for the site’s assets
  • Performance of RCM/FMEA on critical assets
  • Development of equipment maintenance plans
  • Coordination of the implementation of the reliability based maintenance strategies
  • Definition of reliability based queries and reports to support a continuous improvement process
  • Performance of RCA’s on contributors to yield, utilization and capacity losses (attributed to equipment, processes, etc.)
  • Identification and resolution of chronic failures
  • Calculation and optimization of asset life-cycle costs
  • Provision of support to site’s Business Interruption/Loss Prevention programs
  • Provision of support to site’s EHS programsThe Reliability Engineer is to be accountable for results in the areas of Environment, Health and Safety, Productivity, Asset Management, People Development, Cost Control and Quality using ABS systems such as TPM, Kaizen, daily Management, 5S etc. The Reliability Engineer will engage the resources at his/her disposal to meet the department objectives in support of the business objectives. These objectives will be achieved without sacrificing a spirit of cooperation with other areas. JOB DIMENSIONS Along with the day to day responsibilities of the Reliability Engineer, the incumbent will be accountable for coordinating plant wide reliability systems, and processes across various Maintenance Areas. The incumbent will ensure a consistent implementation and execution of predictive and preventative technologies to improve reliability and ensure customer (internal and external) expectations are met at the lowest cost and always with safety at the forefront of every activity. A major responsibility of the incumbent will be the development of behavioral competencies of the reliability experts and crafts as well as the Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Technical Leads, and General Supervisors. This is realized through technical expertise, guidance, support, coaching, counseling, and leadership in the strategic direction of the reliability system in order to better manage asset health. In his/her area of responsibility, the Reliability Engineer sets expectations, audits performance, counsels reliability experts, trains, acts as a role model, and influences policy and practices to exceed production goals. This includes safety, quality, productivity, continuous improvement and overall employee morale with the main objective of complete customer satisfaction along with responsible management of the department’s results as it relates to reducing the need for maintenance and ultimately eliminating the occurrence of failures. The Reliability Engineer will be heavily involved in the implementation of a reliability system across all of the departments of Davenport Works. The incumbent will be accountable for the development and implementation of a reliability system that will result in more reliable equipment to better meet the operation needs in a consistent manner. They will also interface with other area maintenance and central maintenance personnel to ensure common practices are utilized and established plant wide.

Essential Knowledge &Skills:

  • Demonstrated verbal and written communications skills, capable of tailoring the message to the intended audience depending on technical knowledge and background.
  • Collaborative skills that engage others during team activities
  • Ability to develop procedures and other training material and teach others to effectively use all available tools to solve problems and implement solutions.
  • An aptitude for problem solving/troubleshooting to root cause and forward thinking to implementing repairs to restore flow of equipment or system
  • Ability to quickly learn new processes and equipment, to identify critical components or assemblies that may benefit from reliability methods
  • Project Management skills to include developing work scope, design, procurement support, installation oversight, commissioning, start-up and ongoing support post installation.

  • Available to support the manufacturing facility during all hours of operation Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 7 years experience in a manufacturing environment

  • Theoretical and practical knowledge of PLCs and digital microcontrollers, rotating electrical equipment, drives and drive systems, data acquisition, and user interface rendering tools Preferred Qualifications

  • 10-15 years experience as a degreed Electrical Engineer working in a manufacturing setting
  • In addition to basic qualifications, system design level understanding of listed technologies and working knowledge of mechanical systems. Holistic thought process that can combine or separate problems into base components.
  • Practical experience with current generation Rockwell Automation products
  • Practical experience in the use of data historians and analytical methods to identify and improve machine performance.
  • Demonstrated expertise in the use of criticality assessment tools to guide their use in developing strategies to apply reliability methods and advanced sensor technology to improving equipment performance and operational excellence.
  • Forward thinking, tireless driver for change that results in sustainable improvement. Job Type Experienced

Desired Skills and Experience

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