Reliability Engineer

Description

• Perform detailed Pareto analyses of downtime, rate reduction, and waste to identify critical assets for reliability improvement and optimize shutdown PMs and spare parts strategies.
• Participate in corporate reliability meetings, training, webinars, and SMRP events to stay current on reliability knowledge, tools, and methodologies.
• Collaborate with other plants to develop, network, and optimize PM/PdM programs that enhance safety, quality, efficiency, and total life cycle cost while prioritizing work orders based on production loss Pareto analysis.
• Lead training sessions on Maximo-integrated Maintenance Management System (MMS), 5-Why Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Troubleshooting to sustain Mechanical, Electrical, and Process FMECA/RCM programs aimed at reducing high-value production losses.
• Troubleshoot and design for reliability, oversee contractors for precision installation and commissioning, and monitor equipment modifications, upgrades, and critical parts.
• Analyze Prodac/Maximo interface data on production loss and maintenance cost to identify high-value targets for RCA, FMECA, and RCM efforts with the greatest return.
• Provide support and training to plant Maximo users, ensuring adherence to Maximo best practices and updating numerical criticality rankings per IKO FMECA standards.
• Lead corporate surveys, questionnaires, and benchmarking initiatives as part of IKO’s Reliability Assessments and continuous improvement strategy.
• Standardize PM and PdM task formats to align with FMECA failure modes, emphasizing condition-based inspections and efficient resource planning in Maximo.
• Champion and mature a self-sufficient Condition Monitoring program—starting with Ultrasonic Precision Lubrication and expanding to ultrasonic and vibration technologies—to reduce production losses and wear part spending.

Requirements

• This position requires the legal ability to work in the United States
• Operational and supervisory experience is a plus.
• Willing to travel on occasion to learn and share knowledge with other IKO sites.
• Analytical skills with high level of accuracy and strong work ethics.
• Travel is occasionally requested
• 3 or more years of reliability experience in continuous process manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency with building standardized PM’s & PdM’s within Maximo or similar CMMS, MS Office, AutoCAD, etc.
• Familiar with condition monitoring tools such as: vibration analysis, Ultrasonic, lubrication, thermography, etc..
• Experience with: FMECA’s, PM recommendations associated with preventing most probable Failure Modes, Production loss analysis, failure mitigation strategies, Spare Parts optimization supporting the PM tasks, etc.
• Completion of University degree in Engineering (preferably in Mechanical Engineering)
• Experience facilitating dozens of successful RCFA’s.
• Verbal and written fluency in English, effective presentation skills and ability to communicate well at all levels.

Benefits

• Dental Insurance
• Service Awards
• Employee Perks & Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Engagement Events
• Floating days
• Health Spending Account
• Short term disability
• Employee Support and Mental Wellness
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance (includes teledoc, virtual health, FSA, HCSA & other benefits)
• 401k Match
• Paid vacation

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance