Reliability Specialist

Overview

Job Type: Regular
At Agropur, every role exists to deliver concrete results. What matters is real impact, not the volume of activity. An environment that allows you to focus on what truly matters: collaboration, accountability, and delivering value.
Position

Role: Reliability Specialist
Location: Jerome, Idaho
Responsibilities

Responsible for the Equipment related Problem Solving program.
Leads and manages the failure analysis program for equipment problems in collaboration with colleagues in the sector.
Collaborates to control and improve MTBF and production equipment.
Ensures the progression of the asset health management program and appropriate asset maintenance strategies.
Help define PdM & CBM technologies deployed on critical equipment and provide related training.
Responsible for changes to the equipment maintenance plan based on analysis of asset failure data.
Develop and approve preventive maintenance (PM) optimization mitigation strategies with Planners and Maintenance Specialist.
Facilitate collaboration with Maintenance Specialist to support TPM in Equipment Design.
Monitor and improve MTBF, analysis, and recommendations with others.
Identify training needs for maintenance personnel as part of key skills programs.
Collaborate with Continuous Improvement Triads (AOS) on reliability issues to obtain a clear view of equipment issues.
Facilitate collaboration with engineers to support reliability in equipment design.
Support inventory management to optimize the spare parts fleet while ensuring operations are supported.
Inform Storeroom and Procurement Supervisor when inventory changes are warranted based on analysis of usage, failures, or changes in job frequency.
Assist employees and engineers in analyzing the reliability of proposed equipment changes.
Review new equipment purchase specifications for reliability and maintainability.
Make recommendations to improve machine performance and reliability based on analysis of process and failure data.
Perform statistical analysis on machine failure data and work order closeout codes to determine if adjustments to the technical maintenance strategy are warranted.
Provide technical assistance to maintenance supervisors, planners, and maintenance staff as a backup for the Maintenance Specialist.
Initiate and lead risk-based methodologies such as Equipment/System Criticality Analysis (CA), Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM).
Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field required.
Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in reliability, preferably in the food industry, required.
Technical and practical knowledge of manufacturing production equipment. Dairy industry preferred.
Knowledge of change management concepts required.
Knowledge of best practices in maintenance reliability required.
Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software. IT Guide preferred.
Advanced computer skills with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and field-specific software.
Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
401(k) with 7% company contributions
3 weeks Paid Time Off
Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
Paid parental leave
Advancement Opportunities
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position.
In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.

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