Reliability Manager

Job Description

The Reliability Manager provides leadership and deploys the Reliability strategy in support of the plant’s strategic and production plans. He/she is the Site System Leader responsible for improving asset utilization, uptime and production throughout the site by implementing proven Maintenance Excellence and Reliability improvement processes. He/she ensures responsive and proactive maintenance support to all plant Operations partners by implementing sound work management processes. He/she is responsible for contributing to departmental budgeting, professional and technical development of his/her assigned salaried and hourly associates.

• Represents the Maintenance Department in daily interactions with Operational Asset Teams
• Actively participates in Daily Standard Work (Commitment Based Safety, Daily Review of Production/Equipment performance, Maintenance Daily Briefing, Etc.)
• Develops and deploys the Site Reliability Strategy leveraging Industry Best Practices
• Develops or leads teams in the successful implementation of each component of the Reliability Strategy
• Enforces/Coaches the required discipline within the Root Cause Failure Analysis Systems
• Leads or coaches the Root Cause Failure Analysis investigations as needed
• Enforces/Coaches the required discipline within the Failure Modes Analysis process
• Leads or coaches the Failure Modes Analysis investigations as needed
• Identify and completes projects as assigned
• Partners with Operations to deploy the Annual Continuous Improvement process
• Leads the site risk management strategy
• Manages site reliability team and maintenance Planning/Scheduling team
• Maintains effective relationships with Maintenance Shops to promote Best Practices
• Provides mentoring, training, and coaching as required
• Incorporates new technologies into Site Reliability Strategy
• Develops and manages the Site Reliability Dashboard metrics
• Owns and manages the autonomous maintenance program
• Drives the precision maintenance process
• Works with the maintenance director to move the reliability program forward
• Owns and manages the FM global process and action item list
• Evaluatesand reassessesthe reliability plan

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical degree is required. Masters in Engineering or equivalent advanced degree is desirable.
• 5-10 years manufacturing maintenance reliability experience is required
• Thorough knowledge of Maintenance Excellence and Reliability methods and practices, particularly related to maintenance efficiency and equipment uptime
• Demonstrated proficiency using SAP-PM (or equivalent CMMS)
• Demonstrated leadership skills in fast paced, rapidly changing environment
• Proven track record of building effective Maintenance and Reliability teams capable to reducing the impact of Reactive Maintenance at the mill

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