Reliability and Production Excellence Engineer

About the role

The Reliability and Production Excellence Engineer will apply technical knowledge to deliver continuous improvement in process and asset reliability through the detection and elimination of defects. This role will also provide expertise to contribute to the development of production excellence processes and management systems focused on driving operational performance and value add across manufacturing plants.

You will use your knowledge to execute key operational processes to achieve identified metrics, partnering with the team to ensure the fulfillment of reliability engineering strategies and execute the work needed by the production team through the application of principles, concepts, and standards. You will solve complex problems to improve the organization’s products and services while working under minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Implement complex reliability excellence activities and identify and prioritize reliability engineering value creation opportunities.
• Ensure an aligned continuous improvement process to effectively create, prioritize, and handle a portfolio of projects and initiatives to maximize opportunity and value capture.
• Complete risk analysis of new designs and processes and maintain the mechanical and electrical integrity of new installations and existing systems.
• Oversee operations by analyzing and developing recommendations regarding failures and lost production; identify and implement solutions to improve systems, standard work, and processes.
• Perform the identification and elimination of bad actors and the optimization of equipment availability.
• Oversee the execution of measurement processes and monitor progress to identify variances and needed corrections.
• Collaborate with and provide guidance to maintenance repairs and production in reliability-related processes and the identification of critical spares.
• Handle complex issues independently, referring only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of maintenance process management.
• Continuous or process improvement certifications.
• Project Management experience.
• Predictive maintenance technologies experience.
• Experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), such as SAP or similar platforms.

Benefits

Cargill offers a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit Cargill’s benefits page to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).

Location

Breaux Bridge, LA