Reliability Engineer

About the role

Hood Industries, Inc is seeking a Reliability Engineer to play a key role in our current operations at our Silver Creek, MS lumber facility. This role is pivotal in ensuring reliable performance and continuous improvement within our sawmill operations. Assist in leading the overall manufacturing operations by utilizing the Hood Management Philosophy, “The Hood Way.” Lead by engaging People and improving Processes to drive sustainable Performance. Assist in meeting the company’s production goals, while maintaining positive employee relations and operating within company policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and guiding the development, integrity, and continuous improvement of reliability processes, systems, and tools to support overall mill and equipment reliability.
• Fostering a reliability-focused culture throughout the mill by promoting proactive maintenance and ownership of equipment conditions.
• Developing, analyzing, and maintaining reliability models, metrics, and tools to evaluate and track mill equipment reliability.
• Identifying and implementing reliability improvements to reduce maintenance cost and downtime.
• Developing and implementing a predictive and preventive maintenance strategy.
• Supporting development and proper use of CMMS software.
• Leading and supporting preventative/predictive maintenance programs (inspection, vibration, oil analysis, thermography, etc.) to ensure optimum equipment availability.
• Collaborating with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to drive equipment performance improvements.
• Supporting and leading failure investigations and root cause analysis efforts to identify corrective actions and prevent recurrence of reliability issues.
• Collaborating with OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), suppliers, and vendors to ensure the reliability of equipment, components, and materials.
• Supporting and participating in all areas of safety, environmental, and quality