Reliability Engineer

Position Summary

As Reliability Engineer, you will support a project for a steek making client in Pueblo, CO. In this role, you will provide technical and strategic expertise in terms of life cycle asset management implementation and the associated practices, to ensure maximum possible equipment performance at minimum cost.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, mechanical, electrical, control, and safety/security systems.
• Defines, develops, administers, and refines the asset management plan, maintenance plan, and preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Reduces and improves maintenance work wherever feasible; assuring efficient and productive operation of processes and equipment.
• Protect and prolong the economic life of assets at the lowest practical cost.
• Be proactive in addressing strategic long term problems/issues affecting the organization.
• Be a team player that champions and leads the reliability process, and is able to communicate and build relationships with various functional, engineering, and business leaders in order to drive continuous improvement.
• Supports the capital project process to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
• Participates in the qualification and validation of capital installations to ensure adherence to functional specifications.
• Guides designs to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment and processes.
• Participates in the design review of capital additions and changes to ensure full life cycle maintainability of equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Participates in approval of all new installations, including those done by contractors, to ensure their maintainability and reliability follows life cycle costing methods.
• Supports the Asset Operating Plan that provides standardized processes and procedures for proper operation and operator care of production, utility, and auxiliary assets.
• Develops engineered solutions to mitigate repetitive failures and problems that adversely affect plant availability, performance, capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance.
• Supports the optimization of maintenance to maximize production capacity based upon analysis of preventive maintenance time needs, repair histories, inspection reports, etc.
• Develop standardization programs, which influences new equipment purchases including construction, materials, equipment, and spare parts.

Required Education, Skills, and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in reliability engineering related processes.
• Expertise in multiple areas of maintenance and reliability, material management, planning and scheduling, and CMMS / EAM / ERP optimization.
• An understanding of the RCM process, failure mode identification, defect analysis, cause and effect analysis, loss elimination, determination of probability, and consequence of failures; along with the use of sFMEA, RCFA decision logic, and writing tasks to mitigate identified failures.
• A solid knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
• An understanding of Asset Management, its various components and organization.
• A solid understanding of condition monitoring principles, tools, and application.
• A minimum one certification in reliability: (CMRP, CRL, etc.), and willingness to continually pursue knowledge and certifications in reliability and predictive technologies.

Physical Demands and Expectations

• Regular physical activity to include walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting (up to 30 pounds), and standing; occasional prolonged sitting.
• Ability to speak, read, hear, and write with or without assistance.
• Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax, and other office equipment.

Life Cycle Engineering

LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is a privately held, employee-owned company with an emphasis on "doing the right thing the right way", which applies to the way we treat our customers and employees. We are proud to have been recognized as a "Best Place to Work" in Engineering and in many states and local communities in which we work!

Mission

Our mission is to enable people and organizations to achieve their full potential. As a professional services organization, our mission is focused on our clients' people and organizations. It is our company's cornerstone belief that we will not lead the industry in assisting our clients unless we excel at helping our own people and teams reach their full potential.

Culture

Our corporate culture encourages personal and professional growth because LCE's success depends on the talent, innovation, professionalism, and commitment of its employees. LCE is a strengths-based organization focused on turning individual talents into strengths and then turning individual strengths into organizational performance that supports our clients' success.

Benefits

• Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision Plans for employees and their families
• Free Employee Life and Disability Insurance, with supplemental coverage options available
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Savings Account options
• Company matched 401(k) & company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Continuing Education and Professional Development programs at all levels
• Flexible Schedules and Relaxed Dress Code
• Employer-sponsored events, social collaboration, and open communication
• Free access to an extensive online training library, including certification prep
• Bonus Program for outstanding contributions, Employee Referral Program, numerous Recognition Opportunities, and more...

*Benefits may vary by business unit and location.

LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, application for or service in the military or status as a disabled veteran or veteran, because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation, and any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.