Senior Reliability Engineer Manufacturing

Job Summary

Reporting to the Corporate Reliability Engineering Manager, you'll implement and execute a world-class Reliability Engineering program. You'll work as part of the Corporate Reliability Center of Excellence Team and the cross-functional Technical Transformation Team to lead the development and execution of processes, tools, standards, and key performance indicators that improve equipment reliability, production efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

About the Role

Your Impact: Lead asset criticality management by determining asset criticality and guiding sites to utilize and maintain rankings in SAP. Drive asset risk management by identifying high-risk assets and recommending or leading risk elimination or mitigation plans. Establish robust equipment failure root cause analysis capabilities through training, coaching, and facilitation. Analyze equipment and cost data to manage Reliability Engineering efforts that deliver measurable value. Apply PM Evaluation (PME) and PM Optimization (PMO) processes to continuously improve preventive maintenance effectiveness and efficiency. Utilize Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) processes and standards, including training and leading RCM analysis. Perform Weibull analysis to understand equipment reliability and develop maintenance strategies. Monitor progress of Reliability Engineering initiatives and provide periodic updates. Stay current with industry trends and benchmarks, recommending and leading program improvements. Develop and maintain strong SAP Plant Maintenance skills, monitor data integrity, and lead improvement efforts. Collaborate with Engineering teams to apply “design for reliability” standards during capital expenditure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead asset criticality management by determining asset criticality and guiding sites to utilize and maintain rankings in SAP.
• Drive asset risk management by identifying high-risk assets and recommending or leading risk elimination or mitigation plans.
• Establish robust equipment failure root cause analysis capabilities through training, coaching, and facilitation.
• Analyze equipment and cost data to manage Reliability Engineering efforts that deliver measurable value.
• Apply PM Evaluation (PME) and PM Optimization (PMO) processes to continuously improve preventive maintenance effectiveness and efficiency.
• Utilize Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) processes and standards, including training and leading RCM analysis.
• Perform Weibull analysis to understand equipment reliability and develop maintenance strategies.
• Monitor progress of Reliability Engineering initiatives and provide periodic updates.
• Stay current with industry trends and benchmarks, recommending and leading program improvements.
• Develop and maintain strong SAP Plant Maintenance skills, monitor data integrity, and lead improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to apply “design for reliability” standards during capital expenditure projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience in Reliability Engineering, Maintenance, or Engineering roles, preferably in food, beverage, or CPG
• Previous experience implementing Reliability Engineering processes
• Proven track record of establishing Reliability Engineering capabilities
• Experience managing projects
• Weibull experience preferred and other statistical analysis methods
• Excel – Intermediate experience
• Experience with CMMS systems; SAP Plant Maintenance preferred
• Skilled in assessing and prioritizing improvement efforts based on losses

Qualifications

• Primary job location options include: Darien WI, Marshall MO, Troy OH, Ft. Madison IA, Council Bluffs IA, Imlay City MI, Archbold OH with 50% travel to our other plant locations

Skills

• Intermediate experience with Excel
• Experience with CMMS systems; SAP Plant Maintenance preferred
• Skilled in assessing and prioritizing improvement efforts based on losses

Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role: Health, Wealth, Growth, Balance.

Pay

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.