Sr. Reliability Engineer

About the role

The Senior Reliability Engineer initiates and executes reliability centered maintenance activities to improve plant operations, increase capacity, and decrease unplanned equipment downtime.

Responsibilities

• Coaches and develops Plant Maintenance and Operations team in Break Down Elimination Methodology.
• Leads the development of Predictive Technology Communities of Practice across the enterprise.
• Reviews and recommends changes to plant equipment selection with a focus on improved equipment reliability.
• Leads the monthly plant reliability review and quarterly Reliability Steering Committee (RSC) Workshop.
• Leads the development of the enterprise Equipment Baseline Restoration (EBR) Program.
• Leads the development of the enterprise Equipment Asset Care Plan (EACP) Program.
• Partners with SAP PM COE to improve SAP usability and support for reliability initiatives.
• Coordinates internally with cross-functional teams, operations/maintenance personnel, and externally with suppliers and consultants.
• Applies understanding of food manufacturing plant equipment operation and system interrelationships.
• Uses knowledge and skills to guide and train others to identify, assess, prioritize, and manage equipment reliability challenges.
• Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others to achieve full compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering or a technical field is required, preferably in industrial, chemical or mechanical engineering; Master’s degree is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years of prior experience in manufacturing plant equipment operation.
• Demonstrates strong people leadership, capable of leading high performing teams.
• Experience using Microsoft Office software is required.
• CPG, nutritional, or food processing experience is preferred.
• Experience in coaching and developing plant operations/maintenance staffs.
• Understanding of automation systems and controls integration is preferred.

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in a normal office environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, see, hear, sit, stand, talk, type, walk and bend while moving about the facility. Frequent (50%) travel to plant locations in the U.S., as well as vendor locations globally. The noise level in the office is quiet.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.