Reliability Engineer

In accordance with SKF USA recruiting policy, please be advised that to be considered you must:

• Be in your current position for at least 12 months.
• Have received a Full Achievement or higher overall performance rating.
• Notify your current Manager of your application for this position.

Reports to: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Saint Louis, MO - North Hanley Road

Job ID: 23594

Salary Range: $ 76,000.00 to $ 91,000.00

The Reliability Engineer:

• Is responsible for driving continuous equipment reliability improvements by providing and coordinating technical support and managing the reliability improvement processes for the site.
• Optimizes equipment performance in the factory according to the site strategy (SKF Production System – SPS).
• Is responsible for Safety, Quality, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), people capability, maintenance costs, reducing the quantity and duration of breakdowns in the factory, and serves as the key driver in deploying the Maintenance Excellence strategy.
• Is involved in several tasks (inspecting and maintaining equipment, implementing repairs, installing new equipment, training personnel, etc.) to ensure that machines and processes are well maintained, repaired, and functioning optimally.
• Directs and provides leadership for critical assets and related processes, procedures, and SOPs to ensure asset reliability is established and maintained at world-class standards.

• Design maintenance strategies, procedures and methods according to Maintenance Excellence and support process optimization in the factory, especially Practice Ground(s), in alignment with the SPS deployment plan. 
• Apply Breakdown Elimination (BDE) / Root Cause Analysis methodology to machinery and process reliability.  Identifies, recommends and executes solutions to chronic and/or costly problems through the BDE tool.
• Perform analysis of asset and production equipment performance to include asset utilization, OEE, Mean Time between Failure (MTBF) and remaining useful life as guiding parameters.  Provide regularly scheduled reports to review results and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation of manual tasks, incorporation of new technology to improve efficiency, and system optimisation to reduce energy usage.
• Train maintenance technicians and production operators to increase the staff's capabilities. Provide technical advice/guidance to maintenance and production operations. 
• Maintain and analyse information on equipment and facility maintenance, KPIs, and historical data to propose improvements. Collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering teams to optimize asset lifecycle.
• Develop preventive actions to reduce costs and increase OEE.
• Partner with Maintenance Planning to schedule Preventive Maintenance.
• With system maturity, design, monitor and improve maintenance plans for machines at the component level. Support capital projects and equipment upgrades with reliability-focused input. 
• Participate in developing new equipment and processes to improve reliability. Develop and implement predictive maintenance (PdM) and Condition Monitoring (CoMo) programs, including vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography, and ultrasound. 
• Carry out the correct maintenance at the correct time and at the best cost with the ultimate goal of increasing reliability.

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering
• 3-5 years of manufacturing reliability experience required
• Aptitude with computer systems (MS Office Tools)
• Experience with CMMS maintenance systems, MES, Power BI reports, and Hourly Loss Monitoring
• Troubleshooting experience with PLC and processing equipment preferred (Rockwell operating systems)
• Strong cross-functional leadership and strategic thinking are required
• Familiarity with BDE and/or Problem-Solving methodology

Please note that internal candidates will receive a confirmation that they have successfully applied for the position.

This Position is NOT open for International Recruitment.