Reliability Engineer

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Job Description:

The Kapton® film manufacturing business is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Engineer at our site in Circleville, Ohio.  The Circleville site is one of three primary manufacturing locations for the production of Kapton® polyimide film produced by the Interconnect Solutions business unit within DuPont.  This business unit is part of DuPont’s Electronics and Industrial Platform.  Electronics and Industrial is comprised of several high growth global businesses supplying a broad array of materials to multiple consumer electronics and industrial sectors.  The Kapton® facilities consist of polymer manufacturing, film casting, and numerous converting operations such as coating, heat treatment, and extensive slitting.  The Circleville site also manufactures Tedlar® film, Teflon® film and Vespel® resin.

The Circleville site is located approximately 30 miles south of Columbus, OH, a growing city that is currently the 14th largest in the nation.  This proximity to Columbus allows either urban or rural living; great for families and single living.  The area offers many museums and arts-scene experiences, professional and collegiate sports, and has several highly ranked golf courses and state parks for the outdoor enthusiast.  See www.experiencecolumbus.com for additional information.

This role provides technical expertise and support to the maintenance and operations teams in order to create and execute the reliability strategy for a number of unique, complex manufacturing processes.  The M&R Engineer is recognized as the primary resource to drive the implementation of a reliability-based culture in their areas of responsibility.  This role requires collaboration and coordination with a multi-disciplinary team which includes other RE’s, operations, technical and maintenance.  The RE will also be tasked with identifying continuous improvement opportunities for driving overall maintenance and reliability effectiveness.   

Minimum qualifications:

• Technical Degree (BS, MS,) in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical.
• A minimum of 5 years industrial plant experience with exposure to PSM (Process Safety Management) systems. Co-Op/Internship experience will be considered.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with SAP-PM.
• Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge to diagnose, troubleshoot, solve or help others solve equipment and/or process issues.
• Demonstrated  knowledge of key PSM Technology elements such as Process Hazards Analysis, Process Technology, Management of Change-Technology, RAGAGEP among others
• Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, develop others, and work in a team based environment
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple, complex, time-sensitive projects
• Demonstrated skill in leadership, team building and achieving results through influence and negotiation
• Good interpersonal and communication skills; must work well in both self-managed and team environment
• Ability to access and network with appropriate site and corporate teams to gain or share knowledge

• Training or certification in condition-based maintenance techniques (vibration analysis, lubrication analysis, ultrasonic inspection)

Responsibilities:

• Small team leader (with Mechanics, other RE’s, manufacturing technical, operations, and other key Maintenance Personnel) to prioritize, coordinate and execute efforts for the assets of responsibility
• Develop and implement a reliability roadmap for assigned areas; coordinate efforts with broader RE team
• Identifies and works with technical personnel to develop best practices for process(es)/equipment
• Provides field assistance for more complex equipment related issues to ensure assets are restored to proper working condition
• Mentor/coach maintenance engineers, mechanics, MT to help build additional capability in the organization
• Enables and assists in the training of operators, mechanics and other technical team members to convey the “why” of equipment related issues
• Leads troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex equipment related issues
• Responsible for developing/updating maintenance/operating procedures
• Identifies SAP data improvement opportunities and resolves data quality issues
• Responsible to ensure adequate basic data is created for CapEx projects and provides resourcing support (e.g. development and/or Plans for Commissioning, Decommissioning, Start-Up and Shut Down)
• Responsible for the qualification of new equipment
• Networks and leverages the broader organization (CCAS, DuET, sister site technology, RE network)

• Utilize reliability engineering tools, such as SAP-PM, Meridium, RCFA, FMEA+ and PM optimization to maximize equipment reliability
• Develop skills in Predictive Maintenance (PdM) technologies (vibration analysis, lubrication analysis, ultrasonic inspection) to drive maintenance tasks to condition based monitoring where practical.
• Lead equipment criticality assessments to help determine priority for maintenance and reliability tasks within an asset or business unit.
  • Leads reliability improvement team meetings for assigned areas.

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