Reliability Engineer

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

How will you make an impact?

Facilitate the development and implementation of a Site Asset Maintenance Strategy that achieves optimum asset safety and reliability. Actively promote and advance Reliability Centered Culture principles in the plant by continuing to shift maintenance efforts from corrective to preventative maintenance. Solve asset reliability and availability loss problems through the application of suitable maintenance programs (Preplanned Predictive Maintenance, Condition Based Maintenance etc) and associated reliability technology and tools. Establish Maintenance, Repair, Operations (MRO)/Inventory best practices. Focus on those long-term opportunities that impact the plants' measured asset capability through probability analysis of failure data from specific unit operations and proactive failure analysis/modeling. Lead schedule and coordinates maintenance improvement projects and work activities in support of site asset reliability improvement. Provide technical guidance in the form of equipment and process knowledge to assist all other departments.

What will you do:

• Reliability Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Research, develop, implement and manage processes and procedures necessary to establish a Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) culture to improve equipment performance and reliability. Constantly pursue new tools and methods to make the maintenance group a more reliability focused, proactive work group.
• Provide technical guidance for optimum Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) use and implementation of improvements and upgrades.
• Provide leadership, technical expertise, and training to generation facility personnel including plant asset monitoring, PM/PdM maintenance plans, and spare parts inventory strategies.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining all reliability related databases, including but not limited to 1) Vibration analysis database 2.) Oil analysis database 3.) Infra-Red analysis database and 4) Vessel thickness testing database.
• Lead maintenance optimization reviews of each asset's criticality, functional importance and duty cycle and establishes best-practice maintenance activities required to detect early signs of functional failures.
• Steer internal and external benchmarking studies and provides recommendations necessary to develop and implement best-in-class equipment reliability and availability.
• Review deficiencies noted during corrective maintenance.
• Serve as the Engineering SME on the application of root cause investigate methodology by leading the study and analysis of complex or recurring problems relating to equipment failures and recommend appropriate solutions. Works with facility personnel and Engineering, leads Root Cause Failure Analysis on all critical asset failures. Validates corrective actions and assesses their effectiveness for preventing recurrence.
• Act as a facilitator to the maintenance group in terms of initiating and training on precision maintenance tools such as but not limited to balancing training, and alignment training.
• Project Management
• Develop and handle various expense and capitalized projects. Initiates written project requests and solicits quotations from vendors/contractors.
• Develop standards for coordinated site shutdowns, major maintenance events and overhauls.
• Work closely with Engineering, Project Teams and other internal/external parties, reviews new construction and capital project installations and makes recommendations necessary to optimize equipment reliability. Promotes equipment standardization.
• Maintenance Team Support
• Provide assistance to the Manager, Equipment and Facility Maintenance:
  • for the proper maintenance support of the plant process equipment, utility systems, buildings and grounds at the facility.
  • to foster a team environment to fully support the objectives of plant operations using various metrics to measure maintenance performance and continuous improvement of the maintenance teams.
• Reporting
• Establish, maintain and report on Key Performance Indicators that represent the performance of the maintenance systems and assets.
• Provide weekly summary report of activities and maintenance performance.
• Maintain a safe working environment and report potential hazards.

How will you get here:

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical preferred)

Professional Engineering designation an asset.

Experience:

Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in a lead role to support operation, maintenance and projects with minimum 3 years experience working as a Reliability Engineer.

Equivalency:

Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledgeable in specific RCM and predictive maintenance tools (vibration analysis, thermography and infrared tools and techniques, lubrication, machinery alignment, etc.). Experience in the use of RCFA tools such as FMEA/FMECA, Cause Mapping and Ishikawa Charts etc. Proficiency in the use of CMMS systems (Maximo preferred). Excellent skills with MS Office applications (specifically Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word and Excel). Knowledge of Project Management. Good leadership and negotiation skills. Strong data analysis, problem definition & solving skills. Six Sigma or LeanSigma experience is an asset. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and presentation skills. Ability to work with minimal supervision. Strong judgment, decision making and trouble shooting skills. Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality for work assigned. Proficiency with the English language.

Standards and Expectations:

Follow all Environmental Health & Safety Policies and Procedures. Work harmoniously with fellow team members, modelling positive team principles and partnering to meet project and departmental objectives. Carry out all duties within strict compliance to Patheon quality systems SOP's and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Maintain workspace in a clean and orderly fashion. Actively engage in and adhere to departmental systems in order to maintain a smooth and efficient workflow (visual management, scheduling systems, etc.). Be client and patient conscious at all times. Understand Key Performance Indicators and strive to improve the performance of the team by identifying areas for system improvements and engage in problem solving. Models positive thinking and is open to change, motivating the team to adapt to shifts in priorities and new ways of working. Proactively identify areas for improvement in the execution of procedures. Communicate risks to timelines of deliverables in a proactive manner. Consistently strives to improve skills and knowledge in related field.

Physical Requirements:

Light physical effort and fatigue. Walks, sits or stands for limited periods. May require occasional equipment operation including keyboard equipment. Lifts light items for limited duration. Typically located in a comfortable indoor area. There may be regular exposure to mild physical discomfort from factors such as dust, fumes or odours, temperature extremes, loud noise, strong drafts, or bright lights. Use of Personal Protective equipment may be required and may include any of the following: safety glasses, safety shoes, lab coat, gloves, hair net, beard cover, safety apron, respirator on occasionally.

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