IKO North America · 2 days ago
Reliability Engineer
Kankakee, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expIKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. The Reliability Engineer role focuses on developing and implementing preventive and predictive maintenance systems to enhance plant equipment availability, safety, quality, and operational efficiency through best-in-class reliability strategies.
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Responsibilities
Implement and optimize cost justified Predictive and Preventative Maintenance Strategies and Reliability Best Practices at the plant
Providing necessary CMMS related training to the end users, adhering to the Maximo SOP
Administrating, maintaining and continuously improve the Electrical and Mechanical Preventative Maintenance system to improve safety, product quality, production efficiency and labor/material effectiveness
Analyzing the Pareto value of Production Losses due to downtime, rate reduction and waste of specific critical equipment, identifying highest gain for Root Cause Analysis efforts
Reviewing downtime data history to identify trends and repeat events leading up to failures as part of the methodology identifying root causes of failures in equipment and processes
Facilitating RCM, using FMECA’s to assess criticality ranking of existing Failure Modes, identify and design out the Root Causes of defects and develop Predictive and Preventive Strategies to reduce impact or detect defects early enough to correct before an unplanned failure
Assessing and optimizing the spare parts required to support the critical PM tasks developed from the RCM
Evaluating justification of new technologies or inspection procedures to replace current instrumentation controls, sensors, drives, and other electrical components and inspection strategies
Other related reliability and maintenance responsibilities
Qualification
Required
Completion of University degree in Engineering
3 or more years of experience in process manufacturing or industrial equipment design environments
Fluent in oral and written English
Proficiency with MS Excel, AutoCAD, and CMMS
Proven problem solver with various methodologies
Experience with plant Planning and Scheduling, shutdown procedures and Best Practices
Willing to travel occasionally within North America for training and/or assist at other IKO Plants
Excellent communication and analytical skills
Self-directed, takes initiative and is self-motivated to exceed Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations
Facilitation of multiple RCM's using FMECA's to set Criticality to equipment failure modes
Preferred
Preferably in Electrical, Mechanical or Reliability Engineering
Preferably with Maintenance
Benefits
Health Insurance (includes teledoc, virtual health, FSA, HCSA & other benefits)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Health Spending Account
Employee Support and Mental Wellness
Short term disability
401k Match
Paid vacation
Floating days
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Engagement Events
Awards and Recognition
Tuition Reimbursement
Service Awards
Employee Perks & Discounts
Company
IKO North America
IKO Roofing is a worldwide leader in the roofing, waterproofing, and insulation industry for residential and commercial markets.
1001-5000 employees
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