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Corteva Agriscience · 1 day ago

Reliability & Equipment Engineer

Midland, Michigan, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for a Reliability & Equipment Engineer to join our Maintenance Team to ensure operations run smoothly with our facilities at our Midland, MI location. The role involves utilizing reliability best practices to analyze facility equipment and implement improvements to maintain a facility that operates equipment 24/7.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Track & report out asset AU data and production losses

Participate in the facilitation and implementation of the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process to include application of the cause-and-effect methodology in all areas where reliability opportunities are identified and where the RCA triggers are met

Focuses on longer term reliability issues and not short-term firefighting issues

Create and execute maintenance strategies that maximize economic value (EBITDA) for manufacturing assets

Provide input on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) goal based on facility configuration and implement improvements to meet goal

Adjusts Maintenance strategy based on asset needs, i.e. low cost or high operational reliability

Determine required operational reliability to meet customer demand

Develop strategic improvement plans for the facility including outage strategy, inline spares, strategic buffers, rebuild frequencies and turnaround frequency

Support Maintenance Engineers on larger maintenance/reliability issues

Interface with vessel engineers to develop repair and alteration plans for damaged vessels

Evaluate/validate the impact of corrective actions that impact availability/ reliability and leverages solutions across a business or site if appropriate

Uses reliability engineering principles and tools (Weibull, RCA, FMEA) to increase asset capability

Participate in plant health study and efforts to implement corrective action to maintain or improve plant health

Uses long term cost of ownership and reliability engineering principles to optimize spare parts stockage levels

Applies long term cost of ownership and reliability engineering principles to design reliability into our purchasing requirements

Participates in reliability network activities

Own critical equipment identification for all new projects and existing infrastructure. Develop plans to ensure reliable operations of critical systems

Work with project managers and facility engineers to ensure all reliability components are appropriately accounted for and documented in accordance with maintenance and operational requirements. Especially in regards to identifying failure modes, spare parts, inventory levels, and efficient/cost effective preventative maintenance plans

Execute and manage reliability projects utilizing internal resources and outside contractors

Provide consultation for mechanical integrity as it relates to OSHA, Corteva and other global safety institutes

Develop equipment and facility end of life replacement strategies using reliability principles, e.g. ARWP, manufacture’s recommendations, and condition monitoring

Create and update Reliability work processes specifications to drive strategy and create standardization

Optimize preventative maintenance activities by reducing frequencies, adjusting scopes, changing assigned lead, etc

Provide technical expertise and leadership to assist planning and scheduling to ensure work orders adhere to reliability principles, e.g. time estimates for planned maintenance work

Qualification

Reliability engineering principlesRoot Cause Analysis (RCA)Computerized Maintenance Management SoftwareMechanical Engineering degreeFacility equipment knowledgePreventative maintenance optimizationTechnical literature interpretationPiping systems knowledgeMicrosoft Office proficiencyProject execution experienceReliability certificationTime managementEffective communicationTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

You enjoy working with others can communicate effectively with all stakeholders to achieve efficient results in your work

Able and willing to walk site premises and climb ladders with or without reasonable accommodation

1+ years of facility, manufacturing or plant maintenance experience

Possess a good working knowledge of facility equipment (i.e. pumps, air handlers, boilers, chillers, rotating equipment, etc.)

Ability to interpret technical vendor literature (i.e. Installation, Maintenance and Operation manuals) and transfer this information independently and effectively to critical work processes

Working knowledge of piping systems and tools, including design criteria and standards, applicable codes and standards, P&ID, basic piping stress knowledge, pipe specifications & materials, and construction techniques

Working knowledge of piping and instrument drawings, schematics and equipment drawings

Knowledgeable of standard reliability best practices and principles: i.e. RCM, FMEA, preventative/predictive technologies

Able to use standard Microsoft applications - Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Great time management skills including the ability to manage a substantial work load