Reliability Engineer

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The Reliability Engineer is responsible for optimizing the performance, availability, and lifespan of plant assets and equipment. This role focuses on implementing proactive maintenance strategies, reducing downtime, minimizing maintenance costs, and ensuring operational efficiency through diligent analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Breakdown Analysis and Root Cause Identification:
  • Lead and facilitate the completion of detailed Breakdown Analysis (BDA) for critical equipment failures, identifying contributing factors and immediate causes.
  • Conduct thorough analysis of equipment breakdowns and operational incidents, utilizing methodologies such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA), 5 Whys, and Ishikawa (Fishbone) diagrams to pinpoint underlying causes.
  • Develop and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions to eliminate recurring failures and improve equipment robustness.
• Preventive Maintenance (PM) & CMMS Optimization:
  • Develop, review, and continuously improve Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs and Predictive Maintenance (PDM) technologies (e.g., vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis) to maximize asset uptime and reduce unscheduled downtime.
  • Drive the building and improvement of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring data integrity, accurate asset hierarchies, optimized work order processes, and effective utilization for maintenance scheduling, history tracking, and reporting.
  • Leverage CMMS data to identify trends, pinpoint chronic issues, and inform strategic maintenance decisions.
• Reliability Strategy and Improvement:
  • Implement reliability engineering principles, including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and statistical analysis, to enhance equipment reliability.
  • Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), developing strategies to achieve targets.
  • Collaborate with operations, production, and engineering teams to integrate reliability best practices into daily activities and new project designs.
  • Develop and deliver training to maintenance technicians and operational staff on reliability principles, troubleshooting techniques, and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Asset Management and Lifecycle Support:
  • Participate in the specification, selection, and commissioning of new equipment to ensure reliability and maintainability are designed in.
  • Manage spare parts optimization strategies to ensure critical spares are available while minimizing inventory costs.
  • Support capital projects by providing reliability input and ensuring adherence to engineering standards.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistical methods.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and manuals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated with a strong drive for continuous improvement.

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• 3-5+ years of experience in a reliability, maintenance, or engineering role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Proven experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and other problem-solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and optimizing Preventive and Predictive Maintenance programs.
• Hands-on experience with CMMS software (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, Upkeep).

Education / Certifications:

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering or relatable field.
• Hands-on experience with CMMS software (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, Upkeep).

Job specific requirements:

Travel requirements:

Work schedule: M-F 8-5

Salary and Benefits: The base salary range for this position is $95,100 to $130,790; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelez International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

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