Equipment and Reliability Engineer- Drinks

The position will be responsible for the performance of world-class food production equipment. The position will require an individual who can balance short term product line performance with long term engineering projects to better production line performance. The position requires a motivated, fast-paced individual with an array of skills in food manufacturing processes, equipment design/reliability and engineering. The individual must be a highly effective troubleshooter as they will be directly responsible for analyzing current line down time and preventing future down time. Further, this position will require people who are highly successful at communicating technical knowledge efficiently and working as part of a team. It will be necessary for them to partner with internal and external resources to be successful.

• Maintain and improve efficiency, safety, and product quality across assigned production lines.
• Engineer and implement in-house, or work with a third party to produce reliable engineering solutions to meet the needs of the business.
• Provide maintenance troubleshooting for production lines.
• Serve as production equipment and manufacturing process subject matter expert.
• Serve as a high-level technical support resource for complex manufacturing and equipment issues.
• Prioritize OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) on assigned production lines.
• Implement changes to reduce/eliminate specific downtime events.
• Assist with maintenance, automation, and operations management in developing and championing best practices, trainings, and projects as required.
• Continually seek out best practices and share with the operations management.
• Share of general knowledge within facility and organizational peer groups.
• Maintain documentation library (drawings, manuals, standards, etc.).
• Develop & Maintain documentation in support of process changes (Process Description, Scope, Process Drawings, etc.).
• Solicit and critique proposed process changes, submittals and designs.

Research engineering topics, prepare studies and conduct trials with productions

• BS in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in high-speed packaging, dairy/food manufacturing, rotary fillers, or blow molding preferred.
• Ability to effectively cooperate with personnel of different backgrounds and skill level.
• Ability to train and transfer knowledge to others.
• Strong ability to create and maintain relevant documentation.
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks given time constraints and ensure tasks are executed completely.
• Intermediate knowledge of personal computers and Windows operating systems.
• 3-5 years as an equipment/reliability engineer in a manufacturing setting preferred.
• Working knowledge of/ experience with HACCP, food safety and related compliance regulations.
• Green belt, lean 6 sigma, CRE, experience/certifications preferred.