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At Valtris, our purpose is simple: we manufacture and provide specialty chemicals that improve our customers' products and processes; by helping our customers develop innovative and sustainable products. Join our team, and you will be challenged creatively and provided opportunities allowing your career to grow with you.Job SummaryCollaborate with the North American Sites Maintenance Manager to oversee and ensure that Valtris Specialty Chemicals North American Operations are actively working to increase Equipment Reliability to enhance productivity. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the implementation of Reliability programs, policies and procedures to ensure the North American sites reduction is equipment failures through good manufacturing practices and enhancement of equipment. The primary role of this position is to provide the necessary engineering and technical support to continuously improve plant rotating and fixed equipment integrity, reliability, cost and economic performance.Essential Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to production and maintenance departments across all North American Manufacturing Sites.
- Perform failure analysis (i.e. root cause analysis) to determine and correct equipment problems and prevent reoccurrence.
- Lead the Sites in the development and monitoring of the preventative maintenance program
- Manage and execute the plants fixed equipment mechanical integrity program
- Participate actively in department/plant safety and environmental programs
- Provide administrative and technical support to the maintenance organization concerning improvement-oriented efforts.
- Serve as leader and/ or member of cross-functional teams to resolve equipment problems, investigate incidents, and improve reliability
- Develop and utilize metrics to identify issues, prioritize efforts to develop solutions, and justify spending on improvements.
- Perform component failure analysis as required.
- Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety as well as the safety of all personnel on site. Whenever appropriate; promptly report Safety, health or Environmental incidents or issues to management so the situation can be corrected.
- Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Monitor and track key performance indicators related to system reliability.
- Conduct risk assessments and reliability-centered maintenance analyses.
- Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies.
- Provide training and support to ensure proper implementation of reliability initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering is required
- 5-10 years of Engineering Experience
- Experience with rotating and stationary equipment
- Familiar with OSHA's process safety management standard regarding mechanical integrity.
- Excellent communication skills and problem-solving ability
- Strong work planning and organizational skills required
- Self-motivated. Able to work independently and as a team player.
- Experience with leading a team of employees to implement an improvement or new procedure.
- Experience with presenting or communicating with small groups of hourly employees for training or other purposes.
- Experience with performing inspections in an industrial environment.
- Ability to diagnose and prioritize opportunities in areas of savings, throughput improvement, and yield improvement.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Offices
We offer a competitive salary and benefit plans focused on the well-being of our employees. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts and 401(k).As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration protected by law.Seniority level
- Seniority levelMid-Senior level
Employment type
Job function
- Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
- IndustriesChemical Manufacturing
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