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DuPont is recruiting for a Reliability Engineer at the Yerkes manufacturing site located in Buffalo, NY. The Reliability Engineer will facilitate development of the business / facility maintenance strategy and solves reliability and availability losses through application of reliability technology and tools to enable the plant to meet its business plan and strategy and therefore the customer’s need. They will focus on opportunities that have impacted the plant’s measured asset capability and the opportunities identified as "high-risk" in risk assessments, reliability models, etc. They will evaluate effectiveness of individual aspects of the Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PPM) program by showing quantitatively the impact of failures and PPM. They will also participate in plant health study and efforts to implement corrective action to maintain or improve plant health and utilize six sigma tools and methodologies to improve reliability.
This role is a part of DuPont's Field Engineering Development Program. As a participant in the DuPont Field Engineering Development Program, you will undergo a series of immersive 2-to-3-year assignments, which will take place across different locations and functions within the company's various businesses. These assignments will be combined with formal education, as well as opportunities for networking, mentoring, and exposure to leadership roles.
Field Engineering Development Program Requirements:
Pursuing or hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Materials Engineering from an ABET accredited institution.
GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Minimum of 6 months of paid co-op or internship equivalent experience in your engineering discipline/major.
100% geographic flexibility to allow for the best career development fit.
Willingness to relocate to a new location every 2 to 3 years.
Five-year commitment to complete a minimum of two assignments (usually 24-36 months per assignment).
Willingness to be on-call for plant area support when required.
Legal right to work in the United States without any employment restrictions.
Reliability Engineer Responsibilities:
Achieve asset operational reliability business targets.
Participates in the Facilitation and implementation of the Global Root Cause Investigation process to include application of the cause-and-effect methodology in all areas where reliability opportunities are identified and where the RCI triggers are met.
Creates Equipment Reliability Strategies based upon Top Opportunity List, Critical Equipment List, and identified plant/business needs.
Develops and maintains a model that identifies the unit operations, equipment, process, etc. that identifies the value of opportunities for improvement.
Leads/facilitates Asset Criticality Analysis (ACA) as appropriate to identify and prioritize high risk assets.
Develops and implements Equipment Maintenance Strategies (EMS) for high-risk assets.
Evaluates and quantifies the impact projects such as equipment reconfigurations, design changes, equipment quality, etc. will have on ability to meet customer needs.
Evaluates effectiveness of individual aspects of the Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PPM) program by showing quantitatively the impact of failures and PPM
Facilitates and/or contributes greatly to driving proactive PPM Optimization activities to support overall productivity improvement.
Asset utilization and cost data is analyzed to develop and prioritize a list of reliability opportunities.
Evaluates/validates the impact of corrective actions that impact availability/ reliability and leverages solutions across a business or site if appropriate.
Participate in improvement activities as appropriate, Process Simplification, Value Engineering, Maintenance Strategy, Reliability Modeling, etc.
Participates in plant health study and efforts to implement corrective action to maintain or improve plant health.
Applies long term cost of ownership and reliability engineering principles in conjunction with the discipline teams and technical resource networks to design reliability into our purchasing requirements.
Provide equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance, and modifications.
Uses long term cost of ownership and reliability engineering principles to optimize spare parts stockage levels in conjunction with the Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) function, Discipline Activity Specialists
Participates in reliability network activities.
Utilizes six sigma tools and methodologies to improve reliability.
Assists in setting up the PPM program.
Qualifications:
BS engineering discipline or equivalent experience required.
0-2 years of reliability or related experience required.
Line of business experience preferred.
Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process) experience is preferred.
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The Pay range for this role is $57,120.00 - $89,760.00 Annual
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