Reliability Engineer
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Title: Reliability Engineer
Location: Hammond, IN
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary Range: $110k-$125k
Must Haves: Experience working in Power Plants
Benefits: Medical, dental, vison, 401K
Job Summary:
The Reliability Manager (RM) oversees the implementation of the plant's preventive maintenance programs to ensure consistent availability and functioning of equipment, thereby supporting efficient electricity and process steam production. Working closely with the Operations and Maintenance Manager (O&MM) and staff, the RM manages plant inspections, equipment repair, and installation to align with long-term reliability objectives. Responsibilities include coordinating both daily and long-term maintenance schedules, supervising maintenance activities, and ensuring adherence to project milestones and budgets. Additionally, the RM serves as an expert on all steam and electricity production equipment, including Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Extraction Steam Turbines, Fans, Pumps, and Environmental Compliance equipment such as dry scrubbers, along with associated Balance of Plant equipment.
Job Duties:
- Management of preventative and proactive maintenance program
- Ensuring all programs are up to date and complied in schedule and scope
- Assessing existing programs to identify areas for enhancement and introducing updated or novel initiatives with a focus on cost-efficiency.
- Keeping records in CMMS Maximo PM and generating weekly and monthly KPI reports utilizing Maximo and Excel templates, as well as creating new templates when required.
- Routinely utilizing plant data historian software to analyze equipment data trends for monitoring equipment health and diagnosing issues, and integrating findings into reports.
- Taking charge of plant personnel, contractors, consultants, and testing firms by instilling a proactive culture and strategy to uphold peak plant availability, profitability, and performance.
- Formulates technical scopes of work for engineering and maintenance contractors.
- Establishes and follows approved project cost budgets and schedules.
- Supports in the execution of compliance and acceptance testing of equipment.
- Participates in plant construction, commissioning, and troubleshooting efforts.
- Consistently coordinates and communicates activities to direct supervision, and offers management updates as necessary.
- Balances office and field responsibilities, with approximately equal time distribution depending on project demands.
Qualifications:
- 4 Year Engineering or Technology degree or equivalent experience, BSME preferred
- Minimum 7 years of experience in Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance in fossil fuel power/utilities with relevant experience in leading proactive, preventative, reliability maintenance programs
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Meet Your Recruiter
Ashley Schmitt
Technical Recruiter
Ashley Schmitt is a dedicated and experienced Senior Recruiting Team Lead passionate about empowering individuals through career opportunities. With an impressive track record of 8 years at Sterling, she has significantly impacted the organization's talent acquisition and development strategies.
With a remarkable 12-year career in the field of recruiting, Ashley has garnered a deep understanding of the industry's dynamics and trends. She has witnessed the ever-changing job market and thrived in guiding people through its complexities. For Ashley, the most rewarding aspect of recruitment is finding people roles that can genuinely improve their professional lives.
As a Senior Recruiting Team Lead, Ashley's leadership abilities shine through as she leads her team to excel in their roles. She believes in fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment where all team member's strengths are recognized and utilized to achieve collective success.
Advice for candidates from Ashley: "Reflect on your skill sets and what makes you happy, be realistic about your strengths and weaknesses. Strengthen your online presence and always be networking!"
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