Reliability Engineer - Salisbury, NC

This position will evaluate plant equipment to increase operating reliability. This includes, but is not limited to, delay analysis, developing repair/upgrade plans, working with operating departments to address chronic equipment and processing problems. In addition, the position will also provide support for plant projects requiring engineering skills.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for safety design modifications and improvements to equipment and facilities.
• Support production in the execution and expansion of preventative and predictive maintenance programs
• Responsible for developing, documenting, and improving preventive maintenance programs in order to support the improvement of equipment availability and throughput.
• Maintain an effective preventative maintenance program. Assist in problem solving for unplanned downtime. Develop and maintain outside resources as needed.
• Develop and maintain a critical spares inventory.
• Prepare and review equipment failure/root cause analysis reports and determine/evaluate corrective action items and the impact of corrective action items to the preventive maintenance programs.
• Develop cost justifications for improvement projects and corrective actions.
• Assists Operations Manager with managing capital projects and major maintenance activities.
• Plan/Schedule equipment maintenance, replacement, upgrades with operations.
• Follow and enforce TIMET policies and procedures
• Support production to meet established goals safety, quality, and throughput
• Manage plant maintenance system, by creating new PM's, issuing WO's, updating assets, etc.
• Monitor and control maintenance costs
• Coordinate outside contractor work activities with maintenance personnel or production personnel as required to minimize impacts to cost and production.
• Oversee the development of standard operating procedures for maintenance activities
• Lead or participate in continuous improvement to processes (safety & quality), equipment and maintenance (maximize reliability, melt time), including recording of data and data analysis.
• Determine and install appropriate performance metrics that will promote long-term continuous improvement programs consistent with the operating objectives of the department.
• Develop and work to budgets to achieve cost management goals, and initiate or participate in cost reduction and/or profit improvement programs.
• Provides support for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships.
• Perform Process and Project Engineering duties.

Education and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Engineering from four-year college or university, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Maintenance Engineering or Maintenance Supervisor with a minimum 3-5 years of proven experience
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Metals experience would be very helpful (desired - not required).
• Experience with FMEA/Root Cause Analysis techniques.
• Six Sigma experience preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated project management, facilitation, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• 3 years relevant experience preferred
• Knowledge of Solidworks and AutoCAD
• Strong computer skills (MS Office)

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.