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Maintenance Reliabilty Specialist at Americold (Atlanta, GA | Dallas, TX | Indianapolis, IN)

Overview

Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools and retail outlets such as grocery stores. We’re proud to provide an essential link in the food and beverage industry supply chain, and to play our part in ensuring families across the US and overseas can sitdown together to eat.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates 155+ temperature-controlled warehouses in the United States, Australia, NewZealand, China, Argentina, and Canada. In North America we have over 11,000 associates and offer a wide variety of employment opportunities – from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting, customer support, engineering, transportation, and technology solutions positions.

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Maintenance Coach at Keurig Dr Pepper (Knoxville, TN)

The Maintenance Coach is responsible for the coordination, planning, and supervision of the D2/N2 Maintenance. This position is focused on driving maintenance-related area improvement with cross-functional teams and overseeing the successful implementation of area maintenance projects. This position reports to the Maintenance Manager and works cross functionally with Production, EH&S, Quality, HR, Finance and Engineering team members. This position is responsible for supervising approximately 15-20 Team Members.

What you will do:

Oversee area maintenance projects and act as member of Maintenance leadership.
Provide on-call support for D2/N2 shift and participates in staff meetings that fall outside of routine shift hours.
Ability to flex work schedule to provide appropriate leadership support to staff members on both D2 and N2 shifts.
Act as communication liaison between maintenance technicians and business partners including Production and Engineering.
Manages and develops maintenance team members; Provides maintenance guidance and oversight for all shift associates; motivates, coaches and develops a diverse, high performing and engaged team to meet established goals and build organizational capability.
Supports the operation in ways to help reduce overall costs.
Continually reduces equipment downtime and increase availability through the establishment of a preventive/predictive maintenance program (including failure analysis)
Champions and drives relentless reduction of breakdown losses through Breakdown Analysis and other appropriate Focused Improvement Tools.
Participates in, and supports, the Department safety training program. (I.E.: weekly safety meetings, shop safety inspections, enforcement of lock-out/tag-out program, enforcement of the confined space program, etc.).
Demonstrated ability to support a long term maintenance plan showing year over year improvement in Reliability, Maintenance KPIs and maintenance Cost
Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement.
Ensure effective equipment troubleshooting, including root causes identification and action plan implementation.
Review maintenance history, identify key opportunities for improvement, and establish site specific projects to address needed changes.
Audit maintenance task quality, track work orders, and report on area maintenance activity and performance.
Participate in appropriate site meetings (pod, planning, leadership, and employee meetings) and work with Maintenance leadership on corporate initiatives.
Manages maintenance projects with team and peers.
Insure data integrity within a SAP environment and MP2.
You are a peer and team member with Engineering and Operations. You will help facilitate communication between maintenance technicians and business partners including production, engineering, and maintenance leader
s multi-site.
Understands, in detail, the plant maintenance planning and scheduling process.
Review and assess the quality of work performed by your team to continuously learn how to improve asset performance.
Audit maintenance standard work, task quality, track work orders, and report on area maintenance activity and performance.
Follows all policies, ergonomic standards, and safety requirements directed by Keurig Dr Pepper
Coordinate with vendors to meet the needs of the area maintenance team.
Assist maintenance technicians as necessary.
Comply with Regulatory, Company, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
Responsible for coordination, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the department/team and creating a positive climate where people want to do their best.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s Principles, policies and applicable laws.
Accountable for communication, interviewing and hiring, training employees; planning, assigning and directing work, leveraging team and individual strengths, managing performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and solving problems to ensure high performance results.
Performs other duties as requested by management.

Requirements

What you must have:

0- 5 years of experience in a supervisory role preferred, preferably in food/beverage manufacturing and leading 10+ employees
ISO, Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement strategy and/or TPM Certifications highly desired
Strong experience in project management preferred; experience in Equipment Preventive Maintenance Management
Strong experience and working knowledge of plant maintenance software, SAP preferred
Demonstrated supportive leadership skills and Strong analytical skills
Demonstrated Decision making skills.
Experience working and understanding mechanical, electrical, and automation
Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholder groups and manage projects
Ability to prioritize to meet business needs, view the larger picture, and systematically solve problems
Ability to work a flexible schedule, be on-call, and travel as necessary
Ability to get along with others, be punctual, and follow instructions
Ability to follow Keurig Dr Pepper policies and procedures
Strong Computer Skills,( Microsoft Office Suite)

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Reliability Engineering Leader at Keurig Dr Pepper Burlington, MA)

Job Overview

Reporting into the Reliability and Test Engineering group, the Reliability Engineering Leader directs Keurig’s Appliance Reliability Program across At-Home and Away From Home product families. Ultimately accountable for component, subsystem and system-level reliability models, the Reliability Engineer exercises influence over cross-functional product development teams to drive reliability life testing, life cycle modeling and field failure data analysis. Managing work both locally and overseas is a key component of the role, as is writing life test protocols, overseeing test equipment development, supervising test execution, conducting failure analyses and establishing a FRACAS strategy. The Reliability Engineer leverages broad technical experience and analytical skillsets to optimize testing across risk, resource, and time constraints. The position requires expertise with design failure mode effects analysis (DFMEA), root cause analysis, data analytics and statistics, and an understanding of thermo-fluidic and electro-mechanical devices. Comfort working in a highly dynamic and collaborative work environment is a must.

What you will do:

Develop test methods, equipment and plans to inform component, subsystem and brewer-level failure analysis
Utilize reliability statistics to identify trends and provide clear synopsis of risk
Manage several projects simultaneously, often acting as a consultant or technical lead
Provide work leadership and training to lower level professional and technical staff.
Determine root cause physics of failure and provide recommended corrective actions
Utilize warranty data, failure analysis and cross-functional input to develop product requirements in support of Keurig’s attribute leadership strategy
Establish standard procedures for risk assessment and conduct training and facilitation of DFMEA activities
Develop Accelerated Life Test plans to meet project deliverables
Assist in the creation of brewer Design Validation Plans (DVPs) and lead FRACAS implementation efforts for New and Sustaining Product Development projects
Participate in technical design reviews to assess project status and design readiness
Document and present results and insights through formal reports and reviews
Follow all Keurig Dr Pepper policies and procedures
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you must have:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Master’s preferred
5+ years of engineering-related work experience in reliability and testing
Experience with Reliasoft products, Minitab or JMP
Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt or equivalent preferred. ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer desirable.
Knowledge of basic statistical methods, Compound Events and System Modeling, Hypothesis Testing.
Expertise in Reliability Modeling: Non-parametric, Weibull and Weibayes analysis, Risk forecasting, Systems Engineering, Reliability Allocation: Boundary and Parameter Diagrams; Mean Time Failure; Physics of Failure; Robust Design
Life Testing and Reliability Demonstration: Accelerated and Highly Accelerated Life Test; Environmental Stress Testing; Design of Experiments; Reliability Demonstration Testing
Corrective Action Processes: Root-cause Analysis; FRACAS; A3’s and 8D Problem Solving
Self-motivated and results oriented approach with a demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally
Continuous improvement and LEAN mentality
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to uphold safety standards, participate in continuous process improvement on the job, and follow best practices

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Application Engineer at AESEAL, Inc.

The Application Engineer is responsible for reviewing and supporting the application of products to a variety of industries. Communicating through each of the channels to market, the Application Engineer works closely to understand how the product is to be applied, installed and set-up for operational success. This means understanding mechanical integrity issues and using resources to teach and educate each individual in the end-user supply chain to address these issues. In addition, working closely with the design engineering team to create innovative solutions that can be configured to order. As products are returned for analysis, the Application Engineer will assist with failure analysis to investigate factors that impact long-term performance.

The company focuses on evaluative processes and ways to be close to the end-user of our products. This environment seeks diverse and uniquely talented individuals, each working to bring their skills to the team to meet the primary objective of providing exceptional customer service. Work patterns vary each day for the Application Engineering team, from self-driven improvement projects to solving problems that make a difference to our customers. Most importantly, the product designs and manufacturing environment is world-class and of the highest quality. This is best highlighted in the video link (below) that explains the “Journey of a Seal”.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering from an accredited University required
5 – 10 years of experience with rotating equipment or the application of sealing devices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Evaluation and interpretation of customer requirements in order to support sealing solutions addressing the fit and function of our products in a wide variety of rotating equipment with the objective of adding value in terms of improved reliability for the end-user. Incorporation of industry standards, American Petroleum Institute (API), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and other applicable standards pertinent to the customer’s application requirements. Direct interaction with the technical sales team and customers as a sounding board and technical resource on specific applications
Sealing device performance is impacted by mechanical and/or operational performance issues. Due to the critical role the sealing device component plays, the Application Engineer will develop expertise in mechanical integrity, equipment reliability and will understand the chemical process flow and operational conditions.
Evaluate and interpret specifications for technical and commercial submittals. Provide supporting documentation requirements for Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and other stakeholders.
Trouble-shoot and conduct failure analysis creating observation reports and communicate results in order to develop specific improvement solutions in partnership with end-users. Engage in root-cause-failure-analysis (RCFA) when situations warrant a systematic and comprehensive investigation.
Contribute to a global knowledge database. Using a secured portal, AESSEAL maintains a central/global chemical database, machinery database, and industry process database. In addition, drawing searches for assembled products can be directly accessed by any team member and pre-approved customers.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

Excellent mechanical aptitude and ability to read, interpret and create detailed drawings.
Ability to visualize and understand the function of rotating equipment and to be able to understand any potential mechanical integrity issues. Judgment to evaluate causal relationships and to qualify non-causal factors.
Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, tribology, and thermodynamics
Strong understanding of industrial chemical processes and how process upsets can impact equipment reliability.
Knowledge about materials of construction including metallurgy, elastomers and face materials.
Strong emphasis on methodology, process quality controls and attention to detail.
Ability to work in a team environment, which emphasizes objective problem-solving skills, effective and precise communication.
Well balanced technical and commercial orientation and awareness.

Apply at https://www.aesseal.com/en/careers/vacancies

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, AESSEAL offers a robust benefits package to include Health Care coverage (medical, dental, vision, HRA-Health Reimbursement Account), company-paid life insurance, optional life/AD&D insurance, 401(k) including company matching, company paid Short-Term and Long Term Disability.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. AESSEAL INC is an equal opportunity employer.

Senior Design Engineer at AESEAL, Inc.

The Senior Design Engineer is responsible for creating design based application solutions built around the company’s modular “standardized-special” strategic approach. The design team works with the latest tools: designing in Solid Edge 3-D for complex machine tools such as 9-axis machining centers. Workflow and application information for design creation and engineering revisions are controlled using Siemens Teamcenter^®PLM. The position integrates and supports a global design team all operating from the same design platforms, standards and machine, and tool inventories

Preferred Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering from an accredited University required
5 – 10 years of experience with rotating equipment or the design of sealing devices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Evaluation and interpretation of customer requirements in order to develop sealing solutions addressing the fit and function of our products in a wide variety of rotating equipment with the objective of adding value in terms of improved reliability for the end-user. Incorporation of industry standards, American Petroleum Institute (API), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and other applicable standards pertinent to the customer’s application requirements. Customer facing, when required, to ensure the accuracy of application inputs.
Oversee the creation of design solutions of standardized special products that can be machined using defined tool inventories. Design creation encompasses initial conceptual design to assembly approval drawings and engineered component manufacturing drawings. The product portfolio includes mechanical seals, bearing protection sealing devices and seal support systems.
Workflow coordination with the global design team, verification, and conformance to meet design inputs, final sign-off for all special and engineered designs to ensure company design standards are followed and met.
Provide analysis and estimations to meet commercial gate justification. Provide communication and support to the Application Engineering Team and Commercial sales support department with input into evaluating the proposed return-on-investment
Control the work-flow and productivity of the department in Teamcenter with specific oversight to the sign-offs required throughout the product life cycle. Attention to quality and manufacturing methods, such as test fixtures, bill of materials, assembly procedures and installation, operational and maintenance (IOM) instructions.
Leadership role in a professional work environment, where decisions are made on objective criteria while interfacing with a United Kingdom-based global product development team. The professional environment is based on the transparency of information, use of global knowledge databases and the latest engineering analysis and predictive tools. There is a strong corporate commitment and investment in digitalization, productivity, efficiency, and design excellence.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

Excellent mechanical aptitude and ability to read, interpret and create detailed drawings.
Ability to visualize and understand the function of rotating equipment and to be creative in the development of upgrade solutions designed to improve the performance of rotating equipment.
Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, tribology, and thermodynamics
Knowledge about materials of construction including metallurgy, elastomers and face materials.
Strong emphasis on methodology, process quality controls and attention to detail.
Ability to lead and work in a team environment, which emphasizes objective problem-solving skills, effective and precise communication.
Well balanced technical and commercial orientation and awareness.

Apply at https://www.aesseal.com/en/careers/vacancies

Benefits

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. AESSEAL INC is an equal opportunity employer.

Reliability Engineer at Domtar (Kingsport, TN)

The Reliability Engineer will report to the Reliability Superintendent Maintenance Department, Kingsport Mill. The successful candidate will provide support for the needs of the business in the maintenance reliability function.

Purpose:

– Improve Reliability Core Processes
– Improve Reliability of problematic and critical assets
– Review PM and PdM strategies and improve or modify as appropriate

Duties/Responsibilities:

Provide maintenance engineering, technical assistance & reliability leadership/support.
Identify & implement improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by working closely with operations & maintenance personnel.
Coordinate & supervise both Mill & contract personnel as needed.
Serve as a key interface for Reliability improvement by reviewing equipment history & performing failure cause analysis.
Review existing preventive maintenance processes for value to the maintenance effort & propose changes as necessary to improve the reliability of the assets.
Guide efforts to maintain and/or improve reliability of plant equipment and processes.
Define, develop, administer and refine the equipment asset care, condition monitoring and preventative maintenance programs.
Inspect completed projects to ensure conformance with design standards.
Support Maintenance teams: Help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required.
Execute outage work/projects as assigned.
Provides existing support to activities in the use of instrument and electrical devices for industrial use.
Estimate cost of work orders in terms of direct labor and materials required.
Submits work orders for approval.
Reserves materials from mill stores or issues requisitions to the purchasing department.
Assigns tradesperson(s) in collaboration with the Maintenance Supervisor.
Schedules work orders based on availability of parts while maintaining required backlogs.
Seeks assistance of trade’s people in the planning process.
Prepares plans and schedules monthly area shutdowns in collaboration with the Maintenance and Operations supervisors.
Maintains backlog files of work orders and prepares backlog reports.
In accordance with standard practice, ensures all necessary information has been provided for close out of the work orders.

Required Qualifications/Professional Experience:

B.S. in Engineering required.
Rotating equipment troubleshooting aptitude.

Preferred Qualifications/Professional Experiences/Years of Experience:

5 years of industrial experience as a Reliability Engineer.
Reliability Certification (such as CRL, CRE, or CRMP, etc.)
Must have good interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to interact at all organizational levels.
Be highly motivated, innovative and results oriented.
The ability to prioritize makes sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various departments/areas and individuals (internal and external).
Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
Analytical, critical thinking and proven problem solving skills.
Ability to work independently and as a team.
Results focused and detail-oriented.

Domtar is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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Reliability Engineering & Maintenance Leader at Domtar (Ashdown, AR)

The Reliability Superintendent provides leadership and support to improve and optimize process and production systems reliability. This role interacts with all of maintenance and all operating areas. The Reliability Engineer reports to the Maintenance Manager.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Lead the following “One Domtar” Reliability Work Stream efforts for an area of the mill:
- Planning and Scheduling
- Precision, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
- Lubrication routes, Vibration Analysis routes, IR analyses and other techniques
Ensure systems are in place for maintenance and operations to use to better understand, monitor and communicate the health of all production processes and equipment.
Review and follow-up on equipment failures, utilizing root cause failure analysis, and offer solutions and own corrective action to prevent future failures.
Champion and lead the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process for the area.
Lead Asset Strategy Development for the area
Integrate reliability centered maintenance, risk based inspections, equipment condition monitoring, root cause analysis, critical spare parts management and other reliability best practices in normal day-to-day activities
Provide technical expertise for the analysis, development and evaluation of new maintenance technologies and equipment, and fully utilize all existing technology.
Serve as a resource for operators and maintenance to learn and understand more about maintenance processes and their related systems and strategies.
Identify opportunities for improvement within processes, equipment/controls, environmental/safety areas, employee work environment, costs, quality, etc…
Manage maintenance KPI’s and their reporting.
Support the mill’s ISO requirements.
Assist on mill wide projects as needed.

Direct Reports: 6

Required Qualifications/Professional Experience:

5+ Years Heavy Industry Experience preferred
B.S. in Engineering preferred.

Preferred Qualifications/Professional Experience:

Must have good interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to interact at all organizational levels.
Be highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and results oriented.
The ability to prioritize and make sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various departments/areas and individuals (internal and external).
Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
Analytical, critical thinking and proven problem solving skills.
Ability to work independently and as a team.
Results focused and detail-oriented.

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Mechanical Reliability Engineer at Domtar (Johnsonburg, PA)

Domtar Paper Company, LLC is a Fortune 500 company that manufactures uncoated freesheet paper, market and fluff pulp, and adult incontinence products. Johnsonburg Paper Mill manufactures different grades of paper including Husky, Lynx, and Xerocopy. Johnsonburg Mill, located in Johnsonburg, PA has an opening for a Reliability Engineer.

Duties/Responsibilities:

The Reliability Engineer will provide support for the needs of the business in the maintenance reliability function. This support includes, but is not limited to the following:

Identify & implement improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by working closely with operations & maintenance personnel.
Provide maintenance engineering, technical assistance & reliability leadership/support.
Coordinate & supervise both Mill & contract personnel as needed.
Serve as a key interface for Reliability improvement by reviewing equipment history & performing failure cause analysis.
Review existing preventive maintenance processes for value to the maintenance effort & propose changes as necessary to improve the reliability of the assets.
Guide efforts to maintain and/or improve reliability of plant equipment and processes.
Define, develop, administer and refine the equipment asset care, condition monitoring and preventative maintenance programs.
Support Maintenance teams: Help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required; precision maintenance direction; Failure Elimination, RCFE Facilitation.
Execute outage work/projects as assigned

The Reliability Engineer’s responsibility is to maintain and improve the reliability of our manufacturing operations by eliminating production limiting failures from our process and increase the life of our assets. The reliability engineer will partner with operating, maintenance, engineering, purchasing and mill leaders to realize improved reliability in all process areas.

Minimum Qualifications:

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering required
Minimum of 2 years in a continuous process industry
Rotating equipment troubleshooting aptitude
Some Experience in utilizing reliability systems, methods and processes
Knowledgeable in using SAP PM Applications or ability to learn
Must have good interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to interact at all organizational levels
Be highly motivated, innovative and results oriented

You must successfully complete a selection process that may include, but is not limited to, interviews, aptitude tests, criminal background investigation, references verification and pre-employment drug-screening.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.

Domtar is an equal opportunity employer. We are also committed to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Applicant must have the legal right to work in the United States. The company does not offer work visa sponsorship for this role.

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