Senior Reliability Engineer

TITLE:                     Senior Reliability Engineer

LOCATION:            Onsite in Alsip, IL

COMP RANGE:      $100,000 - $120,000 / year plus bonus

Griffith Foods is hiring a Senior Reliability Engineer is a strategic position responsible for developing long-term asset reliability, implementing mechanical integrity program, and ensuring that the site complies with applicable standards and regulations. The primary focus of this role is to provide leadership, mentorship, and work direction to a multi-disciplinary group of in-house resources, as well as direction to contractors and inspectors. This role will be responsible for the evaluation of equipment reliability while making plans and recommendations to address challenges facing the assets. This role will provide procurement support to the Maintenance Department.

This is your opportunity to work closely with Maintenance, Project Engineering, and Production to develop the strategies, standards, and technical solutions needed to improve equipment availability and overall plant performance.

As a Senior Reliability Engineer your responsibilities will include:

• Generate and report reliability KPIs
• Drives the critical contractor Preventive Maintenance (PM) Program, primary handler of procurement and hosting for these contractors)
• Primary technical resource for maintenance and reliability
• Develop preventive/predictive reliability program such as lubrication, vibration and infrared thermography
• Responsible for PM refinement, effectiveness, asset uptime, identify and resolve equipment concerns
• Develop and execute small capital projects for reliability improvement
• Manage resolution planning for long-term reliability concerns
• Assess equipment performance data and ensure optimal and efficient performance of plant assets
• Assist in corrective-maintenance, preventive-maintenance and/or project cost estimation
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process for assets experiencing downtime
• Drive resolution of highest impact issues with a sense of urgency and integrity

The Senior Reliability Engineer is well suited for you if you:

• You enjoy solving complex, high-impact problems
• Enjoy collaboration and provide feedback to Facilities Engineering regarding engineering design standards for machinery and drive improvements with equipment designs

• You like automation and are a system thinker
• Have a desire to build reliable, scalable and resilient systems

Qualified candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering Program (Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related fields) or 10+ years’ experience in Maintenance/Reliability Management.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%.
• Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What will set you apart:

• CMRP certification

This role is affiliated to Alsip, IL location, and candidates for this role need to reside within a commutable distance of Alsip and will be required to come into Alsip. You may be asked to travel to other locations periodically for meetings.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, PTO, Holiday’s & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance.

There is also potential for a discretionary bonus with a target of 6%. This bonus is based on personal and company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

At Griffith Foods, you can be a member of a globally connected team that is known for true, collaborative innovation, guided by our purpose to Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish The World. We are a family-owned business, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA. Our product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet.

At Griffith Foods, we aim to create a regenerative future and build food systems that are sustainable and resilient for both people and the planet. A sustainable supply chain enables us to deliver high-quality products in a way that supports the growers and farming communities.

Learn more about us at https://griffithfoods.com/careers/

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