Reliability Manager (Maintenance Engineering/Manufacturing Operations) - Central Point Partners : Job Details

Title: Reliability Manager (Manufacturing/Maintenance Engineering Operations)

JobDiva #: 25-00034

Company: Established Materials Manufacturing Company

Position Type: Direct Placement

Salary: ~125,000/year + 25% total earnings from ESOP profit-sharing program+ Profit sharing bonus

Location: Columbus, OH, (Onsite initially, potential travel to Alabama/Brownsville in the future)

Description:

Our direct client is a leading manufacturer of refractory ceramic materials worldwide. We are seeking a Manager, Reliability who will be responsible for effective, timely, and safe execution of all reliability activities, change management, and assigned projects.

Focus area for the Manager, Reliability is to provide strong leadership and technical expertise by fostering a culture of learning, teamwork, continuous improvement, and innovation, working in partnership with Operations and Global Plant Engineering (GPE).

Hiring Manager Notes:

This is a mid-career role, looking for candidates to grow with the Company. The ideal candidate will have PLC and automation experience, as well as a track record of leading and training others in reliability techniques.

Must have:

• Strong engineering background, equipment maintenance expertise, and forensic troubleshooting skills

• Strong and in-depth reliability techniques experience.

• Professionalism – Someone who communicates effectively and has a polished presence.

Key Position Details:

Reports to: Global Reliability Manager

• Salary: ~$125,000 + 25% total earnings from their ESOP profit-sharing program

• Profit-Sharing Bonuses: Paid in May and December, averaging 6% of pay

• Company Stability: The Company is debt-free and ranks #6 out of 2,000 ESOPs nationwide

• Team Size: 5 direct reports (1 planner, 1 director, 2 clerical, 1 MRO technician)

• CMMS System: E-Mate (not integrated with SAP)

• Experience Requirements: No degree required, but 6+ years of relevant experience required

• Interview Process: 1st Round: Teams call (behavioral-style interview) 2nd Round: Team-style interview ( more conversational)

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 5 - 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with 3 - 5 years of supervision desired
• Reliability Engineering background required
• Results-driven individual with strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills desired to engage effectively and collaboratively across the organization to drive the best outcomes and achieve business objectives.
• Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving skills with knowledge across maintenance, engineering, and operations, including:
• Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Risk Based Maintenance, Risk-Based Inspection, (RCM, RBI) methodologies.
• Predictive Maintenance, Digitization and Automation methodologies and tools.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) desired.
• Willing to be a hands-on member of the maintenance team for the purposes of training and support.
• Must be proficient with mechanical and electrical equipment installation and repair.
• Experience in facilities maintenance, inventory control, and fabrication desired.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, familiarity with OSHA guidelines, strong troubleshooting skills.
• Must demonstrate good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) systems and Rockwell Automation software beneficial.
• Familiarity with SAP a plus.

Working Environment

• Office work environment.
• Frequent exposure to Company's manufacturing facilities, which may include dusty, hot, or cold conditions.
• Required to follow Company's Products' Safety & Health policy and wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as appropriate.

Key Duties:

Develop reliability standards and promote best practices in collaboration with the plant maintenance, engineering, and operations teams with an emphasis on equipment criticality, equipment condition monitoring, effective planning, and scheduling, completing high quality maintenance repairs, and ensuring safety, health & environmental policies, and procedures.

Manage the maintenance organization and responsible for leading direct reports, including hiring and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluations and goal setting; including skill development to provide improved reliability performance and service, establishing a skilled and competent work force focused on team building and problem solving.

Follow and ensure compliance with all applicable safety policies, rules, and regulations. Ensure that all processes and equipment are properly maintained and kept in a safe working condition.

Direct existing preventative and predictive maintenance work practices while continuously improving processes and methods to improve equipment performance, reliability, and lower maintenance costs.

Work in partnership with the facility leadership to achieve facility objectives. Establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal customers in support of company-wide operations.

Provide technical ownership and leadership as reliability subject matter expert (SME) for Company's Columbus facilities.

Develop and champion the maintenance budget process and foster partnerships in the cross-functional accountability of adhering to budgetary objectives.

Ensure timely, thorough, and complete work order execution and traceability through CMMS.

Utilize local resources, contractors, and suppliers to resolve complex maintenance challenges.

Manage maintenance parts inventory stocking levels and usage.

Support the implementation of Digitization and Automation projects for predictive maintenance and condition monitoring. Identify opportunities to integrate hardware/sensors, software, and data acquisition tools to develop and manage IoT/Industry 4.0 applications for data analysis and performance improvements.

Analyze operational data and equipment performance history (OEE) to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics: unplanned downtime, PM compliance, schedule compliance, Mean-Time-Between-Failures, and maintenance costs.

Maintain excellent lines of communication with Maintenance, Engineering, Production, other Company departments, and our affiliates.

Independently maintain technical knowledge and remain current on emerging technologies.

If you are interested in being considered for this job, please reach out to me as soon as possible at 408-###-#### or share your earliest availability for a 5-10 min follow up call. Also, please send me your resume to [email protected] for review and for supporting follow up discussions.

Thank you,

James Parakka

Central Point Partners.

www.centralpointpartners.com