Reliability Engineer
IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!
Job Description
Role: Reliability Engineer
Location- Bismarck Missouri
Reports to-Plant Manager
This is not a remote position
*This is a Safety Sensitive position. *
Job Summary:
This role focuses on minimizing downtime, reducing maintenance costs, and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) through preventive and predictive maintenance strategies. The Reliability Engineer analyzes equipment performance data, identifies root causes of failures, and develops long-term solutions to improve asset reliability. Additionally, this role collaborates with maintenance, production, and engineering teams to implement best practices, optimize maintenance programs, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, product quality, and operational sustainability.
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Benefits
Health Insurance (includes teledoc, virtual health, FSA, HCSA & other benefits)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Health Spending Account
Employee Support and Mental Wellness
Short term disability
401k Match
Paid vacation
Floating days
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Engagement Events
Awards and Recognition
Tuition Reimbursement
Service Awards
Employee Perks & Discounts
Job Responsibilities
Implement and optimize cost justified Predictive and Preventative Maintenance Strategies and Reliability Best Practices at the plant.
Providing necessary CMMS related training to the end users, adhering to the Maximo SOP.
Administrating, maintaining and continuously improve the Electrical and Mechanical Preventative Maintenance system to improve safety, product quality, production efficiency and labor/material effectiveness.
Analyzing the Pareto value of Production Losses due to downtime, rate reduction and waste of specific critical equipment, identifying highest gain for Root Cause Analysis efforts.
Reviewing downtime data history to identify trends and repeat events leading up to failures as part of the methodology identifying root causes of failures in equipment and processes.
Facilitating RCM, using FMECA’s to assess criticality ranking of existing Failure Modes, identify and design out the Root Causes of defects and develop Predictive and Preventive Strategies to reduce impact or detect defects early enough to correct before an unplanned failure.
Assessing and optimizing the spare parts required to support the critical PM tasks developed from the RCM.
Evaluating justification of new technologies or inspection procedures to replace current instrumentation controls, sensors, drives, and other electrical components and inspection strategies.
Other related reliability and maintenance responsibilities.
Qualifications
Completion of University degree in Engineering (preferably in Electrical, Mechanical or Reliability Engineering)
3 or more years of experience in process manufacturing or industrial equipment design environments (Preferably with Maintenance)
Fluent in oral and written English
Proficiency with MS Excel, AutoCAD, and CMMS
Proven problem solver with various methodologies
Experience with plant Planning and Scheduling, shutdown procedures and Best Practices
Willing to travel occasionally within North America for training and/or assist at other IKO Plants
Excellent communication and analytical skills
Self-directed, takes initiative and is self-motivated to exceed Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations
Facilitation of multiple RCM’s using FMECA’s to set Criticality to equipment failure modes
Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.