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Lead cross-functional teams with Maintenance and Operations to eliminate recurring losses and improve equipment performance.\nDevelop, implement, and continuously improve the plant reliability process, including equipment criticality, failure analysis, reliability improvement initiatives, and preventive/predictive maintenance strategies.\nLeverage OEM subject matter experts, engineering networks, and industry best practices to identify and implement equipment reliability improvements.\nWork with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to identify equipment end-of-life (EOL) risks, obsolescence, capacity constraints, and opportunities for equipment and process upgrades. Develop and manage long-term equipment improvement and capital investment plans.\nProvide hands-on engineering support to Maintenance and Operations by troubleshooting mechanical and equipment-related problems and developing sustainable technical solutions.\nServe as a technical subject matter expert for manufacturing equipment, providing engineering guidance to Maintenance, Operations, and other departments.\nMaintain effective communication with OEMs and equipment suppliers, including coordination of technical support, engineering recommendations, equipment documentation, and technical bulletins and updates.\nProvide engineering input and recommendations for the annual capital budget, prioritizing projects that improve reliability, safety, capacity, quality, productivity, and cost.\nEvaluate and recommend critical spare parts based on equipment criticality, failure history, lead times, and production risk.\nSupport Maintenance and Operations during equipment overhauls, major repairs, installations, commissioning, and unscheduled outages, providing engineering guidance as needed.\nPerform and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for equipment, systems, and subsystems. Implement and follow up on corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.\nDesign prototypes, tooling, fixtures, and mechanical modifications to support process improvements, equipment upgrades, new products, and new manufacturing applications.\nDevelop engineering concepts and technical solutions that improve safety, reliability, quality, throughput, maintainability, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).\nWork collaboratively with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Quality, Safety, and external vendors/OEMs to develop and implement engineering solutions and improvements.\nSupport and/or lead capital projects from concept through implementation, including scope development, equipment specifications, vendor coordination, installation, commissioning, and project closeout.\nRequirements:\nBachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline; preferably Mechanical\n5-7 years of engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably involving machinery, 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