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This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Scheduling, Engineering, and Plant Leadership to reduce equipment failures, improve uptime, optimize maintenance costs, and support achievement of safety, quality, production, and financial objectives.\nThe Reliability Engineering Lead serves as the technical expert for asset reliability and drives sustainable improvements through Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Preventive Maintenance (PM) optimization, predictive maintenance technologies, failure elimination, and reliability work process implementation.\nReports to: Maintenance & Reliability Leader\nLocation & Travel: Role sits in the Kansas City Facility - ability to travel up to 40%.\nKey Responsibilities:\nReliability Improvement\nDevelop and execute reliability improvement plans for critical assets.\nIdentify and eliminate chronic equipment failures.\nAnalyze reliability data to improve Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF).\nRecommend corrective actions to improve asset performance and lifecycle costs.\nLead equipment criticality assessments and risk-based maintenance initiatives.\nEstablish reliability standards and best practices across the plant.\nDevelop and monitor reliability KPIs including, Asset Reliability (MTBF, MTTR etc.), Maintenance Effectiveness (PM Compliance, Planned & Reactive Maintenance etc.), Cost Metrics (Inventory Optimization, Emergency work cost etc.)\nFailure Analysis & Problem Solving\nFacilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations.\nLead problem-solving using structured methodologies (RCA,5-Why, Fishbone Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Weibull Analysis)\nEnsure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and verified for effectiveness.\nTrack recurring failures and develop elimination strategies.\nPreventive & Predictive Maintenance\nEvaluate and optimize PM programs based on failure history and asset criticality.\nDrive conversion of time-based maintenance to condition-based maintenance where appropriate.\nSupport usage of Predictive Maintenance technologies including: \nVibration Analysis\nInfrared Thermography\nUltrasound Monitoring\nOil Analysis\nMotor Circuit Analysis\nMonitor PM compliance and PM effectiveness metrics.\nSAP / CMMS Management\nPartner with Maintenance Planners to improve asset master data quality.\nSupport development and optimization of: \nMaintenance Plans\nTask Lists\nEquipment Records\nFunctional Locations\nFailure Coding\nBill of Materials\nAnalyze maintenance work order history and cost trends.\nUtilize SAP PM reporting and KPIs to identify improvement opportunities.\nReliability Work Process Leadership\nSupport implementation and sustainment of Reliability Work Processes (RWP).\nEnsure work management processes are followed consistently.\nCoach planners, supervisors, and operations personnel on reliability best practices.\nConduct audits and assessments of maintenance process compliance.\nDrive PM Pillar and TPM initiatives.\nAsset Strategy Development\nDevelop maintenance strategies using: \nReliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)\nFailure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)\nRisk-Based Maintenance (RBM)\nReview new equipment designs and provide reliability input.\nSupport commissioning and startup activities to ensure maintainability and reliability requirements are met\nQualifications\nEducation\nBachelor's Degree in an Engineering or related discipline.\nExperience\n5-10 years of maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, or reliability experience preferred.\nExperience in continuous-process manufacturing environments.\nExperience with SAP PM or similar CMMS systems.\nExperience leading reliability improvement initiatives.\nPreferred Certifications\nCertified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)\nCertified Reliability Engineer (CRE)\nLean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt\nVibration Analysis Certification\nInfrared Thermography Certification\nTechnical Skills\nSystems\nSAP PM / S4 Asset Management\nPower BI\nExcel Advanced Analytics\nReliability Software Platforms\nPredictive Maintenance Technologies\nLeadership Competencies\nStrong facilitation and influencing skills.\nAbility to drive cross-functional alignment.\nExcellent presentation and communication skills.\nStrong organizational and project management capabilities.\nAbility to translate technical findings into business value.\nAbout Owens Corning\nOwens Corning is a branded building products leader with three complementary market-leading businesses providing roofing, insulation, and doors primarily for residential markets in North America and Europe. The company operates with an integrated go-to-market strategy and a unique set of OC Advantages™ - including its iconic brand, unparalleled commercial strength, leading technology, and winning cost position - to help customers win and grow in the market. Owens Corning is committed to helping build better and achieve more through winning partnerships, leading performance, and engaging people. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OC). For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.\nOwens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. 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