Reliability Engineer Lead

Amalgamated Sugar Company – Nampa, Idaho

Amalgamated Sugar Company is seeking a Reliability Engineer Lead at our Nampa factory in Nampa, Idaho. Reporting to the Assistant Plant Manager, the Reliability Engineer Lead is part of the team responsible for improving reliability equipment performance to world class standards. This role contributes to the success of the organization by improving the mechanical integrity of factory assets, cost management and Amalgamated Sugar’s Operations Excellence initiative through effective reliability program development and execution. The Reliability Engineer Lead will work closely with the operations, maintenance & safety teams, and be a key contributor to other factory and company initiatives.

Amalgamated Sugar Company is built on innovation and is a proud leader in the sugar industry and that can only happen with the best people. Qualified candidates need to be dynamic and can work successfully in a fluid environment.

Additional Responsibilities:

Participation in Amalgamated Sugar Company safety programs and factory safety culture. Reports all safety concerns and takes corrective action for a safety hazard identified that could impact themselves or others. Plant safety program & initiative champion.

Lead the factory’s reliability improvement plan which includes analyses of equipment failures by RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis) methodologies and develop mitigating plans for corrective and preventative actions.

Manage and lead department personnel

Progression plan development: develop plans with employees and support objectives.

Succession plan development: develop department key roles succession plan.

Performance management: develop goals, provide coaching & measure performance.

Conduct equipment assessments during maintenance and inspection opportunities for life expectancy evaluation and repair quality.

Ensure all critical equipment have optimal care plans developed.

Serve as an active member of Amalgamated Sugar Company’s Reliability team, providing input for the development of Reliability Best Practices.

Institutionalize a reliability culture throughout the factory by communicating reliability goals, objectives, and results.

Following the appropriate training, be able to effectively use required JDE functionality to meet requirements of the position.

Work directly with trade supervisors and planners to ensure appropriate content and detail provided for PM work orders.

Advanced working knowledge of CAM to facilitate the threats list program.

Advanced working knowledge of CAM to facilitate the PM development program.

Work with trade supervisors to ensure the Preventive/Predictive Maintenance (PM) tasks intervals are met and optimized.

Participation in functional focus groups and provide cross function support for Reliability group initiatives.

Plant stake holder for applicable reliability programs; Condition monitoring, PM program, failure investigation, etc.

Back-up Facility Quality Control Inspector (FQCI) to support Amalgamated Sugar’s R-Stamp Program.

Qualifications:

10+ years relevant industrial manufacturing experience.

BS Engineering, mechanical required.

OR any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem solving, and organization competencies and skills.

Ability to read, understand, and apply results from Preventative and Predictive Maintenance analyses through experience, training, or direction from a more knowledgeable source.

Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex equipment and maintenance problems.

Strong organizational skills with ability to multi-task.

Working knowledge of computer use and computerized maintenance management systems (JDE Preferred, MS Office, Outlook).

Bilingual Candidates are encouraged to apply.

Amalgamated sugar Company is an equal opportunity employer