Reliability Engineer

Company Description

With over 100 years of experience, Sika is a worldwide innovation and sustainability leader in the development and production of systems and products for commercial and residential construction, as well as the marine, automotive, and renewable energy manufacturing industries. Sika has offices in over 100 countries with over 300 manufacturing facilities and more than 33,500 employees worldwide. With annual sales of 11.5+ billion dollars in 2022, our commitment to quality, innovation, and the environment as well as putting our customer’s needs first, encompasses why Sika is the global leader in our industries. 

Job Description

The primary role of the plant Reliability Engineer is to provide leadership and direction to the maintenance function in the plant. He/She is responsible to the Engineering & maintenance manager for the effective and efficient use of all manpower, materials, parts and other resources of the Maintenance functions in the plant as well as providing capacity, asset reliability and best life cycle cost to the operation. The Reliability Engineer is responsible for defining, implementing, and managing the systems, structure, training programs and processes necessary to drive achieve and sustain the Reliability functions. Through his or her efforts, a proactive culture that values reliability and effective life cycle asset management is achieved.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Leverages the organization's business goals into appropriate Reliability and Life Cycle Cost goals that support and contribute to the plant´s business results with a priority on major Maintenance activities in the plant.
• Accountable to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager for the right stock of spare parts in the plant to guarantee a proper preventive program and quick response in case of failures.
• Accountable to the Engineering/Maintenance Manager for the continuous optimization of the maintenance expense of the plant.
• Implements a measurement and performance evaluation system in support of two primary objectives, optimal resource management and optimal equipment reliability.
• Sustains through time a high level of knowledge and expertise on the Maintenance Functions at the plant.
• Reaches mutually beneficial agreement with the Plant on required capacity specifications, in terms of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Qualifications

• Mechanical/electrical background necessary and tech school background
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in reliability engineering related processes.
• Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional desired
• Must understand Lean, Six Sigma and TPM. Lean-Six Sigma Black belt certification desired
• Must fully domain the RCM process, Asset Management & condition monitoring principles, tools and application
• Expertise in all areas of maintenance and reliability, material management, planning and scheduling, and/or CMMS / EAM / ERP optimization is desired
• Proficient on Popular CMMS solutions like Maximo 7.6, SAP Maintenance & Prisma and MVP Plant.

Additional Information

Competitive Benefits: Health Insurance, 401k with company match, year-end profit-sharing bonus, paid time off, and paid holidays.
Meaningful Work: Sika products enhance our surroundings and the work every employee completes helps positively impact daily lives by making our world stronger, more durable, and more reliable – every day. 
Company Culture: Sika centers work culture around entrepreneurship where individuals have the power to make decisions, learn from mistakes, and define their career. 
Community Involvement: Sika Corporation takes active roles in our community and aims to support volunteer work and charitable endeavors across the United States through rebuilding and giving back. 
Sustainability Initiatives: Sika is committed to sustainable development, reducing environmental impacts, and assuming social responsibility. The company supports energy efficient projects and implements numerous measures aimed to boost economic, social, and ecological sustainability. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Sika Corporation is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.