Reliability Specialist

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Development of equipment, system and location hierarchy
• Performance of criticality analysis and determination of risk priority numbers for the site’s assets
• Performance of RCM/FMEA on critical assets
• Development of equipment maintenance plans
• Coordination of the implementation of the reliability based maintenance strategies
• Definition of reliability based queries and reports to support a continuous improvement process
• Performance of RCA’s on contributors to yield, utilization and capacity losses (attributed to equipment, processes, etc.)
• Identification and resolution of chronic failures
• Calculation and optimization of asset life-cycle costs
• Provision of support to site’s Business Interruption/Loss Prevention programs
• Provision of support to site’s EHS programs

The Reliability Specialist is to be accountable for results in the areas of Environment, Health and Safety, Productivity, Asset Management, People Development, Cost Control and Quality using ABS systems such as TPM, Kaizen, problem-solving, daily Management, 5S etc. Please note: Although the person in this position works primarily day shifts it is expected that they work night shift and weekends, as needed, to support the functions of this role.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience
• Minimum 3 years of reliability experience in a manufacturing setting
• Strong background in using maintenance reliability tools and
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize work accurately and to work with cross-functional teams effectively
• Ability to lead and drive cultural change in a positive manner, influencing others on new concepts
• Experience with (and understanding of) lean manufacturing techniques
• Strong oral and written communication skills in a variety of settings (shop floor, peers, plant leadership, etc)Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Davenport Works is the country’s largest aluminum rolling mill, it was opened in 1948 and currently employs more than 2,000 people and ships product worldwide. It is in Riverdale in the Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline in northwestern Illinois). The Quad Cities is 3 hours south-west of Chicago, 4 hours north of St. Louis, and less than 3 hours from Des Moines. The Quad Cities is home to St. Ambrose University among 8 educational institutes. Major outdoor summer music festivals include the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, and River Roots Live.