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DuPont

Mechanical Reliability Engineer

DuPont, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55435

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Mechanical Reliability Engineer

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it's providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world's most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. The Mechanical Reliability Engineer will facilitate development of the business facility maintenance strategy and solves reliability and availability losses through application of reliability technology and tools to enable the plant to meet its business plan and strategy and therefore the customer's need. Focus on opportunities that have impacted the plant's measured asset capability and the opportunities identified as "high-risk" in risk assessments, reliability models, etc. Evaluates effectiveness of individual aspects of the Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PPM) program by showing quantitatively the impact of failures and PPM. Participates in plant health study and efforts to implement corrective action to maintain or improve plant health. Utilizes six sigma tools and methodologies to improve reliability. Your key responsibilities: Achieve Activity Coordination business objectives. Participates in the Facilitation and implementation of the Global Root Cause Investigation process to include application of the cause-and-effect methodology in all areas where reliability opportunities are identified and where the RCI triggers are met. Creates Equipment Reliability Strategies based upon Top Opportunity List, Critical Equipment List, and identified plant/business needs. Develops and maintains a model that identifies the unit operations, equipment, process, etc. that identifies the value of opportunities for improvement. Evaluates and quantifies the impact projects such as equipment reconfigurations, design changes, equipment quality, etc. will have on ability to meet customer needs. Evaluates effectiveness of individual aspects of the Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PPM) program by showing quantitatively the impact of failures and PPM. Facilitates and/or contributes greatly to driving proactive PPM Optimization activities to support overall productivity improvement. Asset utilization and cost data is analyzed to develop and prioritize a list of reliability opportunities. Evaluates/validates the impact of corrective actions that impact availability/reliability and leverages solutions across a business or site if appropriate. Participates in improvement activities as appropriate, Process Simplification, Value Engineering, Maintenance Strategy, Reliability Modeling, etc. Provide equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance, and modifications. Uses long term cost of ownership and reliability engineering principles to optimize spare parts stockage levels in conjunction with the Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) function, Discipline Activity Specialists. Serves as the mechanical integrity and quality assurance leader for the site. Qualifications: BS engineering discipline required (Electrical, Mechanical preferred) 3-5 years of manufacturing or related experience required. Line of business experience preferred. DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our

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