Asset Reliability Engineer

About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role
We are hiring an
Asset
Reliability Engineer
to improve asset reliability across the Coatings and Proteins plant network in the US.

This role will be based out of one of Kerry plant locations - Rome, GA, Calhoun, GA, Evansville, IN or Melrose Park, IL, and reports to the Director of Engineering. Travel (within USA 48 states) is expected to be 2-3 weeks in a month to the various plants.
Key responsibilities
The role will lead improvements in asset reliability across a network of plants supporting Coatings and Proteins businesses. Specifically,

• Provides support to manufacturing sites to develop, optimize and implement

o  Preventative maintenance (PM) programs

o  MRO inventory management systems

o  KAMS (Kerry Asset Maintenance System) process and tools

o  Computer Maintenance Management Systems (SAP-PM)

o  Best maintenance practices and standards

• Support manufacturing sites in implementing and executing their Maintenance Excellence Program, i.e.,

o  Maintenance fundamentals

o  Reliability centered maintenance

o  Operational excellence

• Collaborate with sites to define asset criticality and reliability maintenance strategies
• Utilize and leverage maintenance key performance indicators (KPI's) to optimize cost, identify gaps and identify opportunities to improve asset performance
• Lead and support analysis of equipment and systems failures, using problem solving and continuous improvement tools (i.e. RCA, DMAIC and FMECA)
• Support project teams during equipment selection and defining preventative/predictive maintenance strategies for new assets and new acquisitions
• Collaborate with Procurement, participate in the development and evaluation of MRO suppliers and 3rd party maintenance service providers
• Support other functions with maintenance and reliability related inquiries and expertise
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for maintenance and reliability subject areas, as assigned
• Supports site capability building with assessment and evaluation of site maintenance staff, training and knowledge