Reliability Engineer

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals our products support a variety of industrial markets including glass ceramics coatings metals foundry polymers construction water filtration and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covias market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a Reliability Engineer who will have a positive impact on the Operations team across our network of plants. As a Reliability Engineer you will be responsible for improving the overall cost and reliability of Covias processing equipment by partnering with plants and utilizing data from multiple sources to improve operating outcomes that meet Covias production and safety guidelines.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Working with sites to support Covias Operations Management System with objectives that include:
  • Improving maintenance work effectiveness and efficiencies
  • Providing the tools and approaches needed by teams to deliver
  • Assisting to identify systems to support equipment availability and loss prevention
• Responsible for multiple sites.
• Determine best maintenance practices for specific pieces of equipment and/or equipment types.
• Work with Operations to strategize and develop company-wide Condition-based (CBM)/Predictive maintenance (PdM) strategies for our critical equipment classes.
• Routinely access and query the CMMS (IFS) and other equipment databases for data analysis.
• Update equipment data documentation and Preventative Maintenance tasks in CMMS (IFS).
• Lead or participate in Equipment Criticality Assessments Critical Spares Analyses and Root Cause Analyses.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis on equipment failures and develop strategies to prevent recurrence.
• Determines cost advantages of alternatives and develops action plans that comply with internal/external customer demands for reliable processes/equipment to avoid failures.
• Provide input to engineering standards based upon equipment failure data and lessons learned.
• Work with Engineering Procurement and site personnel during capital projects to ensure equipment spare parts and Preventative Maintenance schedules are promptly and thoroughly entered into CMMS (IFS)
• Accountable for company equipment availability.
• Ensure EHS compliance and adherence to internal standards for safe and sustainable operations.
• Provide technical expertise to site personnel on troubleshooting failures repairs and evaluating equipment reliability.
• Ensure repairs repair techniques and equipment specific training are documented made available and ensure standards are followed.
• Travel Requirements maximum 50%.
• Collaborate with cross functional and interdependent departments as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higherin Business Management Engineering or Science from an accreditedcollege or university required
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Maintenance or Reliability Engineer role
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) is preferred
• Ability to train plant employees in problem solving techniques to deliver results.
• Self-motivated to resolve challenges and circumvent obstacles
• Openly discuss opportunities to improve the performance of the business
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Strong analytical and technical skills ability to solve complex problems ability to innovate and a strategic business perspective and financial acumen

Commitment to Our Culture:

Our core values - Safety Team Customers Growth and Courageguide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider and through the passion and commitment of our people we enable customer successensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

• Live the Life-Saving Rules
• Build high-performing work teams
• Focus on customers
• Demonstrate a growth mindset
• Do the right thing always

At Covia we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age disability or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries advancement opportunities and a full range of benefits.

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits medical vision dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation Paid Holidays
• Disability Life / AD&D and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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