Reliability Engineer

Urick Ductile Solutions manufactures ductile iron castings for a variety of industrial markets. We are seeking a hands-on Reliability Engineer to improve equipment availability reduce unplanned downtime and strengthen maintenance systems across our foundry operations. The Reliability Engineer develops and sustains the processes tools and technical strategies required to maximize equipment reliability and support safe stable and efficient production. This position serves as the technical leader for asset reliability preventive and predictive maintenance CMMS administration root cause failure analysis and maintenance-related capital projects. The successful candidate will work closely with Operations Maintenance Engineering MRO EHS Quality suppliers and plant leadership to eliminate recurring equipment failures and help transition the organization from reactive maintenance to a planned disciplined and reliability-focused culture.

Reliability and Asset Management

• Improve equipment reliability availability and maintainability across all foundry processes including melt mold core finish material-handling utility and facility systems.
• Establish and maintain asset criticality rankings to prioritize reliability resources and improvement activity.
• Identify chronic and high-impact equipment issues and develop plans to eliminate recurring failures.
• Develop reliability strategies for critical and constraint equipment.
• Support equipment lifecycle planning modernization and obsolescence-risk mitigation.
• CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) Ownership and

Maintenance Systems

• Own and administer the plant CMMS including asset hierarchy equipment records preventive maintenance programs job plans failure codes equipment history parts relationships and reporting.
• Establish data standards and audit CMMS accuracy and consistent use across Maintenance and Operations.
• Train employees on work-request work-order failure-coding and maintenance-history requirements.
• Use CMMS data to identify failure trends maintenance demand backlog risk and improvement priorities.
• Improve maintenance planning prioritization scheduling execution and closeout processes.

Preventive Predictive and Operator Maintenance

• Develop and optimize preventive maintenance based on asset criticality failure history OEM guidance and operating experience.
• Evaluate and implement condition-based and predictive maintenance practices where economically justified including vibration thermography ultrasound oil analysis and electrical testing.
• Improve maintenance job plans to include labor parts tools safety requirements acceptance criteria and estimated duration.
• Track PM and scheduled-work compliance and lead corrective actions when performance is below expectation.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to develop operator care inspection cleaning lubrication and basic-condition standards.

Root Cause Analysis and Reliability Improvement

• Lead or facilitate structured root cause failure analysis for significant repeat and high-cost equipment failures.
• Apply methods such as 5 Why cause-and-effect analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Develop corrective actions with clear owners and completion dates and verify that completed actions prevent recurrence.
• Update PMs operating standards training spare-parts strategy or equipment design based on lessons learned.
• Support continuous improvement efforts focused on safety uptime throughput quality and cost.

Spare Parts and MRO Support

• Define critical-spare requirements based on asset criticality failure risk lead time consequence and usage history.
• Work with MRO and Purchasing to establish appropriate inventory levels reorder points equipment bills of material and obsolescence plans.
• Provide technical specifications and sourcing support for repair components and replacement equipment.
• Identify opportunities to reduce repair lead times and improve critical-part availability.

Maintenance Projects Shutdowns and Capital Improvements

• Provide engineering support for maintenance equipment utility and facility improvement projects.
• Develop scopes technical specifications cost estimates risk assessments and appropriation requests.
• Provide reliability and maintainability input during equipment selection design installation commissioning and startup.
• Support planned outages and shutdowns through scope development job planning readiness reviews execution support and follow-up.
• Ensure that new and modified equipment has appropriate PMs spares drawings manuals training and CMMS records before handoff.
• Coordinate with equipment manufacturers contractors and suppliers to resolve technical issues.

Reliability Performance Management

• Develop and report actionable maintenance and reliability measures including unplanned downtime Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) PM and scheduled-work compliance planned versus emergency work backlog risk repeat failures and critical-asset availability.
• Prioritize analysis and improvement activity on constraint and high-criticality equipment where lost availability has the greatest operating impact.
• Participate in daily weekly and monthly operating reviews to communicate equipment performance risks action status and resource requirements.
• Provide technical and leadership support during major equipment failures shutdowns and temporary coverage situations.
• This role is not intended to replace routine maintenance supervision.

Who You Are:

• You enjoy the opportunity to make an impact and be challenged in your work. Working with people and helping drive process improvements and solve problems are things that keep you motivated and engaged.

For This Role You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Industrial Manufacturing or a related engineering discipline; or an associate or technical degree combined with substantial relevant industrial maintenance and reliability experience.
• Three or more years of engineering maintenance or reliability experience in manufacturing or industrial operations.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting mechanical electrical hydraulic pneumatic controls and utility equipment.
• Experience using a CMMS to manage asset records PMs job plans failure history backlog and maintenance performance.
• Demonstrated use of structured problem-solving or root-cause methods.
• Ability to lead cross-functional improvement projects and communicate effectively with skilled trades operators supervisors engineers suppliers and plant leadership.
• Strong organization project management and data-analysis skills including proficiency with Microsoft Excel Word and CAD

• Legal authorization to work in the United States sponsorship will not be provided.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Foundry metals machining heavy-industrial or process-manufacturing experience.
• Experience with DISA molding sand systems furnaces dust collection cranes conveyors core-making machining compressed air cooling-water or comparable industrial systems.
• Experience with Maintenance Connection or a comparable CMMS or EAM platform.
• Predictive-maintenance experience in vibration thermography ultrasound oil analysis or motor and electrical testing.
• Knowledge of FMEA Reliability Centered Maintenance TPM autonomous maintenance and equipment failure analysis.
• PLC and industrial controls troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with capital projects shutdowns equipment installation and commissioning.
• CMRP CRL vibration-analysis thermography or other relevant reliability certification.
• AutoCAD Inventor or other CAD software experience.

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued respected and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation collaboration and diverse perspectivesbecause we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship training or leadership opportunities we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible competitive benefits plans to meet you and your familys physical mental financial and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans with dental and vision coverage Employee Assistance Program 401(k) tuition reimbursement employee resource groups recognition and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal) vacation and holiday leave.

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