Mechanical Reliability Manager

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Provide leadership and strategic direction for the mechanical maintenance and reliability function at the Etowah site. Lead and develop mechanical maintenance personnel while driving improvements in safety, environmental compliance, quality, asset reliability, and operational performance.This position is responsible for identifying and eliminating equipment reliability issues, prioritizing asset improvement opportunities through Risk-Based Maintenance practices, and leading preventive and predictive maintenance programs that improve equipment availability, reduce technical losses, and increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Working through maintenance discipline leads, planners, and technical resources, the Reliability Manager coordinates maintenance execution, provides technical expertise across the site, and supports continuous improvement initiatives. The role champions Evonik's values of Performance, Trust, Openness, and Speed while ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety requirements.


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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead compliance with all safety, health, environmental, and quality requirements by ensuring inspections, monitoring activities, training programs, and regulatory obligations are completed and documented.
• Lead the maintenance work management process to ensure compliance with Evonik technical standards while coordinating with Operations, Production Planning, and Shipping to maximize asset availability and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, equipment upgrades, and reliability improvement initiatives to eliminate recurring equipment failures and improve plant reliability.
• This role will also be responsible to ensuring adherence of the Mechanical Integrity Program.
• Drive structured problem solving through A3 methodology, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Single Point Lessons, and cPDCA processes to ensure sustainable corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Partners with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to prioritize resources and resolve reliability, maintenance, and operational challenges across the site. Utilize BL and company-wide resources to support activities.
• Provide leadership, coaching, performance management, and development for maintenance personnel while ensuring required training and qualification programs are completed. This position is asupervision role within the Technical Department.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve equipment performance, reliability, and safety through Management of Change (MOC) processes and capital improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate and oversee contractors and service providers to ensure .Complete other activities as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline required. Minimum of ten years of progressive industrial maintenance, reliability, or engineering experience with demonstrated leadership and technical achievement.
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and engage technical teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage competingbusiness priorities.
• Working knowledge of safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements applicable to industrial operations.
• Strong understanding of mechanical maintenance principles, reliability engineering, and preventive/predictive maintenance methodologies.
• Experience utilizing reliability improvement tools, including Root Cause Analysis, Failure Elimination, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; SAP experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, including 5S, Kaizen, A3 Problem Solving, and
• Continuous Improvement methodologies preferred.

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach.  Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

 

Your Application
 

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Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Emma Martinez [C]

Company is

Evonik Corporation