Maintenance Reliability Engineer

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　　Date:Jan 24, 2024

　　Location: Plaquemine, LA, US, 70765

　　Company: IFF Family of Companies

　　Requisition ID : 495649

　　Job Description

　　The IFF Pharma division has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Maintenance Reliability Engineer at the manufacturing facility in Plaquemine, Louisiana located in the DOW I-Park. This specialty, batch production facility produces METHOCEL™, a cellulosics based polymer, which serves pharmaceutical and industrial specialties markets.

　　This role will be to provide Maintenance Reliability support for rotating and fixed equipment at the Plaquemine site. You will be a Reliability and MIQA focal point for the site. The Reliability/MIQA Engineer is responsible to develop the production and maintenance resources so that they can operate and restore the equipment to achieve optimum total life cycle costs within current process design to enable the organization to deliver on current production expectations.

　　Job Requirements

　　MIQA program owner: Manage all compliance inspections (PSV’s, vessels, piping, etc)

　　SAP Master Data user

　　Works with Maintenance Manager to control maintenance budget

　　Maintenance focal point for projects

　　Work with team to drive EH&S performance

　　Identification, Design, and Implementation of facility and equipment upgrades

　　Assist in the identification and resolution of recurring reliability issues

　　Coordination of Predictive Maintenance activities

　　Assist in the planning and coordination of plant shutdown maintenance repairs including direct supervision of contract maintenance crews

　　Assist in the identification and tracking of plant critical spare parts

　　Assist in revision and development of written mechanical maintenance procedures

　　Assist in the analysis and improvement of site precision maintenance techniques

　　Lead and participate on reliability improvement teams

　　Perform job duties in a manner that follow food safety and quality guidelines including but not limited to HACCP, GMPs, QA Policies, Sanitation, and Pest Control.

　　Root cause analysis

　　Skills and Knowledge

　　Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

　　10 years Maintenance experience with rotating and fixed equipment

　　Root Cause Investigation process knowledge

　　Knowledge of pipe specs, P&ID’s, and paint specs

　　Prior experience with SAP / Maintenance Management Software preferred.

　　Strong written and verbal communication skills

　　Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

　　Ability to travel on occasion (minimal)

　　Candidates will need to pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.

　　Has a sound foundation of understanding and ability to use engineering knowledge to meet business needs.

　　We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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