Reliability Engineer / Equipment Owner
Job overview:
- You will be responsible for overall equipment uptime (availability and capability / CmK).
- You will be required to with operations & maintenance cross-functional teams to lead projects and PPS activity to maximise availability and reduce maintenance cost.
- You will continue to champion Element Six’s culture of “Put Safety First” through all aspects of the role.
Duties and tasks:
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment; ensuring work is carried out using best practice.
- Comply with department and company procedures including Health & Safety.
- Ensure uptime is effective (machine meets required spec to achieve OEE) and availability.
- Set standard for PM’s, frequency and scope and tailor maintenance strategy for Ops area.
- Set standard for equipment baseline performance and measures, including identification and monitoring of key parameters.
- Perform reliability analysis for equipment, WEIBULL/ MTTR / MTBF. etc
- Ensure equipment complies with all relevant legislation and directives, including safety standards.
- Assist in capital investment decisions / recommendations.
Criteria skills:
- Appropriate engineering or science qualification. NFQ Level 8 or higher.
- A background of working with equipment from an engineering and/or maintenance perspective is critical.
- Some experience in Six Sigma and lean systems is an advantage.
- Ability to analyze data critically.
- Experience working in a Manufacturing environment.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- A motivated individual with strong can do attitude.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a cross functional and departmental team.
- Good understanding of health and safety standards as well as quality procedures.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- A diligent worker with a keen eye for detail.
About Element Six:
About Element SixElement Six is a global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide supermaterials. Part of the De Beers Group, we employ over 1,900 people. Our primary manufacturing sites are located in the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, and the US.Our missionWe strive to deliver extreme performance through the development of cutting-edge synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide solutions.Our historySince 1959, our focus has been on developing the diamond synthesis process to enable innovative synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide solutions. As well as being the planet’s hardest material, diamond’s extreme and diverse properties give it high tensile strength, chemical inertness, broad optical transmission and very high thermal conductivity.You can find out more about who we are and what we do on our website: e6.com/en/about/corporate-information
