AddressRequisition 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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