Plant Reliability Lead
Core
A practical, field-based role reducing repeat plant failures and improving preventive/predictive maintenance in a continuous-process manufacturing environment.
Role type
hands-on IC plant reliability lead
Builds
reliable plant performance and reduced downtime for MDF manufacturing
Domain
Manufacturing (MDF, wood panels, pulp and paper)
Required skills
hands-on maintenance, fault-finding, root-cause analysis, condition-based maintenance, CMMS usage, equipment lifecycle management, shutdown support, spare parts identification
Preferred skills
vibration analysis, thermography, precision maintenance, rotating equipment experience, conveyor/hydraulics/presses knowledge
Technologies
Mainpac
Responsibilities
Identify recurring equipment faults and problem assets; Coordinate practical investigations into repeat failures; Recommend and verify corrective actions; Improve preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance tasks; Support practical maintenance standards (alignment, balancing, lubrication); Conduct field inspections and convert findings into maintenance actions; Improve equipment history and failure coding in CMMS; Provide reliability input for shutdowns, commissioning, and capital work; Contribute to repair-versus-replace decisions; Identify critical spares and obsolescence issues; Share reliability knowledge with trades and production teams; Collaborate with OEMs and condition-monitoring providers.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC