Reliability Engineer

• The Reliability Engineer must ensure a specific focus area of the Manufacturing Operations' assets is managed, maintained and operated at maximum efficiency. Enabled by digital analysis, the manufacturing process on all assets is controlled and continuously improved so that quality and efficiency is improved in accordance with the operational excellence and reliability pillars.

In this role, you will

• Perform a leadership role and influence for all engineering resources.
• Responsible for owning and improving reliability of equipment and initiatives in driving CI.
• Capable of leading and motivating and influence a team by setting objectives and driving performance management.
• Train, develop and up skill personnel by means of on-the-job as well as technical and generic training.
• Manage Reliability and CI Projects on equipment.
• Manages contracts and contractor control procedures and rules for the department.
• Requires understanding of Environmental, legal and K-C statutory requirements.
• Ensure assets and equipment are maintained in a "Safe to operate" condition at all times while promoting all aspects of safe working practices to meet all safety and housekeeping objectives of the plant.
• Contribute to the development of sound safety programmes and maintenance of good working conditions, adherence to organization and legal safety rules and regulations.
• Continually comply with all K-C regulatory & control requirements, internal controls, while at all-times driving accountability and compliance on the assets and equipment.
• To optimise the specific manufacturing process through the design of new mechanical process systems together with optimization / maintenance of existing process systems to achieve optimum plant and process reliability according to K-C Reliability Pillars that supports P2030.
• Provide communication on equipment related issues; work with Engineering / Operations to identify development opportunities to improve MTBF and put improvement action plans in place.
• Give feedback on uptime initiatives to improve outputs and identify solutions to equipment related problems.
• Manage and optimize the PM system and replacement of all parts in accordance with the relevant Planned Maintenance schedules
• Provide technical information to the maintenance teams detailing work requests for planned and reactive maintenance.
• Give direction to the team regarding prioritisation of efforts towards preventative maintenance shuts, process improvements and trouble shooting.
• Ensure effective management of Preventative Maintenance systems.
• Plan, organise and control all equipment reliability activities through FEC process.
• Analyse and interpret data to enable technical teams to achieve performance targets in accordance with P2030 and Manufacturing best practice.
• Initiate and participate in improvement discussions to improve spare parts life cycle.
• Analyse maintenance trends and breakdowns providing the necessary input and analytics around business intelligence to predict and discuss possible improvement projects as well as cost relevant to life cycle management and replacement.
• Formulate, develop, and drive opportunities within engineering, supported by digital analysis and interpreting data to deliver improved efficiencies.
• Ensure adequate spare parts are ready and available for maintenance and breakdowns inline with the budget.
• Develop relationships with equipment vendors to reduce costs and increase reliability of assets and equipment.
• Liaise with Process Engineer to schedule trial activities.
• Manage changes in process requirements brought by changes in product specifications and productivity requirements.
• Identify issues which affect stable processibility and opportunities for improvement through modifications and upgrades.
• Liaise with Process Engineer to schedule trial activities.
• Manage changes in process requirements brought by changes in product specifications and productivity requirements.
• Identify issues which affect stable processibility and opportunities for improvement through modifications and upgrades.

About You

• You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
• You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible hybrid work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
• In this manufacturing role, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• BEng Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Essential: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience – engineering and maintenance in a FMCG environment
• Excellent knowledge in FMCG / manufacturing machines
• Lean manufacturing and process improvement experience LSS problem solving – Green Belt - essential
• Project management skills
• Experience with a Computerised Maintenance Management System CMMS and SAP PM.
• Excellent design, process improvement and maintenance
• Implementation of a change management process