Manufacturing Representative - Reliability

EB's Reliability Team develops and implements objective, data-driven processes to increase equipment availability and reliability to world class standards. The Reliability Manufacturing Representative plays a key role in execution of the Reliability Program objectives, supporting operational continuity and excellence in a number of ways.

In this role, the candidate will:

Evaluate equipment for the purpose of:
• Documenting equipment subsystems and components
• Identifying deficiencies that may lead to failures
• Identifying critical spare parts and their respective minimum/maximum inventory levels
• Determining modifications that need to be made to improve equipment reliability
• Work collaboratively to develop:
  • Customized Lock Out/Tag Out procedures
  • Customized Operator Daily Checklists
  • Criticality and condition documentation
  • Equipment-specific training
  • Optimized Preventive Maintenance (PM) procedures using formal risk assessments, historical data, predictive opportunities, OEM recommendations, etc.
• Plan and facilitate Total Productive Maintenance events, Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System events, Failure Mode and Effects analyses (in conjunction with Reliability Engineering), and root cause analyses
• Either directly implement or provide guidance on the implementation of actions that arise from equipment evaluations, events, etc.
• Serve as a change agent for the implementation of the predictive maintenance program at Electric Boat by:
  • Supporting predictive inspections
  • Educating personnel on predictive benefits and methodologies
  • Supporting development and implementation of systems and processes
• Support commissioning of new equipment or facilities where necessary
• Drive reliability-related projects to completion
• Support other areas of the Reliability Program for the purpose of team integration and collaboration as well as skill development, as needed

Position responsibility:

• Developing and/or completing:
  • Subcomponent hierarchies
  • Risk assessments and potential solutions
  • Spare parts requirements
  • Equipment modification recommendations or changes
  • Customized Lock Out/Tag Out procedures
  • Optimized preventive maintenance procedures
  • Customized Operator Daily Checklists
  • Condition and criticality assessments
  • Failure Mode and Effects analyses
  • Equipment-specific training in conjunction with other organizations
• Facilitating events to assist in the identification, analysis, and resolution of equipment failure risks
• Executing acquisition and commissioning tasks as specified by both formal and informal documentation
• Directly modifying or coordinating external support for modification to equipment to support improved reliability
• Ownership and advocacy of EB's predictive maintenance program
• Leading and/or supporting completion of reliability-related projects and programs

Works under the supervision of the Reliability Program Lead

This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in the North Kingstown, RI.

Required:

• High School diploma or GED
• 5+ years of industrial maintenance/trade experience

Preferred:

• Experience w/ predictive maintenance or condition monitoring
• Project management experience
• Experience w/ Six Sigma methodology
• Experience with Corrigo CMMS
• Experience with IBM Maximo EAM
• Trade-specific licenses

• Experience with preventive maintenance procedure development
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Facilitation skills in groups of all sizes
• Organization skills
• Detail oriented
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work within a diverse team environment
• Analytical skills
• Cross-shift availability
• Curiosity/ interest in learning new skills and technologies
• Cross-shift availability
• Knowledge of equipment design, function, and repair
• Ability to identify equipment subcomponents/ update equipment drawings