Reliability Engineer
Reliability Engineer role is to ensure the consistent and reliable performance of assets and processes within an industrial facility or plant. These engineers play a critical role in optimizing asset reliability, minimizing downtime, and improving overall plant efficiency. Their responsibilities are focused on enhancing the performance, availability, and longevity of equipment and processes to meet production and operational goals.
keys Roles and Responsibility
Reliability Analysis: Conducting reliability analysis and data-driven assessments of critical assets to identify failure patterns, trends, and potential areas for improvement.
Root Cause Analysis: Investigating the root causes of equipment failures or process disruptions to implement corrective actions and prevent recurrence.
Maintenance Strategies: Developing and implementing effective maintenance strategies, such as preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) based on asset criticality and performance history.
Asset Performance Monitoring: Monitoring asset performance and health through various techniques such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and condition monitoring.
Risk Assessment: Assessing asset risks and implementing risk mitigation plans to ensure safe and reliable operations.
Asset Lifecycle Management: Managing the lifecycle of assets from procurement to decommissioning, including tracking asset performance metrics and optimizing asset replacement and refurbishment decisions. Ensuring the availability of critical spare parts for assets to minimize downtime and support efficient maintenance.
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA): Conducting FMEA to identify potential failure modes and their impact on the overall process or system.
Reliability Testing and Validation: Conducting reliability testing and validation of new assets or modifications to ensure their performance meets requirements.
Continuous Improvement: Identifying opportunities for process and equipment improvement to enhance reliability and efficiency. Providing training and support to maintenance and operations teams to promote a reliability-focused culture and best practices.
Software Skills
Minitab - Getting Started
SAS JMP - Getting Started
Technical Skills
Asset Management Best Practices
Introduction to Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Introduction to Total Productivity Maintenance (TPM)
Fundamentals of FMEA - Design and Process
Fundamentals of 8D Problem Solving
Fundamentals of Weibull Analysis and Design of Experiment
Fundamentals of Root Cause and Faulty Tree Analysis
Certification
How to become ASQ - Certified Reliability Engineer?
How to become SMRP - Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional?
How to become ASQ - Certified Reliability Engineer?
How to become ASQ - Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - ASQ
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - IASSC
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - ASQ
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - IASSC