The Role
Lead reliability for copied production assets at a medical device facility. Responsibilities include building uptime and downtime analysis, validating reliability metrics, developing spare parts strategy, improving OEE and uptime, establishing reliability-centered maintenance, and maturing the reliability function. The role requires strong reliability engineering expertise, analytics skills, self-direction, and experience with automated production equipment.
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Reliability Engineer - Contract
DISHER is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to support a 2-year project onsite in Portage Mi, with our medical device customer team. This Engineer will be responsible for reliability of copied assets from an existing line, building the discipline from scratch conducting uptime/downtime analysis filtering across the building, driving spare parts strategy, validating current uptime/downtime metrics, and implementing an RCM system.
What it's like to work here:
Make a positive difference! It’s why we exist. We are always looking for teammates who are eager to use their diverse set of talents with our customers, coworkers, and communities. We want to leave this world better than we found it.
What you will get to do:
- Lead reliability of the copied assets (not new design).
- Build uptime/downtime analysis filtering across the building.
- Drive behaviors and spare parts strategy.
- Validate whether current uptime/downtime metrics are the right ones.
- Implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) system.
- The goal is to be near-continuous running.
What will make you successful:
- Prior experience in reliability engineering from automotive, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, medical device, or heavy equipment industry.
- Expertise and a depth of knowledge across reliability engineering.
- Proven reliability engineering track record: uptime/OEE improvement, downtime analysis, spare parts strategy, RCM methodology, etc.
- Experience standing up or maturing a reliability function, not just maintaining one.
- Must be self-directed and able to work efficiently.
- Strong metrics and analytics skills being able to define, track, and drive behavior with the right reliability measures.
- Background with automated production equipment (weld cells, assembly automation) is a plus.
Skills Required
- Prior reliability engineering experience in automotive, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, medical device, or heavy equipment industries
- Expertise and deep knowledge across reliability engineering
- Proven track record in uptime or OEE improvement, downtime analysis, spare parts strategy, and reliability-centered maintenance methodology
- Experience establishing or maturing a reliability function
- Ability to work independently and efficiently
- Strong metrics and analytics skills, including defining and tracking reliability measures
- Experience with automated production equipment such as weld cells or assembly automation
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The Company
What We Do
DISHER is a professional engineering services and product development company. They provide innovation and design, product development, and manufacturing support services to Fortune 500 companies, suppliers, and independent inventors. Additionally, the company offers staffing and consulting services, helping clients across various industries including medical device, automotive, and aerospace turn ambitious projects into completed realities.
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