Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Our Hartwell, Georgia, factory measures an impressive 500,000 square feet. It represents our most versatile facility to date, enabling us to switch product lines with greater speed and efficiency. Together, we take immense pride in producing and distributing the brands that our customers trust and that bring joy to pets' lives. In addition to offering excellent career opportunities to over 370 associates, we actively demonstrate our commitment to the community. We support local pet shelters and rescue efforts, as well as engage in education and hunger relief programs, ensuring that we make a positive impact beyond our factory walls. We also are doing our part to care for the environment we share, like conserving water, investing in renewable electricity and maintaining zero waste for disposal.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Reliability Engineer you’ll provide leadership, coaching, and technical expertise to support asset care plans and associated maintenance practices. Bring your expertise to an industry leader in pet care are you manage continuous improvement of equipment reliability, availability, and maintainability in your assigned area.

· Define, propose, and monitor the Maintenance and Reliability plans and objectives in accordance with Engineering Policy, Key Principles, and the M&I Activity as outlined in the Nestle Engineering Excellence master document.

· Monitor plant/equipment trends to ensure best possible operation and reduction of planned/unplanned downtime.

· Monitor outside contractors to ensure compliance with all company standards including safety, performance, and budgeting.

· Insure the implementation of all repairs and modifications resulting from Gap assessments, plant audits, and loss improvement activities.

· Analyze the factory M&R budget and drive value-added and sustainable improvements.

· Assist in establishing and maintaining factory technical competencies.

· Support implementation and sustainability of TPM-PM Pillar in the factory.

· Maintain working knowledge of engineering environmental activities including air, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and solid waste.

· Inspect and advise on all areas of the plant for equipment design, evaluation, and troubleshooting.

REQUIREMENTS:

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with 3+ years of experience leading the operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of industrial services and energy consumption within a manufacturing, industrial, military or related environment

OR

· Associate's degree in applicable technical discipline with 5+ years of experience leading the operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of industrial services and energy consumption within a manufacturing, industrial, military, or related environment

OTHER:

· Knowledge and exposure to TPM, Six Sigma, and various problem-solving methodologies

REQUISITION ID: 383062

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Job Requisition: 383062