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Manufacturing Technology Mechanical Reliability Engineer

DuPont is seeking a Mechanical & Reliability Engineer for our Cooper River Plant in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. 

DuPont Cooper River Plant rests on the banks of the Cooper River in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.  We work hard every day to uphold the highest standards of safe plant operation for the protection of our employees, our environment, and our community. We manufacture materials used in various machinery, aerospace and automotive industries.

The responsibilities of the position include providing day-to-day technical expertise and reliability support for the plant’s equipment. The successful candidate will join an integrated team, including process chemical, electrical, and Automation & Process Controls Engineers. The Mechanical Reliability Engineer will solve reliability and availability losses to enable the plant to meet its business plan and strategy and customer needs. You will also be directly responsible or supporting development and delivery of a variety of plant projects.

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The Mechanical Reliability Engineer will be responsible for:

• Work on multi-disciplined teams to execute projects.
• Providing mechanical engineering expertise for the plant equipment & infrastructure at the site.
• The job scope includes identifying, developing the scope, front-end loading, and leading minor and medium capital improvement projects, as well as leading the mechanical part on major capital improvement projects.
• Work as a team to achieve plant business objectives.
• Develop and manage reliability programs for plant equipment, including specific work procedures, Preventative and Predictive maintenance programs.
• Participates in the facilitation and implementation of the Root Cause Investigation process, to include application of the cause-and-effect methodology.
• Evaluates and quantifies the impact projects such as equipment reconfigurations, design changes, equipment quality, etc. will have on ability to meet customer needs.
• Evaluates/validates the impact of corrective actions that affect availability/ reliability and leverage solutions across a business or site.
• Provide equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance, and modifications.

Qualifications:

• BS Mechanical Engineering discipline or equivalent experience required
• 5+ years of applicable experience
• Through knowledge of equipment selection/specification, maintenance and troubleshooting. 

• Thorough knowledge of P&I and equipment diagrams.
• Process Safety Management (PSM) process, and value for safety rules and procedures.
• Knowledge of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Six Sigma or reliability analytical problem-solving tools.
• Machine Safety experience preferred.
• Good written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be self-motivated and have great attention to detail.
• Strong trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to provide training to operator/mechanics.
• Ability to learn and work independently.
• Ability to work with others involved in a variety of functions including operators, mechanics, engineers of various disciplines, management, and other leaders.

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