Equipment ReliabilityFood SafetyManufacturing Asset ManagementPreventive and Predictive Maintenance
Useful technologies
MMFiixPower BISAP PM
Required qualifications
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Original posting
Company Description
At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.
We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands: Jack Link’s®,Lorissa’s™ Organic Snacks_,_ Golden Island®,BiFi®,Peperami® to name a few, there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.
Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.
Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.
Job Description
The Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving the reliability, maintainability, operational performance, food safety integrity, and lifecycle management of manufacturing assets across the facility. This role serves as the technical leader for failure elimination, asset health management, equipment-based food safety risk reduction, startup excellence, preventive maintenance optimization, and reliability improvement initiatives.
The Reliability Engineer works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Controls, FSQ, Sanitation, and Operational Excellence to improve asset performance, reduce losses, eliminate repeat failures, and increase operational stability.The Reliability Engineer is expected to spend significant time in production areas identifying equipment losses, validating root causes, and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
Primary Responsibilities
Asset Reliability Management Lead reliability efforts for critical manufacturing assets
Ovens
Packaging Equipment
Material Handling Systems
Detection Systems
Utilities
Responsibilities include:
Asset health monitoring
Reliability strategy development
Failure trend analysis
Life cycle management
Equipment criticality assessments
Failure Elimination Lead structured problem-solving for recurring failures.
Responsible for:
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Repeat failure investigations
Corrective action implementation
Expected Results:
Reduced downtime
Increased MTBF
Elimination of repeat failures
Asset Criticality Program Develop and maintain criticality rankings for all plant assets.
Identify:Critical Assets
Equipment impacting:
Food safety
Throughput
Safety
Regulatory compliance
Develop risk-based maintenance strategies based on asset criticality.
Preventive Maintenance Optimization Evaluate and improve PM effectiveness.
Responsibilities include:
PM optimization
PM frequency evaluation
Condition-based maintenance development
Predictive maintenance deployment
Ensure PMs address actual failure modes.
Food Safety & Quality Reliability Partner with FSQ to develop and maintain an Equipment-Based FSQ Prevention Program. Focus Areas:
Product Contact Equipment
Belts
Conveyors
Rollers
Guides
Packaging Systems
Seal systems
Vacuum systems
Detection systems
Environmental Systems
Refrigeration
Air handling
Condensation control
Develop controls that prevent food safety risks from equipment deterioration.
Startup Excellence Program
Support and improve startup performance across all assets. Responsibilities include:
Startup readiness audits
Startup failure analysis
Startup loss tracking
Startup standardization
Target:
Right First Time Startup >95%
Reliability Data Analysis
Analyze equipment performance data. Monitor:
MTBF
MTTR
OEE losses
Downtime drivers
PM compliance
PM effectiveness
Failure frequency
Generate actionable recommendations based on data analysis.
Predictive Maintenance Program Support development and expansion of predictive maintenance initiatives.
Technologies may include:
Vibration analysis
Thermography
Ultrasonics
Oil analysis
Motor circuit testing
Assist in identifying deteriorating equipment before failure occurs.
Asset Team Participation: Serve as technical reliability leader on Asset Teams.
Provide:
Failure analysis
Reliability planning
Equipment risk assessment
Capital recommendations
Capital Planning Support: Support Engineering and Maintenance leadership in developing capital plans.
Identify opportunities related to:
Reliability improvements
Obsolescence risks
Capacity constraints
FSQ risk reduction
Develop business cases and ROI analyses.
Controls and Automation Reliability: Partner with Controls Engineering to improve automation reliability.
Focus Areas:
Sensor failure reduction
Network reliability
PLC stability
Detection systems
Startup controls
Continuous Improvement: Support TPM and Operational Excellence initiatives.
Lead improvements in:
Reliability systems
Equipment performance
Loss elimination
Equipment ownership
Leadership Expectations: Although not a direct supervisory role, the Reliability Engineer is expected to influence and lead through technical expertise.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline
3 + years manufacturing reliability experience
Experience with industrial production equipment
Experience leading root cause investigations
Experience with PM optimization
Root Cause Analysis
FMEA
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Asset Criticality Analysis
CMMS Systems
Reliability Metrics
Preferred Qualifications:
7 + years manufacturing reliability experience
Food manufacturing experience
RTE manufacturing experience
TPM implementation experience
PM/PdM development experience
SAP PM, MM
Fiix
EAM Systems
Power BI
Vibration Analysis
Thermography
Additional Information
The starting salarie for this role is $100,000.00 - $115,000.00. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Link Snacks Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Link Snacks provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Link Snacks provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.
E-VERIFY:
Link Snacks is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.