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Associate, Reliability Engineer

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Key Responsibilities

Benchmark equipment reliability and maintenance performance across multiple sites to identify gaps, systemic losses, and improvement opportunities. Analyze breakdown data, maintenance history,

Requirements Summary

Associate, Reliability Engineer Reports to : Senior Manager, Engineering Location : Remote Type : Full-Time, exempt Salary Range Opportunity: The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $90,

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EngineeringReliability Engineer

Who We Are

We’re Chomps, the fastest-growing meat snack brand in the U.S.* and we’re reimagining snacking. Our meat snacks are made using high-quality proteins, no sugar, and real ingredients – because we believe snacking should be simple, delicious, and convenient. Chomps can be found in over 30,000 stores nationwide with a strong e-commerce presence. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and fuel our community with accessible, real food that doesn’t compromise on taste.

Traits of a Chompian

If you’ve been called scrappy, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You’re a team player who’s self-motivated and action-oriented. You’re committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You’re a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you’ll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You’re hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you.

Responsibilities

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As the Reliability Engineer, you will support continued management of maintenance of our fixed assets. Your focus will be on equipment reliability, uptime, and tracking of OEE to ensure we are utilizing our assets in the most effective way. You will support asset health by driving predictive and preventative maintenance, pinpoint systemic issues and reduce downtime. You will collaborate with both internal and external partners to drive to zero loss.

Responsibilities

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Maintenance and Reliability Insights:

→Benchmark equipment reliability and maintenance performance across multiple sites to identify gaps, systemic losses, and improvement opportunities.
→Analyze breakdown data, maintenance history, and runtime trends to pinpoint failure patterns and drive corrective and preventative actions.
→Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs for thermoforming packaging machines, inspection equipment, and automation equipment leveraging TPM concepts, including AM and PM pillars.
→Provide technical support and guidance to third-party facility staff on the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of packaging equipment.
→Develop and implement spare spart strategy informed by downtime drivers and site insights.
→Support the development of maintenance budgets and track adherence to plan.

Equipment Performance Monitoring and Optimization:

→Monitor the performance metrics of packaging equipment to identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
→Implement measures to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and increase productivity in packaging operations.
→Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address any operational challenges and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
→Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory standards, safety protocols, and industry best practices in packaging operations.
→Support equipment FATs, SATs, and startup.
→Coordinate equipment testing for new product development and component changes to ensure uninterrupted production.

RCA & Consumer Complaints

→Lead structured root cause analysis on potential equipment-, process-, or packaging-related failures.
→Support cross-functional RCA investigations by analyzing equipment performance, maintenance records, and production data to identify contributing factors and implement corrective actions.

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related field.
Proven experience 3+ years in establishing and implementing maintenance programs in CPG environment. Experience with comanufacturing relationships is preferred.
Experience with thermoforming packaging machines and secondary packaging automation.
Knowledgeable of TPM concepts, including PM and AM pillars.
Strong technical expertise in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of packaging machinery and automation systems.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with comanufacturing partners and equipment vendors.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail.
Ability to travel up to 40%.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements and safety standards applicable to packaging operations.

The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $90,000 + 15% annual bonus

What We Offer

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✓Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry

✓Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company

✓In addition to base salary, full-time team members receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K 6% match, and monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office.

What We Offer

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✓Ability to make an impact: Join a rapidly growing and entrepreneurial-spirited team at a pivotal point to positively impact the food industry.

✓Opportunities to grow: Advance within Chomps quickly based on outstanding performance.

✓Unlimited PTO and 15+ paid holiday days. Hybrid & flexible remote schedule. Chicago office open to those in the area.

✓Paid maternity and paternity leave.

✓Bi-annual total team in-person activities.

✓Company-wide Continual Education budget.

✓Unlimited snacks: Enough meat sticks that if you wanted to eat your body weight in them you could (no judgment here).

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