Reliability Specialist (Herman)

Reliability Specialist at Mars Petcare US in Aurora, NE. Responsible for inspecting and interpreting equipment health, proactively choosing repairs or preventive maintenance, and identifying risks to safety, food safety, quality, and production. Leads and teaches predictive technologies such as laser alignment, balancing, proper lubrication, and ultrasonic detection; develops and delivers a technical training program for reliability technicians; autonomously completes required predictive maintenance tasks; maintains lubrication, vibration analysis, and thermography programs; plans and schedules work in SAP; aims to reduce UPDT and unplanned breakdowns year over year; coaches safety and Mars Five Principles; conducts equipment breakdown analysis and trains technicians to grow technical skills in troubleshooting, fabrication, welding, pipe fitting, and rigging; provides technical support to eliminate line losses and improve equipment ownership; strives for PM completion and downtime reduction, and supports safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.