About this role
Requisition ID 66514 Position Type FT Permanent Workplace Arrangement About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
Key responsibilities Asset Reliability Strategy
• Develop and implement site reliability strategies aligned with business objectives. • Establish asset criticality assessments and risk-based maintenance programs. • Define long-term asset lifecycle and replacement plans. • Support capital projects with Design for Reliability (DfR) and Design for Maintainability (DfM) principles. • Lead Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies for critical equipment. Reliability Improvement Programs
• Lead initiatives to improve equipment uptime, MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), and OEE. • Identify chronic equipment losses and implement corrective actions. • Drive maintenance optimization projects to reduce reactive maintenance. • Develop reliability standards and best practices across manufacturing assets. • Benchmark plant performance against industry standards.
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
• Develop and optimize preventive maintenance (PM) programs. • Implement predictive maintenance technologies including
• Vibration Analysis • Infrared Thermography • Oil Analysis • Ultrasonic Testing • Motor Circuit Analysis
• Analyze condition monitoring data and recommend interventions before failures occur. • Continuously review PM effectiveness and optimize maintenance frequencies. Root Cause Failure Analysis
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for major equipment failures. • Utilize methodologies such as
• RCA • FMEA • FMECA • Fishbone Analysis • DMAIC • Weibull Analysis
• Develop and track corrective and preventive actions (CAPA). • Ensure lessons learned are documented and implemented plant-wide.
CMMS and Asset Management
• Maintain asset hierarchy and master data integrity within SAP PM/CMMS. • Analyze maintenance history and work order data. • Develop reliability dashboards and KPIs. • Improve maintenance planning and scheduling processes. • Support spare parts optimization and critical spares management.
Data Analysis and Performance Monitoring
• Monitor and report key reliability metrics including
• OEE • MTBF • MTTR • PM Compliance • Planned vs. Unplanned Maintenance • Maintenance Cost per Unit
• Identify trends and improvement opportunities through statistical analysis. • Present reliability performance reports to site leadership. Food Safety, Quality and Compliance
• Ensure reliability programs support GMP, HACCP, SQF, BRC, and food safety requirements. • Participate in food safety and quality audits. • Ensure maintenance activities comply with regulatory and site standards. • Support risk assessments related to equipment and process reliability.
Other Responsibilities may include Capital Projects and New Equipment
• Participate in equipment selection and factory acceptance testing (FAT). • Review designs to ensure reliability and maintainability. • Support commissioning, startup, and performance validation. • Establish maintenance strategies and spare parts requirements for new assets. • Develop asset care plans before project handover. • Continuous Improvement • Lead Lean Manufacturing and TPM reliability initiatives. • Eliminate recurring failures and maintenance waste. • Support operational excellence programs. • Facilitate cross-functional improvement workshops. Coaching and Technical Leadership
• Act as the site's reliability subject matter expert. • Train maintenance technicians, supervisors, and planners on reliability tools and methodologies. • Mentor junior engineers and reliability personnel. • Build reliability capability across maintenance and operations teams. • Promote a proactive maintenance culture.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• OEE Improvement • MTBF Increase • MTTR Reduction • Planned Maintenance Percentage • PM Compliance >95% • Predictive Maintenance Compliance • Maintenance Cost Reduction • Downtime Reduction • Critical Asset Availability • RCA Closure Effectiveness • Spare Parts Inventory Optimization • Food Safety Audit Compliance
Qualifications and skills
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline • 5+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, asset care, or manufacturing engineering roles, preferably in a food or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. • Strong knowledge of Preventive Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), and Reliability Engineering principles • Proven ability to develop and implement maintenance strategies and reliability improvement programs that reduce downtime and improve equipment performance. • Experience with CMMS systems, preferably SAP PM, including maintenance planning, scheduling, and performance tracking. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA, and data-driven decision-making. • Excellent leadership and change management capabilities, with the ability to drive a proactive maintenance culture and influence cross-functional teams. • Effective communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging frontline teams and senior leadership. • Demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvement initiatives, establish KPIs, and improve equipment reliability, availability, and utilization • Potential and aspiration to progress into a Maintenance Manager role, with the ability to lead teams, manage budgets, develop people, and contribute to long-term maintenance strategy
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name. Recruiter #LI-MH1 Posting Type LI