Reliability Engineer

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Reliability Engineer

Location:
Field Based, GB

Brand: RS Components

Function: Digital & Technology

Job Title -Reliability Engineer

Location –Midlands/South

We are currently looking for a Reliability Engineer, you will provide cutting edge expertise in identifying and using data to improve customer’s reliability across a wide variety of industrial sectors.

You will be primarily accountable for the improvement and delivery of solutions geared towards the Industrial IoT (IIoT) communications and data collection. In addition, you will be responsible for supporting, configuring, and deploying the SaaS (Software as a Service) products on the customers site, with a focus on helping customers get predictive insight from their data.

You will professionally and systematically define, design and develop, data acquisition solutions that includes:

• Understanding of the customer asset criticality
• Relevant failure modes for assets and likely leading indicators to detect these
• How to use both existing and new data streams to capture, and effectively use, these leading indicators
  
  

• Delivering value through improved asset reliability
• Utilise data to create preventive maintenance insight that helps the customer to drive action
• You will have strong communication skill that allows you to be able to present a solution/product at C-suite level.
  
  

Reporting to the Director of SaaS Sales & Service Delivery– Industrial Digital Solutions and part of the wider RS Maintenance Solutions team, you will be a part of an organisation that promotes personal development, growth, and career progression and who will provide you with the tools and training you need to excel in the industry.

What you will enjoy doing to be successful in this role

• Facilitate discovery workshops to identify customer value that can be derived from Industrial IoT technology implementation projects
• Carry out customer site surveys to capture technical requirements that will inform architectural designs for IIoT
  
  

• Make Predictive Maintenance recommendations reporting Criticality, Environment, Impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement, analysing performance and maintainability of new installations.
• Providing Operational Technology (OT) input into the development of hardware elements for acquisition of data from customer control environments.
  
  

• Solid knowledge of World Class Manufacturing methodologies
• Working with the IIoT Technology team to develop software solutions to translate, aggregate, identify and normalise industrial data
• Capturing customer feedback and requirements for IIoT solutions and feed into the Product Development Roadmap
• Working with the Customer Success team to support customers throughout their life. Focus on delighting the customer to ensure renewal and expansion
• Be an active member of the Team, shaping the overall strategic direction for the proposition and the team
• Ensuring customer advice is compliant with cyber security best practices
• Understanding customer challenges around OT/IT integration so you can offer expert, practical advice to solve problems
  
  

What you will need to be successful in this position:

• Mechanical/Electrical qualification or equivalent
• Knowledge of Enterprise level information systems (eg PLM / ERP / CMMS)
• Good working knowledge and experience of working with industrial hardware (PLCs, Controllers etc) and data acquisition solutions
• Experience of process measurement & data analysis
• Experience managing business change projects
• Good level of experience working within the Process Manufacturing sectors
• Not afraid to suggest new methods and processes and ability to carry these through to proof of concept
  
  

The good stuff

Innovators and pioneers. Rebels and creators. A global organization of optimists and specialists with big ambitions for the future. You can take control of your future here at RS. We offer all the benefits you’d expect to receive in a progressive global business.

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone. In this role, we can confidently offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working remotely - from home or any other work location
• Working flexibly - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive. If you need some flexibility, please just ask us and we’ll be happy to discuss it with you.
  
  

Grow in our learning and inclusive culture and be rewarded for your success. Whoever you are, whatever you do and wherever you are; it all starts here. Are you ready to explore the possibilities?

We are RS

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where our people get to bring their true self work every day and thrive. We recognise that a diverse and representative workforce is critical to our success, and our aim is to create a business where people can be their best selves. Our employees expect this as a matter of course and it is fundamental to how we attract, develop, and hold on to the best talent.

We recruit and develop employees who are the best suited to the requirements of the job role, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. We believe everyone should be able to bring their true self to work and be given the opportunities to succeed. If you require any adjustments during this process to ensure you can bring your true self, please let us know.

We recognise that we’re not perfect when it comes to being a truly diverse organisation yet. However, we are passionate about diversity and are proactively working to build an organisation where everyone can see themselves succeed here.

Increasingly powered by digital technology, we’re our customers’ one-stop-shop for electronic products and industrial components. We began in a north-west London garage supplying spare parts to radio repair shops back in 1937 and we’ve kept transforming for over 80 years. Today, we’re using digital globally to revolutionise the way we do business and strengthen our position as the people engineers turn to for help, advice and knowledge.

We’re proud of what we’ve done, but we’re not sitting back. We’re always looking to make the customer experience simpler, faster and easier. We’re transforming markets and the impact of technology. We’ve widened our services portfolio with innovations from procurement and inventory solutions to 24/7 product support.

We’ve been on an incredible journey, but the best is yet to come; are you ready to join us?