Christensen Farms is one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye Minnesota our 50 year old company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Illinois and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns four feed mills manages 140000 sows on 44 farms and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. Our organization employs nearly 1000 people and maintains 1500 contract partnerships. We are an industry leader with a proven commitment to ethical practices food safety and nutrition. Join our team!
Position Overview :
The Reliability Engineer II plays a critical role in supporting the long-term performance and dependability of fixed assets across Christensen Farms production network. Reporting to the Manager Technical Services this role will lead and contribute to reliability initiatives by applying engineering principles to reduce downtime increase asset longevity and support predictive maintenance and root cause analysis. This position collaborates closely with maintenance operations and capital project teams to identify prioritize and resolve reliability challenges across pork production systems including feed mills barns ventilation water electrical systems and supporting infrastructure.
From Our Manager :
Were looking for someone with curiosity a passion for root cause thinking and a drive to build better systems. Our reliability strategy is critical to the long-term sustainability of our infrastructure.
- Manager Technical Services
What You Will Do :
Analyze asset performance data to identify trends failure modes and opportunities for improvement.Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) on critical equipment.Support predictive and preventive maintenance programs by partnering with maintenance and operations teams.Develop reliability standards and asset care strategies across key systems including HVAC electrical feed delivery and waste management.Contribute to capital planning and design reviews to ensure reliability is embedded in asset specifications.Track and report reliability metrics including MTBF MTTR and asset availability.Recommend and implement engineering solutions to reduce unplanned downtime and improve asset life cycle value.Partner with OEMs contractors and internal SMEs to evaluate and standardize equipment and systems.What You Offer Us :
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Industrial or Agricultural Engineering.5 years of experience in reliability asset management or maintenance engineering roles.Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and solve complex problems.Familiarity with CMMS systems condition monitoring and reliability KPIs.Effective communicator with experience working across technical and operations teams.Working knowledge of pork production systems or similar facility-based industries is a plus.Preferred : CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional) Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent.What We Offer You :
An opportunity to make a direct impact on system performance and long-term infrastructure strategy.A supportive team-oriented culture committed to safety innovation and continuous improvement.We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision a flexible spending account (FSA) life insurance short-term disability long-term disability a 401(k) plan paid holidays paid time off bank an employee assistance program (EAP) and more.Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways including feed programs that support local farms food shelf programs food support for veterans agriculture education and promotion FFA / 4H support charitable contributions etc.A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety animal welfare and for living its core values every day respect integrity excellence adaptability and innovation.A culture that fosters employee growth hybrid work options promotion from within and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.The targeted base pay range for this role is $90000 to $120000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge skills and experience.Reports To :
Manager Technical Services
Christensen Farms promotes a culture of inclusion and strives to attract a diverse set of candidates for each of our open positions. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and proud to offer employment and growth opportunities to all candidates without regard to race color ancestry religion gender national origin pregnancy sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or veteran status.
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Key Skills
Kubernetes,FMEA,Continuous Improvement,Elasticsearch,Go,Root cause Analysis,Maximo,CMMS,Maintenance,Mechanical Engineering,Manufacturing,Troubleshooting
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
Monthly Salary Salary : 85000 - 120000