Position: Reliability Engineer Mechanical Maintenance Wood & Pulp
Industry: Paper & Pulp / Packaging
Location: Franklin Virginia (Relocation assistance offered)
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Skills/Knowledge: Continuous Improvement / Pulp Manufacturing
Duties and Responsibilities:
- You will be a role model and champion for an injury-free workplace
- You will drive a Culture of Reliability that focuses on systems of Manufacturing Work Systems Training and Deliberate Improvement.
- You will analyze chronic equipment failures and high-maintenance/cost equipment. Utilize root cause failure analysis on mechanical equipment failures.
- You will analyze maintenance-related downtime weekly to fully You will develop and implement solutions to prevent repeat failures.
- You will understand the source of the downtime and ensure an appropriate level of response is taken to eliminate repeat issues.
- You will provide technical go-to support in solving day-to-day production and maintenance problems
- You will champion the preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- You will maintain the Mechanical Integrity program and procedures for Process Safety Management
- You will provide input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations
- You will analyze financial service cost vs. target and address equipment not delivering targeted cost performance.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Chemical or Electrical Engineering
- Must have 5 to 10 years of paper and pulp manufacturing experience.
- Minimum 3 years of Engineering experience in the continuous process industry preferably in kraft pulp manufacturing
- Knowledge and experience in Maintenance Best Practices
- Working knowledge of ASME NBIC and API codes and OSHA regulations
- Extensive knowledge of rotating equipment pressure vessels piping systems and atmospheric storage tanks
Willingness to work extended hours particularly during scheduled outages