Position Title:
Turbine / Generator Outage Coordinator / Power Maintenance Engineer
Pay Rate: $118600 - $137000
*Multiple factors including Individual experience skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.
Category/Shift:
Salaried Full-Time
Physical Location:
4335 Carson Rd.
Columbus MS 39701
The Job You Will Perform:
- Champion safety and quality standards conducting site condition checks and risk analyses to prevent issues.
- Develop detailed outage plans including work scopes schedules and resource allocation for tools materials and craft labor.
- Oversee the on-site execution of the outage ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols technical specifications and project schedules.
- Act as the primary contact for all stakeholders including internal departments external vendors and customers to ensure all resources are available and coordinated.
- Monitor and control costs throughout the outage process looking for opportunities to improve productivity and reduce overall expense.
- Ensure proper documentation is prepared used and stored including field procedures safety reports and final customer outage reports.
- Provide technical communication and support to the customers staff during the outage.
- Lead the close-out process including reviewing and finalizing outage reports and documenting lessons learned for future events.
- Champion the preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Provide input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations
- Develop long term maintenance plan for rotating equipment rebuilds and major maintenance
- Estimate plan and manage maintenance projects to budget for routine work quarterly outages and major outages.
- Provide contractor work management and coordination for routine and major shutdown jobs per mill standards using best engineering practices
The Skills You Will Bring:
- A BS (minimum) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in power generation or turbine operations.
- Strong technical knowledge of steam and/or gas turbines and associated auxiliary systems.
- Exceptional planning scheduling and coordination skills often using project management software.
- A strong understanding of EHS (Environment Health and Safety) requirements and the ability to perform preliminary risk analyses.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence stakeholders and manage teams in challenging environments.
- 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
- Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
- Willingness to work weekends holidays and overtime as dictated by field assignments.
Key competencies required include:
- Drive for results
- Interpersonal skills
- Technical & functional skills
- Planning
- Organizing
The Benefits You Will Enjoy:
International Papers GCF business offers a benefits package that includes health welfare and retirement plans including Medical Dental Life insurance Flexible Spending Accounts Short-term and Long-term Disability 401(k) Company-funded retirement contributions and Paid Time Off.
The Company You Will Join:
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis Tennessee USA and EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London UK we employ more than 65000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion.
Our GCF business helps customers transform renewable cellulose fibers into essential everyday products. Our safe high-quality pulp forms the basis for a wide range of applications like towel and tissue products diapers feminine care incontinence and other personal care products. Following International Papers strategic review GCF is transitioning to become a standalone company supported by American Industrial Partners positioning us to deliver enhanced value to customers and continue shaping a healthier more sustainable future. Additional information can be found by visiting
Required Experience:
IC