Electrical Reliability Engineer

International Paper•Vicksburg, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Reliability Engineer works to eliminate unscheduled downtime and extend the life of mill assets. At Vicksburg, reliability engineering combines maintenance engineering and process engineering to address downtime liabilities across production systems. The role focuses on sustainable improvements to critical manufacturing systems and includes secondary departmental assignments. It is part of the Mill’s Maintenance and Engineering group and reports directly to the Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer. The engineer works with maintenance and operating leaders to resolve chronic problems and support high-priority area objectives, communicating effectively with employees at all organizational levels, from craftsmen and operators to mill and corporate management. The position has a direct impact on mill performance and includes electrical technical support, reliability improvement work, project management, and support of electrical maintenance leadership when needed.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a maintenance or reliability function.
Ability to interact effectively with all organizational levels.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Key competencies include action orientation, functional and technical skills, problem solving, managing through systems, priority setting, organizing, results orientation, managerial courage, and customer focus.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or chemical engineering.
Pulp or paper mill experience.
Experience with arch flash mitigation projects.
Knowledge of electrical motor lubrication and precision practices.
Knowledge of equipment-care strategies and lean manufacturing.
Experience with root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and FMEA.
Project management experience.
Experience with CMMS systems; SAP is highly preferred.
Knowledge of transformer predictive maintenance and electrical power distribution.

Responsibilities

Work safely in an industrial environment.
Eliminate unscheduled maintenance downtime.
Manage asset criticalities, equipment-care strategies, and maintenance policies to prevent failures.
Resolve chronic problems using root cause failure analysis (RCFA) or other structured problem-solving techniques.
Lead step-change improvements in focus areas critical to the mill’s success.
Influence maintenance activities to achieve reliability targets and increase asset life.
Manage repair and capital projects that directly affect the reliability of electrical equipment throughout the mill.
Improve reliability systems and behaviors.
Provide electrical technical assistance to maintenance.
Support electrical maintenance in a leadership role as a set-up FLL when needed, including weekend duty and a weekly after-hours call-out rotation.
Participate as a core member of the MWS Team in daily meetings and support the OMC and team in prioritizing work from reliability opportunities.
Address arch flash mitigation, electrical power distribution, electrical equipment obsolescence plans, electrical transformer contingency planning, and electrical motor maintenance and reliability.