Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Domtar Products•Kingsport, TN

60d•Onsite

About The Position

Domtar is seeking a Maintenance Engineer at their Packaging Mill in Kingsport, Tennessee. The Maintenance Engineer reports to the Maintenance & Engineering Manager.

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering required

Nice To Haves

5-Years of Industrial Experience, Pulp and Paper Preferred
3-Years of experience in Reliability Engineering Role, preferably in Pulp and Paper
Power Boiler, Fire-Water, and/or Pressure Vessel Maintenance Experience
Must have good interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to interact at all organizational levels.
Be highly motivated, innovative and results oriented.
The ability to prioritize makes sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various departments/families and individuals (internal and external).
Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
Analytical, critical thinking and proven problem solving skills.
Ability to work independently and as a team.
Results focused and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

Provide maintenance engineering, technical assistance & reliability leadership/support.
Responsible for reliability and compliance of mill’s power boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, vessels, natural gas, and fire-water systems.
Identify & implement improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by working closely with operations & maintenance personnel.
Coordinate & supervise both Mill & contract personnel as needed.
Serve as a key interface for Reliability improvement by reviewing equipment history & performing failure cause analysis.
Review existing preventive maintenance processes for value to the maintenance effort & propose changes as necessary to improve the reliability of the assets.
Guide efforts to maintain and/or improve reliability of plant equipment and processes.
Define, develop, administer and refine the equipment asset care, condition monitoring and preventative maintenance programs.
Inspect completed projects to ensure conformance with design standards.
Support Maintenance teams: Help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required.
Execute outage work/projects as assigned.
Provides existing support to activities in the use of instrument and electrical devices for industrial use.
Uses CMMS to plan work orders including scope of work, manning, materials required, safety instructions, required permits, special tools, specifications and drawings.
Estimate cost of work orders in terms of direct labor and materials required.
Submits work orders for approval.
Reserves materials from mill stores or issues requisitions to the purchasing department.
In accordance with standard practice, ensures all necessary information has been provided for close out of the work orders.
Maintains equipment files.
Co-operates closely with other Maintenance Planners in allocation of resources and exchange of information.
May be required to serve as relief Maintenance Supervisor if directed by the Superintendent.
Collaborates with Maintenance and Operations supervisors in determining when work will be scheduled.