Mechanical Reliability Engineer - Pulp

Global Cellulose Fibers•Riegelwood, NC
•$100,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Reliability Mechanical Engineer at International Paper’s Riegelwood Mill provides assistance in solving process reliability issues and supports the reliability team and operations in developing reliability standards and practices. The role’s placement within the pay range may depend on experience and qualifications. The position manages asset criticalities, equipment care strategies, and maintenance policies; monitors process variability and equipment reliability; leads small capital reliability improvement projects; and provides mechanical design support to project engineering. It also supports annual shutdown planning, including complex job planning, job coordination, resource planning, and financial management. The engineer ensures projects meet environmental and safety requirements and identifies improvement and optimization opportunities based on failure analysis.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent work experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum of two years of mechanical engineering experience.
  • Strong computer skills, including proficiency with AutoCAD and all Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

  • Five or more years of experience.
  • Pulp or paper mill experience.

Responsibilities

  • Manage asset criticalities, equipment care strategies, and maintenance policies to ensure failure prevention.
  • Monitor process variability reduction and equipment reliability improvements.
  • Lead small capital reliability improvement projects from start to finish.
  • Ensure projects comply with environmental and safety requirements.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of predictive and preventive maintenance programs.
  • Provide mechanical design support to the project engineering team.
  • Support annual shutdown planning, including complex job planning, job coordination, resource planning, and financial management.
  • Identify and develop improvement and optimization opportunities based on failure analysis outcomes.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • 401(k) and company-funded retirement contributions
  • Paid Time Off
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