Mechanical Reliability Leader

International Paper Company•Selma, AL

42d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Reliability Leader is the lead mechanical reliability position in the facility and manages the mechanical reliability organization and its efforts across the entire mill. Riverdale Mill, located in Selma AL, is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two machines, one producing Brite Top liner and one producing uncoated free sheet. In addition to the machines, the mill includes multiple process lines, including wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, sheeting operations and effluent treatment. The MRL is responsible for developing a team of highly skilled reliability engineers and hourly reliability technicians tasked with successfully executing all reliability elements, including the RCFA process, preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM), mechanical (MPM), lubrication excellence, and world class MWS processes, among others. The MRL is also responsible for tracking and reporting on key metrics, communicating those metrics to the mill team, and using a data based approach to develop reliability strategies to ensure the mill performs at world class reliability levels. Finally, this position ensures alignment with company reliability programs, and also the implementation of new or improved reliability systems to ensure all progress is sustained. This position reports to the Maintenance Improve Manager and has approximately 10 salaried and 15 hourly reliability technicians within the organization.

Requirements

Instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety
Strong leadership skills and a proven track record of improving employee engagement by approaching positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate to groups and individuals at all levels
High level of understanding of reliability principles, knowledgeable in functional/technical skills of a maintenance professional, CMMS systems, and competent in using Lean tools such as RCFA.
Ability to quickly develop thorough knowledge of mill equipment and systems and work across departmental lines to drive results
Maintain strong relationships with the Maintenance and Operations business unit managers, area managers, and first line leaders, and challenge the organization to continuously improve
Utilize the International Paper Change Process to implement change
Ability to effectively organize and handle multiple tasks
Systematic thinker with the ability to implement robust systems with associated feedback loops to ensure sustainability within the reliability program
B.S. degree in mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering preferred
10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the Pulp and Paper industry
5+ years in Maintenance or Maintenance Engineering
3+ years of experience managing teams

Responsibilities

Reduce unscheduled downtime to world class levels, both reducing cost and improving mill stability/efficiency
Champion reliability efforts across the mill, including communication of the compelling case for mechanical reliability to all hourly and salaried team members
Lead role in ensuring the health of reliability systems such as Lubrication, PM/PdM, MPM, and RCFA
Organize mechanical reliability team to ensure reliability excellence, in terms of staff size, reliability element ownership/assignments, and functional/technical skill development of both the engineering and technician staff
Equipment inspection programs and efforts including routine PM, tear down inspections, and rebuilds, as well as NDT of tanks and pressure vessels, structural inspections and piping inspections
Preventable chronic failure (PCF) program champion
Tactical support for operations and maintenance for failure analysis, repair and performance improvements
Develop and maintain equipment criticalities used in the operating areas
Equipment care development leader, with heavy influence on inspectors' activities, routes, and ability to identify early failure indicators using proven techniques.
Seek out and implement reliability best practices from across the corporation and industry, including new reliability technologies and predictive techniques
Maintain Reliability Action Plan and mill reliability scorecard, communicate results across the mill, and using a data based approach, adjust reliability strategies as necessary to deliver target result

Benefits

International Paper 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, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.

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