Reliability Engineer

International Paper•Springfield, OR

9d•$93,400 - $124,500•Onsite

About The Position

International Paper’s Springfield, OR paper mill has an opening for a Reliability Engineer. The Reliability Engineer’s role is vital to the improvement of equipment and process reliability. Reliability engineering is the enhancement of traditional maintenance engineering with a portion of process engineering to eliminate equipment and system failures. A successful reliability engineer will be able to interact with all parts of the organization and work hand in hand with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering. A successful candidate must have a passion for continuous improvement and drive to resolve problems. Position will have on-call responsibilities and report directly to the Reliability Manager.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in Engineering
5+ years’ experience at manufacturing facility
Experience with reliability improvement methods, technologies and tools
Ability to manage and lead multiple projects
Proficient with Microsoft and SAP PM Applications
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Must have good interpersonal skills with ability to interact at all levels

Nice To Haves

Action Oriented
Drives Results
Manages Complexity
Plans & Aligns
Courage
Resourcefulness

Responsibilities

Improve maintenance strategies/efficiencies, and overall equipment reliability, through the use of RCM and IP GMS methodologies. FMEA will be conducted on Critical 9 equipment.
Assist Mill Teams with the implementation and sustaining of GMS Reliability sub-elements.
Improve Reliability of equipment in their area through execution of Action Items from Preventable Chronic Failures (PCF's), RCFA's, and constrained area down time (CADT) events.
Develop, execute, and sustain Reliability Deliberate Improvement Projects.
Support the Tank & Vessel Lead on mill inspection/repairs of tanks, pressure vessels, PRV's, integrity items, and major rotating equipment.
Champion the element of "Design for Reliability" in all capital and repair jobs.
Lead and participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) to ensure root causes are identified and corrective actions are put in place to prevent reoccurrence.
Develop and continuously refine asset maintenance strategies to prevent equipment failures and eliminate unscheduled equipment downtime.
Lead small maintenance projects (capital and expense). Be involved in the planning and creation of new projects.
Lead Predictive and Preventive Maintenance (PdM & PM) activities in designated area as an advocate.
Own the Project Schedules around the PMO/DCO and TMO's. Ensure compliance with the mill standard on our schedules.
Lead and maintain Area Top 5 Preventable and Chronic list.
Lead at least once a week in the MWS meetings an agenda of the items in this list that need to be part of the area team (RCFA, Chronics, CADT, Action Items, PdM, GMS, etc.).
Be an advocate for Reliable Methods and QA\QC compliance.
Become a "Certified Reliability Professional" by successfully completing the training course.