Reliability Manager

Smurfit Westrock•Hopewell, VA

9d•$117,375 - $195,625•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Reliability Manager at the Hopewell, VA mill will proactively identify and implement maintenance best practices and drive implementation throughout the facility. Primarily responsible for investigating and resolving all reliability issues within the facility. Drives root cause failure analysis process and projects, and actively participates in critical maintenance initiatives across the facility. The Reliability Manager will serve as the Assistant Maintenance Manager for the facility which will prepare the person in this role to be the next Maintenance Manager. The Reliability Manager will promote and advance the Reliability program across the entire mill.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
Minimum of 8 years of applicable reliability maintenance experience in heavy industrial manufacturing - paper mill experience a plus.
Supervisory experience is a plus.
Strong engineering, analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective communication and leadership skills, team player
Build consensus among diverse groups with minimal conflict.
Accomplish tasks through the use of others.
Lead teams of Maintenance employees.
Understand business and financial systems and application of systems and data.
Form effective business relationships/partnerships at various levels within the company to accomplish desired results.
These abilities and knowledge are usually obtained through self-study, company seminars and meetings, computer-based training, and on the job application.

Nice To Haves

The candidate should have demonstrated capabilities and at least 8+ years of experience in paper or paperboard or container board manufacturing and maintenance processes.
Experience in troubleshooting problems and finding workable business solutions.
Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC problem solving experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Use equipment failure analysis to identify repetitive maintenance issues and develop and implement solutions that eliminate problems, improve reliability, and reduce maintenance costs.
Design and execute Reliability Improvement Projects
Use proactive, preventative, and predictive maintenance techniques to avoid and to detect equipment failures.
Champion the Maintenance Reliability Program
Ownership of unscheduled maintenance downtime on root cause failure analysis and developing solutions.
Lead the reliability program to continuously improve equipment availability and reduce maintenance costs.
Work with Engineering to ensure maintenance reliability and equipment access is designed into new projects.
Be a tireless and enthusiastic champion of reliability.
Serve as the equipment reliability Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the site.
Assist the Maintenance Manager in mentoring and leading Reliability Engineers, Planners, and members of the mill’s overall Maintenance Department.
Assure predictive and preventive maintenance activities support the mill’s strategic direction.
Support the Pressure Vessel and Tank integrity program for the site, including inspection and repairs.
Lead lubrication and vibration program and optimize the lubrication programs in all process areas.
Request measuring and testing equipment to keep the reliability programs current with the latest technological advances where those advances provide cost-effective upgrades.
Manage and report Key Process Indicators (KPIs) detailing all the results of the Work Management and Reliability programs activities on a weekly basis.
Work closely with purchasing, stores, and engineering to ensure equipment reliability is implemented throughout all project phases including procurement, vendor selection, spare part selection and stocking.
Develop and adopt standards that improve equipment reliability in areas such as Essential Care, PM, PdM, CM, RCPE, equipment procurement, stocked parts, rebuilds, installation and work execution.
Continuously work with Maintenance and Operations to educate, promote, and support program buy-in throughout the mill.
Recommend innovative solutions to increase equipment life and reduce maintenance costs through the analysis of repetitive equipment failures/breakdowns and predictive maintenance analysis.
Manage the Reliability related Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process.
Review and refine the PM process based on breakdown repair costs, down-time requirements, and production losses from individual pieces of equipment.
Submit recommendations and justification for capital expenditures that support and improve the Reliability Program.
Submit regular reports covering the overall program costs and benefits, the "finds" and improvements made, as well as the strategic way forward for the Reliability Program.
Serve as a leader and example for behavior and performance to all employees.
Resolve mechanical and electrical reliability issues to increase process reliability and decrease cost (mill wide)
Managing maintenance resources or contractors during outages or project implementation