Reliability Superintendent

West Fraser Timber•Joyce, LA

About The Position

The primary responsibility of this position is to improve the uptime of the plant and improve efficiency of the machinery and processes. This position also helps drive new ideas, systems, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the site.

Requirements

Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience
5 or more years of relevant maintenance and/or reliability experience in fixed plant
Minimum of 1 year of proven leadership, vision, dedication & ability to mentor a team

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and training to Reliability Supervisor, Reliability Technicians, and Lubrication Technicians.
Promote the Reliability Program under areas of responsibility including Condition Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Preventive & Predictive Maintenance, and CMMS usage.
Foster a culture of Asset Lifecycle Management.
Using this model as the mill's CMMS system, use data from similar mills and from normal maintenance activities to maximize asset availability.
Provide regular condition reports of all the assets in area of responsibility.
Work with area superintendents/planners on scheduled asset or mill outages.
Ensure efficient and effective use of machine reliability best practices tools performance of all technicians.
Use the Computerized Maintenance Management System, CMMS, to effectively plan, report and schedule all work.
Design and implement asset management strategies that involve all aspects of the manufacturing process i.e. Preventive Maintenance Plans, Predictive Maintenance Plans, Breakdown Maintenance Plans, operating strategies, etc.
Manage third-party services in relation to the reliability programs and foster professional working relationships to leverage their knowledge and services.
Analyze production processes and recommend process improvements to gain efficiencies.
Actively work to reduce downtime and increase Mbf/Hr.
Promote World Class Manufacturing Concepts such as Remote Condition Monitoring into new and existing assets.
Review OEM equipment and make recommendations concerning Asset Life and maintainability.
Coordinate with 3 rd Party vendors to design, install, and maintain new and existing assets regarding the reliability program.
Recommend, plan, and execute improvements in the work area to gain efficiencies in work processes.
Train or Recommend training for all team members regarding the Reliability Program.
Special projects and other duties as assigned