Senior Mechanical Reliability Engineer

International Paper•Pine Hill, AL

8d•$93,400 - $124,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Mechanical Reliability Engineer will lead safety in all aspects of the Reliability Engineer role. This position owns the maintenance strategy for their area, defining, developing, and administering equipment care programs. The role involves championing predictive and preventative maintenance efforts, understanding key principles for precision lubrication and filtration, and establishing a cradle-to-grave strategy for critical equipment types. The engineer will also lead efforts in identifying and resolving chronic failures, facilitating Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), and supporting core teams by resolving technical issues and coaching maintenance personnel. Additionally, the role involves supporting and leading Global Manufacturing System (GMS) reliability efforts, developing a five-year repair plan for critical equipment, participating in capital plan development, and supporting cost savings goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years experience at Pulp & Paper facility; Maintenance is a plus
Good process knowledge, equipment familiarity
Ability to manage and lead multiple projects
Proficient with Microsoft Office and Project, SAP PM Applications
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Must have good interpersonal skills with ability to interact at all levels

Nice To Haves

Utilities and Boiler Maintenance Experience is desirable

Responsibilities

Leads Safety in all aspects of the RE Role.
Criticalities Assessment Owner: Understand equipment criticalities and maintain for area.
Owns the maintenance strategy for His/Her area; REs are responsible for defining, developing, and administering the equipment care programs.
Predictive Maintenance: Understand PdM principles and tools and how to apply each to ensure assets are properly maintained. The Reliability Engineer champions efforts in the MWS meetings to drive timely resolution of deficiencies identified through PdM efforts.
Preventative Maintenance: Lead development of critical mechanical PMs for the area; work with mechanics, planners, FLL and APM to develop and/or refine PM Routes.
Lubrication program: Understand key principles for precision lubrication and filtration for industrial equipment to support his/her area to meet very high standards.
Champion Asset Class Management in area – Establish cradle to grave strategy for critical equipment types and work towards improvements to extend equipment life.
Failure Elimination (Preventable Chronic Failures): The area RE leads efforts around identifying and resolving chronic failures in His/Her area.
RCFA Facilitation: Reliability Engineers Champion proper use of the RCFA process in their respective area to ensure Proper Root Causes “Physical, Human and Latent” are identified and corrective actions developed to eliminate the failure from reoccurring.
MWS: Participate in area meetings to help prioritize work orders and support critical job planning as needed. The RE ensures the MOC (Management of Change process is followed).
Support Core teams: Help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required; coach maintenance First Line Leaders, Planners, Hourly Craftsmen, Contractors and REACH Engineers as needed.
GMS (Global Manufacturing System) Support and Lead Reliability GMS efforts in area.
Facility Plan: Develop and Maintain Five-year repair plan for critical equipment in area.
Participate in Capital Plan development.
Support cost savings goals. Identify opportunities and drive cost savings in area.