Reliability Engineer in Mechanical and Maintenance

Job Description

Job Description

Position : Reliability Engineer in Mechanical and Maintenance for the Paper and Pulp Wood Products sector.

Industry : Paper and Pulp / Packaging.

Location : Franklin, Virginia (Relocation assistance available)

Salary : Based on experience.

Required Skills / Knowledge : Continuous Improvement and Pulp Manufacturing.

• Responsibilities include serving as a role model for workplace safety, promoting a Culture of Reliability through Manufacturing Work Systems, Training, and Deliberate Improvement.
• Analyze chronic equipment failures and high-maintenance / cost equipment using root cause failure analysis.
• Review maintenance-related downtime weekly to develop and implement solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Understand the sources of downtime and ensure appropriate responses to eliminate repeat issues.
• Provide technical support for daily production and maintenance challenges.
• Advocate for preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Maintain the Mechanical Integrity program and procedures for Process Safety Management.
• Contribute to area maintenance budgets for significant maintenance items and optimizations.
• Analyze financial service costs against targets and address equipment not meeting cost performance goals.
• Develop long-term maintenance plans for rotating equipment, rebuilds, and major maintenance.
• Estimate, plan, and manage maintenance projects within budget for routine work, quarterly outages, and major outages.
• Oversee capital and expense project design, development, and execution. Manage contractor work for routine and major shutdown jobs according to mill standards using best engineering practices.
• Ensure effective use and integrity of the CMMS system (SAP) to sustain maintenance practices and improve equipment.

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