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Mechanical Reliabilty Engineer

International Paper
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 May 2025
💰 $140,000/yr($112,100/yr – $140,000/yr)

About the role

Position Title: 

Mechanical Reliability Engineer

 

Pay Rate:

$112,100 - $140,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay level range 

 

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

 

Physical Location:

34040 Union Camp Dr.

Franklin, VA 23851

 

The Job You Will Perform:

  • Be a role model and champion for an injury-free work place
  • Drive Culture of Reliability that focuses on systems of Manufacturing Work Systems, Training and Deliberate Improvement. 
  • Analyze chronic equipment failures and high maintenance/cost equipment.  Utilize root cause failure analysis on mechanical equipment failures. 
  • Develop and implement solutions to prevent repeat failures.
  • Analyze maintenance-related downtime weekly to fully understand the source of the downtime and ensure appropriate level of response is taken to eliminate repeat issues.
  • Provide technical “go to” support in solving day-to-day production and maintenance problems
  • Champion the preventive and predictive maintenance programs
  • Maintain Mechanical Integrity program and procedures for Process Safety Management
  • Provide input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations
  • Analyze financial service cost vs. target and address equipment not delivering targeted cost performance.
  • Develop long term maintenance plan for rotating equipment, rebuilds and major maintenance
  • Estimate, plan and manage maintenance projects to budget for routine work, quarterly outages and major outages.
  • Provide capital and expense project design, development and execution
  • Provide contractor work management and coordination for routine and major shutdown jobs per mill standards using best engineering practices
  • Ensure effective utilization and integrity of the CMMS system (SAP) for sustaining effective maintenance practices and equipment improvements

 

The Skills You Will Bring:

  • BS (minimum) in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering or 5-10 years of relevant work experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of Engineering experience in continuous process industry preferably kraft pulp manufacturing
  • Knowledge and experience in Maintenance Best Practices
  • Working knowledge of ASME, NBIC and API codes and OSHA regulations
  • Extensive knowledge of rotating equipment, pressure vessels, piping systems, and atmospheric storage tanks
  • Use of precision measurement tools and assembly techniques
  • Able to teach others
  • Interpersonal skills necessary to work within a diverse organization
  • Able to work in a high-performance team environment
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at one time

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Company

International Paper

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