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Mechanical Reliabilty Engineer
International PaperUnited 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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