Job Description

Imagine Your First Week

You walk the mill floor before sunrise, the hum of a 24/7 operation around you. A centrifugal pump’s vibration trend catches your eye—subtle, but not normal. By mid‑morning you’ve led a quick RCPS, validated with thermography and ultrasonic checks, and updated the BOM with a corrected seal kit part number. After lunch, you sit with a project team to embed Design for Reliability on a line modification, then huddle with contractors to finalize shutdown scopes. Before day’s end, you refresh the lubrication routes and coach a tech on reading HMI trends. That’s a snapshot of the impact you’ll make here.

Your Mission

• Safeguard and elevate the reliability of rotating equipment across a paper mill and co‑fired boiler running around the clock.
• Advance preventive maintenance by implementing thoughtful design changes and facility upgrades that enhance uptime.
• Partner with and support the Maintenance Manager to achieve department objectives.

How You’ll Deliver

• Lead RCPS and perform FMEA to preempt failure modes and remove chronic losses.
• Develop accurate equipment BOMs and keep them current.
• Own the rotating equipment reliability program with focus on centrifugal pumps, vibration diagnostics, mechanical seals, bearings, and lubrication excellence.
• Lead and continuously refine the lubrication plan for the site.
• Serve on project teams, steering decisions with a Design for Reliability perspective.
• Provide hands‑on technical support, team leadership, and project management for installations and modifications that improve infrastructure and uptime.
• Plan, prepare, and execute maintenance during department and mill shutdowns.
• Direct and audit contractor work, including preventive maintenance activities.
• Maintain, expand, and improve the preventive maintenance program.
• Ensure all repair/operation practices meet regulatory requirements and prioritize mill and personnel safety.
• Lead repairs or special projects at the Maintenance Manager’s request and assist with other duties as needed.

Must‑Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Reliability Engineering.
• 3+ years as a Reliability Engineer and 5+ years of related technical manufacturing support experience; pulp and paper background preferred.
• Predictive maintenance know‑how: oil analysis, ultrasonic/sonic testing, vibration analysis, and thermography.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and execute with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and leadership skills; excellent communicator.
• CMMS experience.

Your Toolkit

• Equipment Troubleshooting
• PFMEA
• Mechanical Troubleshooting
• Mechanical Design & Engineering
• Mechanical Testing
• Boiler Troubleshooting
• Root Cause Analysis
• Engineering Degree

Systems You’ll Interface With

• Motor Control Centers (MCCs)
• HMI

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