Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Primary Duties

• Evaluate equipment performance and maintenance costs to identify and lead continuous improvement opportunities.

• Manage the lubrication and condition monitoring department for the Forney Mill.

• Manage contractors for maintenance repair and installation activities

• Manage contractor's weekly timesheets; including taxable, non-taxable, outage work, and emergency work

• Monitor and develop projects to address equipment with high life cycle costs

• Alternate maintenance call duty with Mechanical Superintendent

• Act as backup for Mechanical Superintendent during his absence

• Prepare justification, budget, and schedule for small capital projects

• Implement the projects once approved

• Manage maintenance improvement projects identified through RFCA and Pareto analysis

• Learn relevant local and company requirements, rules and procedures.

  Strictly follows rules and guidelines and always uses the right procedure for the job. Promptly reports incidents, near-misses, and unsafe conditions or processes. SKNA employees regardless of level, position or tenure are responsible for upholding the safety standards regulations and policies.

• May be assigned to other projects and duties

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or similar study required

• Minimum 3-5 years of maintenance experience

• High level of mechanical aptitude in order to understand the complex workings of the papermaking process

• Demonstrated capabilities in project and time management.

• Training and certification in Six Sigma or similar curriculum, and proven work experience.

• High energy, with the ability to work in fast-paced environment

• Computer proficiency required

• Self-starter

• Capable of independent thinking and working alone

• Able to gain support of others with the use of excellent interpersonal and communication skills

You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Machine Safety Inspections
• PLC Programming Experience
• Pipefitting Skills
• HVAC
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• PLC Wiring Experience
• Hydraulics Experience

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Conveyor Systems
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Servo Motors
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

Salary info:

$52 - $55.50 / hr