Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Identify & implement improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by working closely with operations & maintenance personnel.
- Provide maintenance engineering, technical assistance & reliability leadership/support.
- Serve as a key interface for Reliability improvement by reviewing equipment history & performing failure cause analysis.
- Review existing preventive maintenance processes for value to the maintenance effort & propose changes as necessary to improve the reliability of the assets.
- Guide efforts to maintain and/or improve the reliability of plant equipment and processes.
- Define, develop, administer, and refine the equipment asset care, condition monitoring and preventative maintenance programs.
- Execute outage work/projects as assigned.
- Review and follow-up on equipment failures, utilizing root cause failure analysis, and offer solutions and own corrective action to prevent future failures.
- Champion and lead the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process for the area.
- Integrate reliability-centered maintenance, risk-based inspections, equipment condition monitoring, root cause analysis, critical spare parts management and other reliability best practices in normal day-to-day activities.
- Provide technical expertise for the analysis, development and evaluation of new maintenance technologies and equipment, and fully utilize all existing technology.
- Serve as a resource for operators and maintenance to learn and understand more about maintenance processes and their related systems and strategies.
- Identify opportunities for improvement within processes, equipment/controls, environmental/safety areas, employee work environment, costs, quality, etc.
- Develop optimization/improvement strategies based on systems analysis and performance metrics.
- Support the implementation of reliability improvement projects.
- Track cost savings associated with Continuous Improvement efforts.
- Provide technical support with the development of Shutdown Work Scope.
- Provide technical support during execution of critical S/D work.
Key Skills:
- Ensures compliance with all safety and environmental regulations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels within the mill.
- High degree of collaboration with both Maintenance and Operations personnel.
- Working knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
- Working knowledge of Planning and Scheduling Standards.
- Strong interpersonal, leadership and time management skills
- Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to multi-task
- Analytical, critical thinking and proven problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as a team
- Be highly motivated, innovative and results-oriented
- The ability to prioritize, make sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently and effectively
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively
- Excellent computer skills
- Advanced experience, knowledge and understanding of safe work practices
Required Professional Experience/Qualifications:
- BS Degree or Technologist in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Rotating equipment troubleshooting aptitude
- Some Experience in utilizing reliability systems, methods and processes
- Knowledgeable using a Computerized Maintenance Management System or ability to learn
- Willingness to work extended hours to support plant outages
The salary for this position is CAN $88-107K per year. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.