Electrical Reliability Engineer

Socket.dev; Pine Hill (AL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

International Paper seeks an Electrical Reliability Engineer for its Pine Hill, AL facility. You will drive reliability strategies for electrical and instrumentation systems within a large pulp and paper operation, interacting with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes equipment care programs, predictive and preventive maintenance, and collaboration with suppliers to improve asset life and process uptime.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering is required or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of electrical/instrumentation experience.
• 4+ years of electrical engineering experience at a manufacturing facility.
• Strong technical and maintenance background in power distribution and instrumentation/controls.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own equipment reliability strategy and maintenance programs.
• Lead criticalities assessment and cradle-to-grave asset management.
• Develop and optimize predictive and preventive maintenance routes.
• Ensure adherence to EPD, IEPM, Motors, Turbomachines, valves and electrical room air quality policies.
• Coordinate with operations to prioritize work orders and outages.
• Support capital and repair projects and 5-year repair planning.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Instrumentation

Power distribution

SAP PM

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Position Title

Electrical Reliability Engineer

Pay Rate

$89,00 - $118,000

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

Category/Shift

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location

7600 AL-10

Pine Hill, AL 36769

The Pine Hill Mill is currently seeking an Electrical/Instrumentation Reliability Engineer. The Pine Hill Mill is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two machines.The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, and effluent treatment. The position works within the Maintenance and Engineering department.

We are seeking an Engineer with electrical power distribution, EI Precision Maintenance (IEPM), Motor Maintenance and Valve Maintenance experience. A successful reliability engineer with be able to interact with all parts of the organization. The Reliability Engineer’s responsibility is to maintain and improve the reliability of our manufacturing operations. They are to eliminate production limiting failures from our process and increase the life of our assets. Reliability engineering is the supercharging of traditional maintenance equipment engineering with a portion of process engineering. A reliability engineer focuses on overall process reliability of which equipment reliability is a major component. They must work hand in hand with craftsman and operators while being able to communicate effectively with supplier’s sales engineers and technology support. Daily they will partner with operating and maintenance leaders to support the area. In crisis situations they must be able to provide good technical direction and pull together corrective plans efficiently.

The Job You Will Perform:

• Equipment Reliability Strategy
• Criticalities Assessment Owner: lead development effort and keep criticalities current
• Owns maintenance strategy. Reliability Engineers are responsible for defining, developing, administering, and refining the equipment care programs.
• Predictive Maintenance: develop routes; ensure communication between core team and technician
• Preventative Maintenance: develop PM mechanics for each area; develop routes and manage the program and communication with core teams
• Where assigned, ensure GMS Policy adherence for EPD, IEPM, Motors, Turbine Generators, Valves and Electrical Room Air Quality
• Champion Asset Class Management in area – Establish cradle to grave strategy for critical equipment types.
• Support Core teams: help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required; coach maintenance FLLs as needed; EDP Oversight; Precision Motor Program; IEPM; MWS Team participation
• Failure Elimination
• RCFA Facilitation: champion use of RCFA for the area. Does not lead all RCFA’s, but ensures engagement of workforce, proper root causes identified, and action items are completed
• Coordinate priorities with operations
• MWS Work participation: participate in prioritizing Area work orders; ensure Indirect Work Order / Mgmt of Change identified as required; ensure proper preventive maintenance shutdown work is completed; annual outage work
• Capital and Repair Projects
• Facility Plan Development: maintain 5 yr repair plan for area
• Participate in Capital Plan development

The Skills You Will Bring:

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ Years of Electrical and Instrumentation experience,maybe considered in lieu of Degree
• 4+ years’ electrical engineering experience at manufacturing facility
• Strong technical and maintenance background with electrical power distribution and Instrument/ Controls experience
• Ability to manage and lead multiple projects
• Proficient with Microsoft and SAP PM Applications
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must have good interpersonal skills with ability to interact at all levels
• Must possess great time management skills
• Key Competencies
  • Detail Oriented
  • Command Skills
  • Electrical Aptitude
  • Managerial Courage
  • Organizational Skills

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training, promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) creates sustainable packaging solutions that enable our customers, teammates and shareowners to thrive in an ever-changing world. We are a leader in corrugated packaging, partnering with customers across industries to protect what matters most, strengthen supply chains and create lasting value. Learn more at internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail] or [phone].