Reliability Engineer

Smurfit Westrock; Alabama; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock in the United States is seeking a Reliability Engineer to lead efforts to improve asset health and reduce unscheduled downtime across the mill. You will partner with maintenance and production teams, manage lubrication and monitoring programs, and drive RCFA actions with actionable root cause solutions.

The role emphasizes engineering, analytics, and strong communication. Candidates with 2+ years in reliability in pulp and paper or related manufacturing are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 2+ years of reliability experience in pulp and paper or related manufacturing environment.
• Strong engineering, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with predictive maintenance, reliability improvement, and RCFA methodologies.
• Effective communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage lubrication, inspection, and condition monitoring programs.
• Lead equipment reliability improvement to increase availability and uptime.
• Reduce maintenance costs through analysis of repetitive failures and predictive data.
• Drive Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) processes and implement corrective actions.
• Provide leadership and daily technical assistance for reliability issues.
• Support outage planning, project implementation, and contractor management.
• Partner with Maintenance and Production teams to strengthen reliability culture.

Skills

Reliability engineering

RCFA

Predictive maintenance

Leadership

Problem solving

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

JD Edwards

Job description

OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY:

This position provides leadership and support to improve, increase, and optimize the reliability of mill process equipment and eliminate unscheduled equipment downtime. The Reliability Engineer works within the reliability organization to improve asset health, reduce maintenance costs, and increase process reliability across the facility.

HOW YOU WILL IMPACT SMURFIT WESTROCK:

• Manage the lubrication, inspection, and condition monitoring programs.
• Lead equipment reliability improvement efforts to increase availability and uptime.
• Reduce maintenance costs through analysis of repetitive failures and predictive maintenance data.
• Drive the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process and implement corrective actions.
• Provide leadership and daily technical assistance for reliability-related issues.
• Support outage planning, project implementation, and contractor management.
• Partner with Maintenance and Production teams to strengthen reliability culture.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 2+ years of reliability experience in pulp and paper or related manufacturing environment.
• Strong engineering, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with predictive maintenance, reliability improvement, and RCFA methodologies.
• Effective communication and leadership skills.

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Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.