Reliability Engineer, Electrical

Smurfit Westrock; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock, NY-based manufacturing leader in sustainable packaging, seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to investigate and resolve electrical reliability issues. You will collaborate with maintenance teams, mill leadership, and EMS to enhance safety and equipment reliability.

You will design, install, commission, and maintain critical electrical systems, including power distribution, protection relays, motors, and controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with three-phase systems, motors, protection schemes, and control wiring.
• Knowledge of NEC/NFPA 70E electrical standards; experience with PLCs and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve electrical reliability issues within the facility.
• Lead design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of critical electrical systems and equipment.
• Support outage planning and development of electrical work scopes.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams, mill leadership and reliability groups to improve safety and reliability.
• Contribute to PM optimization and long-term electrical reliability improvements.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Manufacturing environment

Project leadership

Synchronous motor maintenance

Instrumentation/PLC

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Passport

JDE

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Description & Requirements

• Primary responsibility for investigating and resolving electrical reliability issues within the facility. Maintain close working interaction with the maintenance Team (Mechanical and Electrical) along with other stakeholders such as Mill Leadership, Production, Corporate Reliability Group (EMS), Key 3rd party contractors (OEM’s consultants, etc.) and SME’s within Smurfit WestRock to identify and resolve safety and reliability opportunities of the electrical assets at the mill. Assist in outage and shutdown execution as required.

How You Will Impact WestRock

• Subject Matter Expert, SME for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of critical Electrical Systems and Equipment. Electrical Equipment including Power Generation and distribution, Transformers, Switchgear, Protection Relays, Electrical Switching Low and high voltage motors and starters, UPS and battery charger systems, Variable Frequency Drives/soft Starters, Electrical Actuators, grounding systems, Lighting, Cathodic Protections, Portable Electrical Equipment etc.
• Maintain close working interaction with the maintenance Team (Mechanical and Electrical) along with other stakeholders such as Mill Leadership, Production, Corporate Reliability Group (EMS), Key 3rd party contractors (OEM’s consultants, etc.) and SME within Smurfit WestRock to identify and resolve safety and reliability opportunities of the electrical assets at the mill.
• Provide technical expertise to improve electrical equipment reliability by evaluating and /or redesigning equipment and systems. Work to improve the integrity and reliability of all low, medium, and high voltage electrical installations, systems, and Equipment for the facility. This includes but not limited to reliability improvements by developing engineering solutions to repetitive failures and other issues that adversely affect plant equipment operations, project management and trouble -shooting roles
• Support training Electrical programs for maintenance and operations personnel for safe and reliable operation and maintenance of lant power distribution systems
• Lead or support RCA efforts in areas of expertise and report outs. Compiling recommendations and implementation/close-out and follow – ups
• Support development and optimization of PMs for all the electrical equipment while ensuring the reliability and availability of electrical equipment throughout the facility through the effective PM and PDM strategies to prevent and resolve equipment failures
• Assist outage planning and developing electrical work scopes and execution plans
• Design and implement long-term continuous improvement projects and systems to improve electrical reliability
• Participate in weekend call support on a rotating basis.
• Remain current on electrical standards, techniques, and practices, and thorough understanding of electrical standards (NEC,NFPA, 70E etc.)
• Experience with synchronous motor maintenance and troubleshooting
• Lead electrical cold mill outage team, including temporary power setup and execution

What You Need To Succeed

• Experience in electrical engineering in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of safe electrical work practices and understanding of industry codes
• Knowledge and experience with three phase electrical systems
• Knowledge of Ac and DC electric motors and motor controls and electrical protections schemes
• Knowledge of instrumentation, PLC’s, and controls
• Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as familiar with CMMS systems like (SAP, Passport, JDE etc.)
• Experience in the Pulp and Paper Industry
• Management or project leadership experience in an industrial, manufacturing/production facility
• 5 years or more experience in electrical engineering in manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
• Knowledge of relay coordination, arc flash hazard and short circuit analysis

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

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.