Reliability Specialist/Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical)

Packaging Corporation of America; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Packaging Corporation of America is seeking a maintenance engineering professional to support the mill by resolving maintenance, technical, and equipment reliability issues. You will establish safe work practices, enforce mill rules, and plan staffing for mill and contract employees while evaluating hourly personnel performance.

The ideal candidate holds a BS in mechanical or metallurgical engineering with 2–3 years in an industrial manufacturing setting (pulp and paper experience preferred) and

Qualifications

• BS degree in mechanical or metallurgical engineering with 2-3 years' experience in an industrial manufacturing environment; pulp and paper experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-up.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, delegate, analyze problems and facilitate in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to function and contribute within a team.
• Computer skills required.
• Willingness to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering services to maintenance and operating department personnel to resolve maintenance, technical, and equipment reliability issues.
• Establish and maintain safe work practices and a safe work environment for coworkers and employees.
• Ensure mill rules and company policies are followed.
• Schedule and supervise mill and contract employees as required.
• Evaluate the performance of hourly personnel under supervision.
• Maintain equipment files and databases.
• Understand equipment operation to determine preventive and predictive maintenance needs.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance procedures to ensure equipment availability.
• Collaborate with peers to maintain equipment and achieve uptime goals.

Skills

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Analytical problem solving

Team collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Computer skills

Flexibility to work shifts

Education

BS in mechanical or metallurgical engineering

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering services to maintenance and operating department personnel as required to resolve maintenance, technical, and equipment reliability issues.
• Establish and maintain safe work practices and safe work environment for coworkers and employees.
• Ensure that mill rules are enforced and that company policies are followed.
• Schedule and supervise mill and contract employees as required.
• Evaluate performance of hourly personnel under their supervision.
• Ensure that equipment files and database are maintained properly.
• Understand equipment operation and function as required to determine preventive and predictive maintenance needs.
• Develop preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance procedures as required to insure equipment availability.
• Work with peers to effectively maintain equipment to achieve uptime goals as set by the department.

Basic Qualifications

• BS degree in mechanical or metallurgical engineering with 2-3 years' experience in an industrial manufacturing environment; pulp and paper experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills, including attention to detail and follow up skills.
• Demonstrated skills in setting priorities and delegating, analytical problem solving, and facilitating in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Must be able to function and contribute within a team environment.
• Computer skills required.
• Must be willing and able to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed.