Superintendent, Reliability

Sappi; Cloquet (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sappi in Minnesota seeks a Reliability Superintendent to apply reliability principles to maintenance strategies for pulp and paper mill assets. The role involves reviewing failures, downtime reports, and histories to uncover recurring problems, and leading the implementation of PM and PDM, RCM, and RCA within safety and environmental standards.

You will collaborate with site resources, develop KPI dashboards, and advance predictive technologies, including vibration analysis, infrared

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or equivalent technical training and experience.
• 5+ years experience employing RCM and RCA methods.
• Functional knowledge of vibration, infrared thermography, oil analysis, ultrasonic and motor current analysis.
• Strong safety leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement risk-based and reliability-centered maintenance strategies to support asset reliability.
• Lead site predictive and preventive maintenance programs (e.g. vibration analysis, lubrication programs, ultrasonic and motor signature analysis).
• Demonstrate proficient use of a CMMS (SAP experience a plus).
• Provide technical support in reliability practices such as failure analysis and PM/PdM optimization.
• Develop, report, and maintain Maintenance and Reliability KPI’s.
• Team player able to work and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
• Lead training to build individual and team capabilities.

Skills

Reliability engineering

RCM

RCA

Predictive maintenance

CMMS

Problem solving

Communication

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

Vibration analysis

Infrared Thermography

Oil analysis

Ultrasonic analysis

Electrical Motor Diagnostic/Motor Current Analysis

CMMS

SAP experience

Job description

The Reliability Superintendent will utilize reliability principles and tools to evaluate maintenance strategies for pulp and paper mill assets. The candidate will work closely with site resources to review equipment failures, downtime reports and equipment histories to uncover reoccurring maintenance problems. Evaluate, modify, enhance maintenance practices, PM and PDM effectiveness. Lead the application of effective predictive technologies and methods such as RCM, RCA within established safety, quality and environmental standards.

Job Specifications

• Develop and implement risk based and reliability centered maintenance strategies to support asset reliability
• Lead site predictive and preventive maintenance programs (e.g. vibration analysis, lubrication programs, ultrasonic and motor signature analysis programs.
• Demonstrate proficient use of a CMMS (SAP experience a plus)
• Use logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to solving problems.
• Responsible to build individual and team capabilities by developing training systems.
• Provides technical support in the form of strategic reliability practices such as failure analysis, suggested technical repair procedures, reliability improvements, PM/PdM optimization, etc.
• Develop, report, and maintain appropriate Maintenance and Reliability KPI’s
• Team player able to work and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
• Ability to listen and understand information and ideas and to express thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely through oral and written communication.

Entry Requirements

• BS in Engineering or equivalent technical training and experience
• 5+ years experience employing Reliability Center Maintenance (RCM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methods
• Functional knowledge of primary predictive technologies such as Vibration, Infrared Thermography, Oil Analysis Ultrasonic and Electric Motor Diagnostic/Motor Current Analysis
• Strong safety leadership

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.