Electrical Reliability Engineer

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Position Title: 

Electrical Reliability Engineer

PL:

13

Pay Rate:

$112,000-$135,000

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:

401 Avenue U

Bogalusa, LA 70427

The Job You Will Perform:

• Coordinate with department managers, area maintenance supervision and reliability team to develop and implement electrical reliability improvement processes. 
• Generate appropriate procedures or practices that positively impact reliability. Execute projects as needed to support the work execution teams in the areas of equipment access or modifications.
• Monitor, track and meet maintenance budget for reliability metrics, including costs, labor, repairs, and contractor services. 
• Properly develop maintenance plans that appropriately and economically optimize the life of the equipment.
• Achieve target performance goals for machine performance and efficiency.  Enhance reliability metrics mill wide. 
• Ensure mill area integrated action plans on electrical reliability elements are in place and executed. 
• Provide training on areas such as lubrication, RCFA, and Preventive Maintenance. 
• Manage in a goal-oriented environment to deliver targeted results in the areas of Safety, Employee Engagement, and Reliability Excellence. 
• Provide mentorship to electrical leaders in the mill, including those outside of the reliability organization.
• Facilitate reliability needs including RCFA’s
• Support special projects
• Increase skill sets in EPD’s, Drives, Motors and Process Control

The Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• 5+ years of operations, maintenance, and/or engineering experience in a paper manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrate safety leadership while supporting broad based participation in the mill’s safety process. 
• Continue to develop a team based organization committed to employee participation and teamwork to ensure the success of the mill. Utilize CSA process to align Balance Scorecard initiatives to personal objectives.
• Maintain a focus on developing a strong reliability culture where a clear partnership exists between Maintenance, Operations and Engineering.
• Manage the area to achieve budget manufacturing costs, working and ensuring appropriate attention to cost issues and searching for new methods to allow cost reductions. 
• Foster a culture that supports basic care and improved reliability with goals to reduce the number of reliability recordables and the average cost per reliability recordable.
• Demonstrated ability to focus on closing realizable gaps and obtain success.
• Set expectations and hold both teams and individuals accountable for results.

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 experience and training. Promotional opportunities within a global company.

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) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting 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 reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
Bogalusa  LA  70427-1060