Reliability Engineer - Mechanical

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Position Title:

Reliability Engineer – Mechanical

Pay Rate:

$100,700 - $134,300

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s short –term incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

100 Jensen Road

Prattville, AL

The Job You Will Perform:

The Prattville Mill is currently seeking a Mechanical Reliability Engineer. The Prattville Mill is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two machines. The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, finished products, and effluent treatment. The position works within the Maintenance group and reports to the Mill Reliability Leader.

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Conduct and understand Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process, Basic Care, etc.
• Maintain equipment reliability records and reporting/measuring processes
• Manage reliability database process for the area, including tracking of entries and quality of data
• Participate in the MWS process for the area, reporting progress against required deliverables
• Support reliability based training activities for hourly and salaried operations and maintenance personnel
• Identify and implement maintenance solutions to improve safety, reliability, and/or quality issues
• Engage business unit team members and other mill leaders throughout the process to ensure department and mill objectives are addressed and to deliver world class results
• Manage multiple projects at any given time
• Support routine and annual outage planning and execution activities
• Supervise hourly reliability technicians as needed, including PM/PdM and Lubrication technicians and trainers
• Champion elements of the company’s reliability initiatives as needed
• Identify and implement reliability focused cost reduction strategies that reduce the cost of ownership
• Provide support for capital project development and implementation
• Implement systems to improve/sustain results
• Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings
• Perform the necessary field work to obtain accurate information for the design
• Support 5S program for the area and drive improvement projects, audit systems, and excellent results
• Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for Maintenance or assigned Business Units.

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Must have a BS in Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering program.
• Candidates should have 5 or more years experience in a manufacturing environment, experience in a fully integrated paper mill is preferred. 
• Comfort in SAP Plant Maintenance, Microsoft Office, and outage planning software
• Expertise in areas such as lubrication, vibration, precision mechanical and electrical practices, rotating equipment, electrical power distribution, and electrical instrumentation and controls
• Utilize the International Paper Change Process to drive change
• Strong desire to work in heavy manufacturing setting.
• High regard for safety in the workplace and active willingness to be a safety leader.
• Comfort with all levels of employees including operators, engineers, contractors, and various levels of management.
• Successful candidates must have thorough knowledge and experience utilizing Microsoft.  Supervisory experience is preferred with preference given to candidates with experience managing a project/maintenance engineering team.

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 training and 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 120 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 a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2022 were $21.2 billion. 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.
Prattville  AL  36067