Mechanical Reliability Leader

Position Title:

Mechanical Reliability Leader

$120,000-$150,000

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

The Mechanical Reliability Leader at GCF’s New Bern Mill will have overall responsibilities for driving mill-wide reliability improvement plans to improve constrained area downtime. This individual will:

• Drive improvement in work practices and procedures across the mill organization
• Facilitate implementation of work systems and drive improvement efforts for all key elements of reliability
• Responsible for ensuring that the following specific reliability systems are developed and maintained in a consistent and sustainable manner mill-wide:
  • Manufacturing Work systems (MWS), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Significant Reliability Recordable (SRR) management, RI database management, Mechanical Precision Maintenance (MPM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Preventative Maintenance, Operator Basic Care, Annual Outage management, Lubrication, Facility Preservation, and Reliability Certification
  • GMS Reliability program
  • Management of Change (MOC)
  • Constrained area downtime recording
  • Chronic Issues reduction
• Provide guidance and direction for direct reports including:
  • Utilities Reliability engineer
  • Fiberline Reliability engineer
  • Finished Products Reliability Engineer
  • PPM Crew FLL
• Responsible for supporting and auditing the GMTI and MPM Training efforts
• Champion reliability related capital projects
• Perform failure analysis as needed with the assistance of the Technology and Best Practices Database.
• Responsible for the development and growth of engineers

• B.S. in an engineering discipline
• 10+ years of manufacturing experience (pulp & paper mill setting preferred)
• 7+ years of reliability/ maintenance experience
• Formal reliability training or experience implementing reliability systems
• ME certification is a plus

Our GCF business helps customers transform renewable cellulose fibers into essential everyday products. Our safe, high-quality pulp forms the basis for a wide range of applications like towel and tissue products, diapers, feminine care, incontinence and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. In addition, our specialty pulp serves as a sustainable raw material used in construction materials, paints, coatings and more.

GCF generated $2.8B in revenue in 2024 and has 3,300 employees globally, with nine manufacturing facilities and eight regional offices. Additional information can be found by visiting

Global Cellulose Fibers 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.

At Global Cellulose Fibers, our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans. We are proud to offer a variety of benefits to support our employees and their families, including:

• Medical, Dental, Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions
• Paid Time Off

New Bern Mill

1785 Weyerhaeuser Road

Vanceboro, NC 28586

Global Cellulose Fibers 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. Global Cellulose Fibers complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

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