Reliability Engineer

About the job Reliability Engineer

What you will do:

• Site wide responsibilities including sawmill, planer mill, dry kilns, site services and mobile equipment.

• Analyze plant downtime, quality, safety, and financial data to identify areas of focus for the maintenance and operations teams:

o Conduct and coordinate failure investigations, including analyzing failure mechanisms and implementing solutions to improve reliability, quality, safety, and financial performance.

o Redesign machinery and / or processes to improve plant reliability and lower operating costs.

• Direct supervision of the Reliability Technicians.

o Implement best practices for lubrication, handling, application, and storage of lubricants along with the oil analysis program.

o Direct oversight of the preventative and predictive maintenance programs which include vibration analysis, thermography, infrared, oil analysis, precision alignment and others to improve the mills reliability program.

o Responsible for hydraulic and compressor programs

• Champion the adoption of Best Maintenance Practices per the resource library in WFs internal intranet.

• Utilize the mills computerized maintenance management system (Maximo) to manage all maintenance activities within the scope of this position.

• Assist in the planning and execution of maintenance activities where required.

• Identify other opportunities across the site to improve efficiency, lower cost, and reduce waste.

Additional duties include:

• Coordinate and manage services from OEM representatives and other third parties to improve equipment reliability, life cycles, and costs.

• Benchmark performance and best practices at other facilities.

• Communicate reliability activities and results to all departments including senior management.

• Understand machinery functions in detail. A hands-on approach will be required to fully understand the failure mechanisms of machinery.

• Project management.

Qualifications you should have:

• Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or similar Engineering Degree. Only time they hire without the degree is if they candidate has 20 years of experience.

• 2 to 5 years of relevant experience with industrial manufacturing equipment

What will make you stand out:

• Self-directed and motivated.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Willingness to adapt and thrive in a collaborate team environment.

• Well organized.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Computer proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and Power Point, Maximo.

Our highly competitive compensation package includes:

• Benefits starting Day 1

• On-the-job training

• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within

• Medical

• Dental

• 401k with company match plus an additional retirement contribution

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Life Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Paid vacations and holiday