Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance engineering, technical assistance & reliability leadership/support.
• Responsible for reliability and compliance of mill’s power boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, vessels, natural gas, and fire-water systems.
• Identify & implement improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by working closely with operations & maintenance personnel.
• Coordinate & supervise both Mill & contract personnel as needed.
• Serve as a key interface for Reliability improvement by reviewing equipment history & performing failure cause analysis.
• Review existing preventive maintenance processes for value to the maintenance effort & propose changes as necessary to improve the reliability of the assets.
• Guide efforts to maintain and/or improve reliability of plant equipment and processes.
• Define, develop, administer and refine the equipment asset care, condition monitoring and preventative maintenance programs.
• Inspect completed projects to ensure conformance with design standards.
• Support Maintenance teams: Help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required.
• Execute outage work/projects as assigned.
• Provides existing support to activities in the use of instrument and electrical devices for industrial use.

• Uses CMMS to plan work orders including scope of work, manning, materials required, safety instructions, required permits, special tools, specifications and drawings.
• Estimate cost of work orders in terms of direct labor and materials required.
• Submits work orders for approval.
• Reserves materials from mill stores or issues requisitions to the purchasing department.
• In accordance with standard practice, ensures all necessary information has been provided for close out of the work orders.
• Maintains equipment files.
• Co-operates closely with other Maintenance Planners in allocation of resources and exchange of information.
• May be required to serve as relief Maintenance Supervisor if directed by the Superintendent.
• Collaborates with Maintenance and Operations supervisors in determining when work will be scheduled.

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering required

• 5-Years of Industrial Experience, Pulp and Paper Preferred
• 3-Years of experience in Reliability Engineering Role, preferably in Pulp and Paper
• Power Boiler, Fire-Water, and/or Pressure Vessel Maintenance Experience
• Must have good interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to interact at all organizational levels.
• Be highly motivated, innovative and results oriented.
• The ability to prioritize makes sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various departments/families and individuals (internal and external).
• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Analytical, critical thinking and proven problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Results focused and detail-oriented.