Reliability Engineer - Spring Grove, United States - Pixelle Specialty Solutions

    Pixelle Specialty Solutions
    Pixelle Specialty Solutions Spring Grove, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Company Description

    Pixelle Specialty SolutionsTM is the largest specialty paper company in North America, with fully integrated pulp and paper operations in Chillicothe, Ohio, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Stevens Point, Wisconsin and a coating operation in Fremont, Ohio. Supported by an experienced product development team, Pixelle excels in designing customized solutions that help customers bring new products to market. With a long history of leadership in the paper industry, Pixelle delivers the most comprehensive portfolio of specialty papers to help you meet today's challenging demands.

    Job Description

    Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday

    Participates in daily standard work as part of the Spring Grove Business Plan and the Pixelle Business System. Applies engineering principles in the elimination of equipment downtime, design for reliability of new installations or redesigns, fosters continuous improvement, and enforcement of Maintenance Engineering Best Practices.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    • Champion improvements to our Reliability Initiatives throughout the Spring Grove facility
    • Use proven problem-solving techniques to help troubleshoot operational or quality issues in the paper and coated division of the mill;
    • Remain knowledgeable of the latest reliability technologies/techniques and implement as appropriate.
    • Determine best maintenance practices for specific pieces of equipment and/or equipment types. These practices include, but not limited to:
      • Operate to Failure (OTF)
      • Preventive / Fixed Time Maintenance (FTM)
      • Predictive / Condition based maintenance (CBM)
    • Work within maintenance and closely with the production groups to determine projects that increase valve to the mill.
    • Represent the maintenance department in daily interactions
    • Utilize the root cause failure analysis system (RCFA) to prevent reoccurring failures.
    • Develop or modify preventative maintenance (PM) work requests within the CMMS system
    • Learn and foster Precision Maintenance best practices and act as a resource for crafts.
    • Plan, schedule and execute major equipment rebuilds;
    • Performs the first line supervisory functions of promoting safety
    • Actively participates in daily standard work including commitment-based safety, daily review of production/equipment performance, maintenance daily briefing, etc.
    Qualifications
    • Four (4) year degree in mechanical, industrial, or chemical engineering, or related field
    • Must have experience in manufacturing environments (professional or internship)
    • Must have strong analytical, technical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
    • Ability to handle deadlines, variable workloads, and being on call, as required
    • Ability to work both independently and as a team member;
    • SAP experience (particularly SAP Maintenance) is beneficial
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