Engineer Senior Reliability

Where you will work

Lewiston is Clearwater Paper's original manufacturing facility and home to nearly 700 dedicated team members who power our site. Together, we make paperboard used in products across the United States, including food packaging, plates, cups and more. Home to the first mill that produced poster board from wood waste, the site currently operates two paper machines, two extruders, two power boilers and two recovery boilers.

Located where the Snake and Clearwater rivers meet on the Idaho-Washington border, Lewiston offers an active outdoor lifecycle with easy access to fishing, boating, hiking and camping. The region's milder climate means more rain than snow in the winter and long, sunny days in the summer.

Living here means you'll be close to Lewis-Clark State College, University of Idaho, Washington State University, and Walla Walla Community College, as well as strong local K-12 school districts

What you will do

The Senior Reliability Engineer is responsible for managing assigned projects from concept through start-up, supply continuous in-plant engineering support to normal mill maintenance, and lead RCFA to eliminate equipment reliability issues.

Project & Operations Support

• Provides technical assistance to production, reliability and quality groups as needed to solve equipment and process-related problems and develops methods to improve processes.
• Optimize manufacturing processes by investigating and eliminating root causes of equipment failures.
• Evaluates new technologies, implements process changes and develops systems to reduce operating costs, increase production and improve quality.
• Leads the technical process for operating areas to solve equipment and process-related problems.
• Provides support data for all reports and performance updates.
• Data analysis to reduce variability or improve performance
• Reviews production schedules and suggests modifications for reduced downtime and/or change overs where applicable.
• Assists with designing solutions to eliminate equipment failures and process instabilities.
• Optimize manufacturing processes by investigating and eliminating root causes of equipment failures

Reliability

• Coordinates failure analysis and oversees program
• Track data by department and analyse work orders to recommend changes in maintenance or operational procedures.
• Develops, coordinates, and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts.
• Investigates and analyses relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards.
• Analyses preliminary plans and develops reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer, and governmental agency reliability objectives.
• As necessary, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.
• Work with operations and maintenance teams to meet or exceed downtime reduction goals.

Leadership

• Assist in the management of the Predictive and Preventative Maintenance programs including vibration coverage through the mill, plant tank integrity, pressure vessel integrity, and pre-post failure reports.
• Participates in the development of less experienced engineers.
• Manages capital projects at times.
• Facilitate Reliability Steering Teams.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others' knowledge and skills.
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others.
• Uses understanding of customer needs and the organization's customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes.
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results.

What you will need

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in engineering, preferably in the paper industry and preferably reliability engineering experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
• AutoCAD experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with vendors, managers, and production employees to achieve goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Capable of managing Process Safety Management programs.
• Familiar with and have a good working knowledge of construction and repair codes (ASME, API, NBIC, NEC etc.)
• Knowledgeable with maintenance best practices (vibration analysis, oil analysis, etc.) preferred
• Must be capable of understanding and troubleshooting complex industrial systems and equipment.
• Understanding of LEAN manufacturing and Continuous Improvement (CI) concepts preferred
• Professional Engineering license preferred.
• High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces
• Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment.
• Dirt, noise, odor, and temperature extremes.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process