The Reliability Engineer

Job Description
The Reliability Engineer is an integral part of our maintenance team focused on predictive and preventive measures for the mill.
Responsibilities:
Additional duties include 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:
Conduct and coordinate failure investigations, including analyzing failure mechanisms and implementing solutions to improve reliability, quality, safety, and financial performance.
Redesign machinery and / or processes to improve plant reliability and lower operating costs.
Direct supervision of the Reliability Technicians.
Implement best practices for lubrication, handling, application, and storage of lubricants along with the oil analysis program.
Direct oversight of the preventative and predictive maintenance programs which include vibration analysis, thermography, infrared, oil analysis, precision alignment and others to improve the mill’s reliability program.
Responsible for hydraulic and compressor programs
Champion the adoption of best maintenance practices
Utilize the mill’s 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.
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