Reliability Engineer
Sirius Staffing
- Fairfax, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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 West Fraser’s Best Maintenance Practices per the resource library in WF’s internal intranet.
- 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 West Fraser 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.
- Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or similar Engineering Degree is preferred but not mandatory.
- Relevant experience with industrial manufacturing equipment and / or trades experience is an asset.
- 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.
- 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 holidays