Lubrication/Vibration Reliability Engineer

at  Domtar

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.
Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.
The location in Plymouth, (North Carolina, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Lubrication/Vibration Reliability Engineer. This job is full-time permanent.

Champion the development of sustainable, reliable processes using continuous improvement methodologies and sound reliability principles by working with the process owners from operations, maintenance, and all support teams. For the mill you would be responsible for:

• Champion consistency and best practices of Lubrication routes, Vibration Analysis routes, IR analyses and other techniques for the mill.
• Champion Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
• Ensure systems are in place for maintenance and operations to use and better understand, monitor and communicate the health of all production processes and equipment.
• Review and follow-up on equipment failures, utilizing root cause failure analysis, and offer solutions and own corrective actions to prevent future failures.
• Assist with Asset Strategy Development for the mill.
• Integrate reliability centered maintenance, risk-based inspections, equipment condition monitoring, root cause analysis, critical spare parts management and other reliability best practices in normal day-to-day activities
• Provide technical expertise for the analysis, development and evaluation of new maintenance technologies and equipment, and fully utilize all existing technology.
• Serve as a resource for operators and maintenance to learn and understand more about maintenance processes and their related systems and strategies.
• Assist Purchasing/Storeroom with component rebuild quality control.
• Assist with mill maintenance training, specifically precision maintenance and best practices.
• Assist with maintenance craft testing.
• Identify opportunities for improvement within processes, equipment/controls, environmental/safety areas, employee work environment, costs, quality, etc.
• Support the mill’s ISO requirements
• Assist on mill wide projects as needed

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of applicable experience or Engineering Degree with 3 years’ experience. Strong commitment to safety and have proficient computer skills required

• Champion consistency and best practices of Lubrication routes, Vibration Analysis routes, IR analyses and other techniques for the mill.
• Champion Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
• Ensure systems are in place for maintenance and operations to use and better understand, monitor and communicate the health of all production processes and equipment.
• Review and follow-up on equipment failures, utilizing root cause failure analysis, and offer solutions and own corrective actions to prevent future failures.
• Assist with Asset Strategy Development for the mill.
• Integrate reliability centered maintenance, risk-based inspections, equipment condition monitoring, root cause analysis, critical spare parts management and other reliability best practices in normal day-to-day activities
• Provide technical expertise for the analysis, development and evaluation of new maintenance technologies and equipment, and fully utilize all existing technology.
• Serve as a resource for operators and maintenance to learn and understand more about maintenance processes and their related systems and strategies.
• Assist Purchasing/Storeroom with component rebuild quality control.
• Assist with mill maintenance training, specifically precision maintenance and best practices.
• Assist with maintenance craft testing.
• Identify opportunities for improvement within processes, equipment/controls, environmental/safety areas, employee work environment, costs, quality, etc.
• Support the mill’s ISO requirements
• Assist on mill wide projects as neede