Reliability Engineer

The Reliability Engineer is an integral part of our maintenance team focused on predictive and preventive measures for the mill.

Our employees operate in a culture that values safety first and rewards hard work. We recognize and support our team culture and focus on growing our team by promoting from within – many of our employees have built their careers with us.

What you will do:

• 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 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 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

Qualifications you should have:

• 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
• Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or similar Engineering Degree is preferred but not mandatory
  
  

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and drug screen

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