Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking a motivated individual with a background in reliability engineering and rotating equipment engineering to join our team as a Reliability Mechanical Equipment Engineer at the Savannah River Mill in Rincon, GA.
This role drives and supports reliability improvements that maximize asset value creation including safe equipment operation. The Reliability Engineer will be the technical resource and responsible for optimizing reliability work processes that increase asset life cycle throughout the mill. A large portion of time for this role will be rotating equipment associated.
Our Team
Our Savannah River Mill in Rincon, GA began operations in October 1986 and is considered a world-class operation in the industry. Five of the world’s 12 largest tissue paper machines reside at the facility. Our operation is designed to produce products primarily from recycled fiber. We have over 50 converting lines that make the tissue, towel, and napkin products in our retail and away from home markets. We strive to be a valued member of our community and we’ve built strong partnerships over the years as part of those efforts.
What You Will Do
- Collaborate with other work groups including maintenance, operations, engineering, and external resources as needed to help develop proactive path forward for equipment issues. This includes equipment/system upgrades, troubleshooting, and maintenance rebuilds.
- Develop knowledge and skills necessary to provide technical oversight of the Yankee Dryer compliance/reliability program through assisting the current leader.
- Monitor equipment value creation opportunities and asset performance using appropriate reliability data analysis, metrics (MTBF), and KPI’s.
- Provide technical support and drive asset improvement by supporting condition monitoring programs including predictive (PdM), lubrication, and precision installation practices.
- Provide appropriate design for reliability engineering criteria input to capital projects.
- Lead problem solving and troubleshooting efforts including formal root-cause failure analysis (RCAs) where needed to develop solutions and implement reliability strategies. Collaborate with other work groups to drive implementation of reliability strategy improvements.
- Promote use of appropriate tools and best available technology including failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), reliability centered maintenance (RCM) programs, life-cycle analysis, and condition monitoring techniques.
- Work toward excellence in Environmental, Health, and Safety and compliance by participation in safety initiatives, identifying, and resolving hazards with critical and high risks.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering
- Reliability engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated working knowledge of reliability programs (Analysis, RCA, PdM, preventative maintenance, lubrication, equipment installation and repair)
- Experience with condition monitoring techniques including vibration analysis
What Will Put You Ahead
- Non-Destructive testing experience or qualifications
- ASNT-TC1A Level I or II (or equivalent) in Vibration Analysis
- Lubrication Level I certification (Noria or equivalent)
- Experience with advanced equipment monitoring and troubleshooting techniques such as Modal and ODS Analysis, and Motion Amplifications Analysis
- Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE).
- SAP experience
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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