Paper Machine Mechanical Engineer

Smurfit Westrock • Longview, WA • 17h ago

The Paper Machine Mechanical Engineer is responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of mechanical systems and components within paper manufacturing areas. This role ensures optimal performance, reliability, and safety of paper machines and associated equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety and Area Housekeeping

Conduct safety observations, submit BGS concerns and lead using Balmert tools. Support Maintenance department Incident Rate target of

Inspect and promote housekeeping both in the shops, parts staging areas and at the job site.

Troubleshoot day-to-day machine break in runnability problems

Troubleshoot and follow up on daily maintenance related machine/OCC issues affecting production.

Utilize failure mode and effects analysis and risk analysis techniques to develop the most cost-effective maintenance repair/upgrade strategies to correct machine issues.

Review and communicate a safe and corrective plan with supervisors and planners to allow them to effectively execute break in repairs or add to weekly schedule.

Develop and track simple "5-why" RCFAs and follow up tasks to ensure successful completion. Monitor the effectiveness of the corrective actions.

Interact with Reliability Engineers on recurring issues, previous root cause analyses and other equipment performance trending information.

Liaison with maintenance group to provide timely communication on maintenance repair/upgrade strategies.

Identify Operating Procedure changes and upgrades needed to improve equipment reliability

Provide recommendations to Reliability Team from Reliability analyses that may involve changes in Operator Procedures.

Develop supporting data for improvement ideas, including number & frequency of occurrences, cost per occurrence and EHS implications.

Provide Shutdown Planning Assistance

Aid in review of shutdown job scopes to ensure completeness.

Aid supervision to machine shutdown jobs or equipment improvement strategies as necessary.

Perform machine audits as required to identify equipment issues.

Ensuring outage plans align with project goals, deadlines, and regulatory requirements

Develop Equipment Maintenance Strategies and PM program

Review Preventative Maintenance programs to ensure complete and effective. Develop Maintenance Strategies for selected systems.

Monitor performance of all equipment systems to determine the effectiveness of the Maintenance Strategies. Upgrade Preventative Maintenance programs as indicated by performance data.

Consolidate and integrate with other Preventative Maintenance plans to provide the most efficient use of equipment downtime for maintenance tasks.

Provide Relief Leadership Coverage in Maintenance Superintendent Role

Provide relief Maintenance Superintendent duties for department leadership in the absence of Paper Maintenance Superintendent.

Ensure Organizational Effectiveness by advancing mill vision

Support the Mill safety and health vision by identifying job safety risks and making necessary actions to resolve or mitigate.

Provide technical support to maintenance crews as necessary to ensure job tasks are completed safely and effectively. Achieve safety excellence by designing safety and ergonomics into all improvement job tasks.

Support and drive EPAM work process

Ensure all precision maintenance quality standards and specifications are completed and departments submit the appropriate paperwork for major outages.

Lead teams by facilitating group discussion, problem solving, and decision making.

Assist in the Maintenance Tradesmen training development program.

Promote and Integrate Reliability into the Culture and Daily Operation of the mill.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor\u2019s degree in engineering, Project Management, or a related field.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in Paper Machine maintenance or a similar role in the maintenance or operations field.

Skills:

Strong project management and organizational skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Proficiency in Outage planning and scheduling software.

Knowledge of safety regulations and compliance requirements.

Ability to manage budgets and control costs effectively.

Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to work in industrial environments, including exposure to various weather conditions.

Ability to stand, walk, and climb for extended periods.

Work Environment:

This position may require extended working hours, including weekends and holidays, during Outage periods.

This role involves working in both office and field environments.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

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