Mechanical Reliability Engineer

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Position Title :

Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Pay Rate :

$93,400 - $137,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift :

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location :

7600 AL-10

Pine Hill, AL 36769

The Pine Hill Mill is currently seeking a Mechanical Reliability Engineer. The Pine Hill Mill is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two machines. The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, and effluent treatment. The position works within the Maintenance and Engineering department.

A successful reliability engineer with be able to interact with all parts of the organization. The Reliability Engineer’s responsibility is to maintain and improve the reliability of our manufacturing operations. They are to eliminate production limiting failures from our process and increase the life of our assets. Reliability engineering is the supercharging of traditional maintenance equipment engineering with a portion of process engineering. A reliability engineer focuses on overall process reliability of which equipment reliability is a major component. They must work hand in hand with craftsman and operators while being able to communicate effectively with supplier’s sales engineers and technology support. Daily they will partner with operating and maintenance leaders to support the area. In crisis situations they must be able to provide good technical direction and pull together corrective plans efficiently.

The Job You Will Perform:

• Equipment Reliability Strategy
• Criticalities Assessment Owner: lead development effort and keep criticalities current
• Owns maintenance strategy. Reliability Engineers are responsible for defining, developing, administering, and refining the equipment care programs.
• Predictive Maintenance: develop routes; ensure communication between core team and technician
• Preventative Maintenance: develop PM mechanics for each area; develop routes and manage the program and communication with core teams
• Where assigned, ensure GMS Policy adherence
• Champion Asset Class Management in area – Establish cradle to grave strategy for critical equipment types.
• Support Core teams: help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required; coach maintenance FLLs as needed; MWS Team participation
• Failure Elimination
• RCFA Facilitation: champion use of RCFA for the area. Does not lead all RCFA’s, but ensures engagement of workforce, proper root causes identified, and action items are completed
• Coordinate priorities with operations
• MWS Work participation: participate in prioritizing Area work orders; ensure Indirect Work Order / Mgmt of Change identified as required; ensure proper preventive maintenance shutdown work is completed; annual outage work
• Capital and Repair Projects
• Facility Plan Development: maintain 5 yr repair plan for area
• Participate in Capital Plan development

The Skills You Will Bring:

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Preferred)

• 10+ Years of Mechanical Maintenance Experience, may be considered in lieu of Degree

• 5+ years’ experience at manufacturing facility
• Ability to manage and lead multiple projects
• Proficient with Microsoft and SAP PM Applications
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must have good interpersonal skills with ability to interact at all levels
• Must possess great time management skills

Key Competencies

• Detail Oriented
• Command Skills
• Electrical Aptitude
• Managerial Courage
• Organizational Skills

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training and promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP .

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] or (877) 973-3919.
Pine Hill AL 36769