Reliability Engineer (Engineering)

  Norbord

  High Level, Alberta, Canada

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Reliability Engineer will be responsible for maximizing efforts to ensure the reliability and maintainability of the assets in the facility. The Reliability Engineer administers the Root Cause Analysis program to ensure the root cause of failures has been properly determined. The Reliability Engineer utilizes this information to provide advice for changes to equipment, preventative maintenance, or process to prevent future failures of identical or similar nature. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Development and refinement of the Root Cause analysis program
• Analyze equipment histories to identify and address specific repetitive failures
• Further development and administration of the downtime tracking program to ensure consistency of tracking throughout the mill
• Regularly review downtime reports and equipment histories to identify solutions for reoccurring maintenance problems
• Coordination with Maintenance Planner/Scheduler/Coordinator ensuring correct PM activities are scheduled and performed when due
• Apply value analysis to make maintenance decisions, i.e., repair/replace and repair/redesign
• Specify and develop standard repair techniques for major repetitive tasks, such as component replacements
• Works with Maintenance Planner/Scheduler/Coordinators, as necessary, to develop job scopes for major unique jobs
• Develop the standardization processes, which influence new construction and equipment purchases including materials, equipment and spare parts
• Identify potential cost reductions through extended parts life, reduced labor cost, and other part-related improvement techniques
• Participates in the review phase of design of capital additions and changes in plant layout to ensure full maintainability of equipment, utilities, and facilities
• Participates in approval of all new installations, including those done by contractors, to ensure their maintainability and reliability as influenced by life cycle costing

As the ideal candidate you will be a Mechanical Engineer or Certified Engineering Technologist with at least 2 years of relevant engineering experience. Familiarity with forest operations and product properties are a definite asset. As the successful candidate you have strong problem solving skills, a creative approach to new ideas, an excellent grasp of engineering and design principles, an understanding of manufacturing processes and construction methods, and an awareness of the environmental impact of design ideas.

Compensation

We offer the following as part of our employment package:

- Very competitive wages
- Opportunity for advancement
- An excellent comprehensive benefits package, including company contributions to pension plan
- A stable environment with a fixed work schedule, with ample time off
- Non-union environment

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