Production Engineer
Sofidel Tissue – Las Vegas is seeking an Electrical Reliability Engineer to lead reliability initiatives that enhance safety, quality, and efficiency across our converting operations. This role will be responsible for developing and executing reliability engineering programs, conducting technical evaluations, and recommending design or process improvements to ensure optimal system performance.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develops, coordinates, and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts.
- Investigates and analyses relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards.
- Analyses preliminary plans and develops reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives.
- As necessary, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.
- Provides technical assistance to production, reliability and quality groups as needed to solve equipment and process-related problems and develops methods to improve processes.
- Works with production and other reliability personnel to develop detailed project scopes.
- Manage all phases of assigned projects including:
- Evaluation and selection of equipment suppliers and installation contractors.
- Maintenance of all drawings of both existing and new equipment.
- Supervision of installation and/or repair of equipment.
- Optimize manufacturing processes by investigating and eliminating root causes of equipment failures.
- Provide technical assistance to trouble-shoot equipment and/or operating problems.
- Research options and recommend solutions to resolve operating and/or maintenance issues.
- Coordinate contractor’s activities for contracted-out maintenance work during equipment downtimes.
- Provide engineering calculations and design drawings for equipment installed by maintenance crews.
- Perform maintenance call-duty. Call out and supervise maintenance crews as required.
- Communicate environmental/safety issues to management as required.
- Assist in the management of the Predictive and Preventative Maintenance programs including vibration coverage through the mill, plant tank integrity, pressure vessel integrity, and pre-post failure reports.
- Manages capital projects as required.
- Facilitate Reliability Steering Teams.
Why Join Sofidel Tissue:
- Competitive compensation with growth opportunities.
- Comprehensive medical benefits package.
- Paid time off (PTO) and vacation time.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Career advancement opportunities in a global industry leader
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Industrial Management or Engineering degree preferred.
- Minimum three (3) years' experience in project or reliability engineering, maintenance, or operators in the paper industry.
- Basic knowledge of PI (Process Information System).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
- AutoCAD experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work with vendors, managers and production employees to achieve goals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Capable of managing Process Safety Management programs.
- Familiar with and have a good working knowledge of construction and repair codes (ASME, API, NBIC, NEC etc.)
- Knowledgeable with maintenance best practices (vibration analysis, oil analysis, etc.) preferred
- Must be capable of understanding and troubleshooting complex industrial systems and equipment.
- Understanding of LEAN manufacturing and Continuous Improvement (CI) concepts preferred
- High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces
- Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment.
- Dirt, noise, odor, amp; temperature extremes.
- Climbing stairs, ladders and scaffolding
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Sofidel America is an equal opportunity employer. Sofidel America is committed to the spirit and letter of all federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to equal opportunity.