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Mechanical Engineer

We are seeking resumes for a full-time Mechanical Engineer. This application may lead to one of two potential job titles depending on mill need: Mechanical Reliability Engineer or Mechanical Project Engineer. The primary responsibilities for both are detailed below.

Mechanical Reliability Engineer

• Work safely and support mill safety, environmental, quality, and reliability expectations across assigned mechanical maintenance areas.
• Provide technical support to maintenance, operations, engineering, and contractors to resolve mechanical equipment and reliability issues.
• Develop, manage, and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs, equipment tracking, rebuild programs, spare parts planning, and maintenance documentation.
• Support daily, monthly, and annual outage work through planning, coordination, troubleshooting, training, and contractor management.
• Use root cause failure analysis, equipment history, maintenance data, and cost information to reduce downtime, improve planning, and increase equipment reliability.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Mechanical Project Engineer

• Work safely and support mill safety, environmental, quality, and project execution expectations across assigned mechanical projects.
• Coordinate and manage capital projects for engineering and maintenance departments from scope development through completion.
• Develop project justifications, cost estimates, engineering designs, equipment and material specifications, schedules, and startup plans.
• Manage project costs, timelines, consultants, contractors, construction activity, checkout, startup, and internal customer expectations.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, engineering, purchasing, accounting, suppliers, and outside resources to deliver safe, on-time, on-budget projects.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Basic Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology or related field
• 0-4 years of experience in mechanical engineering
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must have valid driver’s license
• Experience using Auto Cad, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Project

Preferred

• Familiarity with instrumentation and controls systems
• Experience in related fields or co-op/internships in paper industry
• Students that sign up for interviews during the Career Fairs and On-Campus Interview days at the school listed below will be given first consideration. *

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities

• Ability to work well under pressure and within time constraints, multi-task, and build sound relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Ability to exhibit excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and computer skills.
• Capable of independently making sound decisions through creative problem-solving, ambiguity, and change.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
• Ability to read and understand technical correspondence, memos, instructions, and reports.
• Ability to apply skills to continuous process improvement while maintaining maximum levels of safety.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities.
• Strong planning and follow up skills.
• Excellent people and process management skills.

* Currently a member of the paper foundation at the following schools: Auburn University, Georgia Tech University, University of Maine, Miami University (Ohio), University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, NC State University, SUNY ESF, University of Washington – Seattle, Western Michigan University, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, or currently enrolled at any State University or Technological University in the following states: AL, FL, GA, IL, ID, LA, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, OH, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Completing this application makes you eligible for consideration at any of PCA’s 10 mill locations as follows:

• Counce, TN
• Deridder, LA
• Filer City, MI
• International Falls, MN
• Jackson, AL 
• Massillon, OH
• Riverville, VA
• Tomahawk, WI
• Valdosta, GA
• Wallula, WA