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Mill Reliability Leader
Franklin, VA
Pay Rate:
$142,000-$157,800
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
About The Role:
The Mill Reliability Leader (MRL) is the lead reliability position in the facility and will manage the Reliability organization and efforts across the entire mill. The MRL is responsible for developing a team of highly skilled reliability engineers, predictive maintenance technicians, and lubrication technicians. The Reliability team is responsible for successfully executing all reliability elements, including RCFA process, predicting and preventing failures, PM/PdM techniques and equipment care, precision maintenance, lubrication excellence, and world class MWS processes.
As the Mill Reliability Leader, you will track key reliability metrics and communicate to the entire mill organization the fundamental systems and behaviors that must be in place to drive continuous improvement in mill results. This position is a key role in the Maintenance & Engineering leadership team, and reports to the Maintenance & Engineering Manager.
Key Accountabilities:

• Reduce unscheduled downtime to world class levels, increase equipment life

• Develop and maintain equipment criticalities used in the operating areas

• Maintain strong relationships with the Maintenance and Operations Business Unit managers, Area managers, and First Line Leaders, and challenge the organization to continuously improve reliability systems and behaviors

• RCFA system owner for equipment failures and implementing corrective actions

• Mill-wide PCF Champion, identify and eliminate chronic problems

• Equipment care development leader, with heavy influence on inspectors' activities, routes, and ability to identify early failure indicators using proven techniques

• Development of Reliability professionals

• Influence operations to assure proper operation of equipment, basic care, and early identification of problems

• Introduce new reliability technologies and predictive techniques

• Seek out best practices across the corporation and implement locally

• Maintain Reliability Action Plan

About You: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering is preferred

• 10+ years of operations, maintenance, and/or engineering experience in a paper-manufacturing environment.

• Qualified candidates have a high level of understanding of reliability principles, are knowledgeable in CMMS systems, competent in using Lean tools such as RCFA.

• Good communication skills (written and verbal) are required.

About Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF):
Our GCF business helps customers transform renewable cellulose fibers into essential everyday products. Our safe, high-quality pulp forms the basis for a wide range of applications like towel and tissue products, diapers, feminine care, incontinence and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. In addition, our specialty pulp serves as a sustainable raw material used in construction materials, paints, coatings and more. GCF generated $2.8B in revenue in 2024 and has 3,300 employees globally, with nine manufacturing facilities and eight regional offices. Additional information can be found by visiting globalcellulosefibers.com.
Why GCF:
Global Cellulose Fibers 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.
We've Got You Covered:
At Global Cellulose Fibers, our employees are our most important asset and that's reflected in our benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans. We are proud to offer a variety of benefits to support our employees and their families, including:

• Medical, Dental, Life insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-term and Long-term Disability

• 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions

• Paid Time Off

Physical Location of Position:
Franklin Fluff Mill
34040 Union Camp Drive
Franklin, VA 23851
Global Cellulose Fibers 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. Global Cellulose Fibers 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 accommodations@gcfibers.com or (833) 753-3242.
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