RELIABILITY ENGINEER

The Opportunity:

We currently have an exciting opportunity within our mill for a Maintenance Reliability Engineer. This opportunity would be ideal for candidates looking to deepen their knowledge of preventative and predictive based maintenance management.

Candidates looking to develop their skills and knowledge in the areas of daily management, initiative management, driving improvement and business understanding would have the opportunity to grow in this position. In addition to formal training, development and responsibilities in functional and technical skills. Reliability Department team members also get exposure to development in six sigma methodology including green belt projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for major maintenance programs and project management, spanning budgeting through execution. You will develop and manage process and equipment reliability programs including:

• Root cause failure analysis.
• Managing the results of condition monitoring functions.
• Life cycle asset management of process equipment.
• Providing technical support to area operations and maintenance.
• Work with area operations and maintenance to troubleshoot process and equipment issues to increase reliability.

Who We Are:

Our team operates within highly technical, fast paced, competitive businesses and is part of an integrated forest products value chain under J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI). Our goal is to play an integrated role in sustainably transforming our renewable forest resources into value-added products for today's consumer markets.

We are not just invested in forest products, we are invested in people. We know that our overall success is a combined effort, and we therefore strive to provide opportunities for our employees to learn, grow, and thrive. Being curious and focused on innovation is key to leading a successful team. True leaders never stop learning and are never satisfied with the status quo.

We operate four Pulp and Paper Mills out of Saint John and St. George, New Brunswick that produce a combined 1 Million Tonnes of Product and employ over 1000 employees.

You Have:

• Education Required: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or 2-year post- secondary education in mechanical discipline would be considered depending on experience.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial experience (process/manufacturing industry preferred).
• Experience in a reliability or plant maintenance area would be considered an asset.
• Maintenance Management Professional, Reliability Certification, or work towards such a designation would be considered an asset.
• A strong sense of urgency and curiosity.
• Good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Good ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills are a must.
• Desire to grow and develop your leadership and technical skills.

We Have:

• More than $400 million recently invested into improving and growing the Pulp & Paper Division, with significant future capital investment planned at all four of our Pulp and Paper Mills.
• Career growth opportunities in Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Leadership, and many other disciplines.
• Significant investment in training including partnerships with some of the best Educational Institutions in the country.

The Company:

Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador), and the United States. Our dedicated team of 18,000 employees work in a diverse set of business sectors including Forestry & Forest Products, Agriculture, Construction & Equipment, Consumer Products, Food, Retail, Shipbuilding, Transportation & Logistics, among others.

To Apply for this Career Opportunity:

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Irving Paper Limited is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment practices and to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment for all employees.