Reliability Engineer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join our Leaf River Cellulose team in New Augusta, MS who will advance our team's capabilities.

This role will work closely with reliability, maintenance, and operations departments to facilitate continuous improvements, safely improving productivity, reducing costs through process/equipment optimizations and operator knowledge and skill improvements throughout the facility while striving for 100% in assigned areas.

This position will report to the Maintenance/Reliability Leader.

Our Team

Leaf River Cellulose Mill is a world-class wood pulp mill in the Georgia-Pacific's Cellulose business.

Leaf River produces specialty and market fluff pulp that is delivered worldwide to customers for a variety of high end uses and converting technologies.

Our products are used in applications ranging from paper products to diapers and hygiene products, to specialty applications including textiles, pharmaceuticals, food, paints, and plastic molding components.

What You Will Do


* Participate in and support in all areas to meet Environmental, Health & Safety excellence


* Provide support to operational areas with emphasis on short and long-term reliability improvements


* Provide leadership to drive continuous improvement with asset and site reliability


* Participate in/lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA efforts to identify root causes of complex and/or repetitive problems and put in place executable corrective actions


* Develop, implement, and support preventative and predictive maintenance strategies for new and existing equipment (vibration analysis, lubrication program, oil analysis, ultrasonic, infrared, NDT, thermography, MCE testing, and precision maintenance)


* Review plans for new equipment and contribute to the Design for Reliability process by validating reliability and maintainability of the systems


* Support implementation of reliability processes aimed at developing skilled maintenance and operating personnel who operate with a reliability-centric mindset


* Analyze operational data, KPIs, OEE, etc.

to identify gaps and areas of potential improvement


* Work with other Reliability Engineers to share knowledge and gain expertise in development of mill wide reliability strategies


* Actively participate in design and implementation of Asset Improvement Strategies for systems to improve production and uptime.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Reliability experience in a manufacturing, industrial, chemical, or military environment.


* Experience using a CMMS and other reporting/productivity software.


* Experience utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering


* Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance and KPIs.


* Pulp and Paper industry experience


* Recaust/kiln experience

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