Reliability Maintenance Manager (Escanaba, MI)

Purpose:

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Billerud's mission to lead the way when it comes to challenging conventional packaging and business? Our decisions are guided by the promise of creating a better tomorrow. Building a future where lighter, stronger, more durable and sustainable packaging is the natural choice not only requires experience and expertise, but also takes dedication, teamwork and perseverance. This is a journey that we are making together with our talented staff and our customers.

Summary Description:

The Reliability Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing the maintenance and reliability strategies across the facility to ensure safe, efficient, and uninterrupted operations. This role oversees preventive and predictive maintenance programs, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and leads a team of skilled technicians and engineers to enhance equipment performance and reduce downtime.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsibilities include the supervision of the Reliability engineers and teams along with management of the overall reliability program at the facility. This includes management of the reliability programs at the facility (Vibration, Infrared, Lubrication, Precision, Inspections, and RCFA's)
• Responsible for the personal safety of the members on the Reliability teams and equipment
• Manage the teams in a manner consistent with the Company and Mill philosophies, policies and procedures
• Assure training and competence of the workforce according to established guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Involve team members in the decision-making process
• Promote positive interpersonal relationships between members within the area and across the mill to insure a positive work environment
• Analyze equipment histories, along with working with area leadership and Maintenance & Engineering Manager, to identify specific repetitive failures and effectively address identified areas
• Coordination with operations/maintenance to ensure that proper process care services and inspections are scheduled and performed when due
• Development of engineering solutions to chronic repetitive failures and process/equipment problems; implementing ways of reducing the need for maintenance; and ultimately eliminating the occurrence of failures.
• Root Cause Failure Analysis coordination and overall management of the company RCFA tracking program
• Regularly review downtime reports and equipment histories to identify reoccurring maintenance problems requiring engineering attention. Find engineering solutions to the identified situations.
• Identify potential for cost reduction through extended parts life, reduced labor cost, and other parts-related improvement techniques
• Will conduct our business in unison with all other best practice teams in the mill and throughout the corporation

Required Education, Experience and Skills:

Minimum:

• BS Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of industrial/manufacturing maintenance reliability experience
• Troubleshooting, decision-making, good interpersonal/communication and organization skills
• Experience with computer-based Asset and Management/Reliability software applications
• To effectively motivate and manage direct reports and influence effective results through others.
• Familiar with RCFA, FMEA, RCM, CMMS and "reliability" tracking systems

Preferred:

• Understanding of Pulp & Paper equipment, processes, and systems.
• Working knowledge and support of planning and scheduling, predictive, and preventative maintenance functions.

Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

Why us?

• Be part of a dynamic team within Billerud
• An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
• Development and career opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement and certificate courses offered through partner schools.
• Performance-based bonus
• You can choose among three medical plans designed to help you and your family stay healthy (with virtual care options!).
• Generous 401K match including discretionary annual contribution
• HSA Contribution match with additional contribution for annual preventive exam
• Dental & Vision coverage
• Company paid Disability Coverage
• Wellness rewards program
• Prescription Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to hybrid working according to company standard

Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment test, reference
checks, and alcohol & drug testing.