Domtar is seeking a Maintenance Engineer at their Packaging Mill in Kingsport, Tennessee. The Maintenance Engineer reports to the Maintenance & Engineering Manager. ** **

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance engineering, technical assistance & reliability leadership/support.

• Responsible for reliability and compliance of mill’s power boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, vessels, natural gas, and fire-water systems.

• Identify & implement improvements in process & equipment reliability across the Mill by working closely with operations & maintenance personnel.

• Coordinate & supervise both Mill & contract personnel as needed.

• Serve as a key interface for Reliability improvement by reviewing equipment history & performing failure cause analysis.

• Review existing preventive maintenance processes for value to the maintenance effort & propose changes as necessary to improve the reliability of the assets.

• Guide efforts to maintain and/or improve reliability of plant equipment and processes.

• Define, develop, administer and refine the equipment asset care, condition monitoring and preventative maintenance programs.

• Inspect completed projects to ensure conformance with design standards.

• Support Maintenance teams: Help resolve technical issues or repair procedures as required.

• Execute outage work/projects as assigned.

• Provides existing support to activities in the use of instrument and electrical devices for industrial use.

• Uses CMMS to plan work orders including scope of work, manning, materials required, safety instructions, required permits, special tools, specifications and drawings.

• Estimate cost of work orders in terms of direct labor and materials required.

• Submits work orders for approval.

• Reserves materials from mill stores or issues requisitions to the purchasing department.

• In accordance with standard practice, ensures all necessary information has been provided for close out of the work orders.

• Maintains equipment files.

• Co-operates closely with other Maintenance Planners in allocation of resources and exchange of information.

• May be required to serve as relief Maintenance Supervisor if directed by the Superintendent.

• Collaborates with Maintenance and Operations supervisors in determining when work will be scheduled.

Required Qualifications/Professional Experiences

**Years of Experience/Education/Certifications: **

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering required

Preferred Qualifications/Professional Experiences/Years of Experience:

• 5-Years of Industrial Experience, Pulp and Paper Preferred

• 3-Years of experience in Reliability Engineering Role, preferably in Pulp and Paper

• Power Boiler, Fire-Water, and/or Pressure Vessel Maintenance Experience

• Must have good interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to interact at all organizational levels.

• Be highly motivated, innovative and results oriented.

• The ability to prioritize makes sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently and effectively.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various departments/families and individuals (internal and external).

• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.

• Analytical, critical thinking and proven problem solving skills.

• Ability to work independently and as a team.

• Results focused and detail-oriented.