The Reliability Engineer is an integral part of our maintenance team. This position is focused on improving the uptime of the plant and improving efficiency of the machinery and processes. This position also helps drive new ideas, systems, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the site.

What you will do:

• Site wide responsibilities including sawmill, planer mill, dry kilns, site services and mobile equipment.
• Analyze plant downtime, quality, safety, and financial data to identify areas of focus for the maintenance and operations teams:
  • Conduct and coordinate failure investigations, including analyzing failure mechanisms and implementing solutions to improve reliability, quality, safety, and financial performance.
  • Redesign machinery and / or processes to improve plant reliability and lower operating costs.
• Direct supervision of the Reliability Technicians.
  • Implement best practices for lubrication, handling, application, and storage of lubricants along with the oil analysis program.
  • Direct oversight of the preventative and predictive maintenance programs which include vibration analysis, thermography, infrared, oil analysis, precision alignment and others to improve the mill’s reliability program.
  • Responsible for hydraulic and compressor programs
• Champion the adoption of West Fraser’s Best Maintenance Practices per the resource library in WF’s internal intranet.
• Utilize the mill’s computerized maintenance management system (Maximo) to manage all maintenance activities within the scope of this position.
• Assist in the planning and execution of maintenance activities where required.
• Identify other opportunities across the site to improve efficiency, lower cost, and reduce waste.

Additional duties include:

• Coordinate and manage services from OEM representatives and other third parties to improve equipment reliability, life cycles, and costs.
• Benchmark performance and best practices at other West Fraser facilities.
• Communicate reliability activities and results to all departments including senior management.
• Understand machinery functions in detail. A “hands-on” approach will be required to fully understand the failure mechanisms of machinery.
• Project management.

Qualifications, Education, Experience, Skills, Certifications/Licenses you will need:

• Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or similar Engineering Degree is preferred but not mandatory.
• Relevant experience with industrial manufacturing equipment and / or trades experience is an asset.

What will make you stand out:

• Self-directed and motivated.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to adapt and thrive in a collaborate team environment.
• Well organized.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and Power Point, Maximo.

West Fraser is a diversified North American wood products company producing southern yellow pine lumber and wood chips across the Southern US and Western Canada. We are the largest lumber producer in North America!

Our employees operate in a culture that values safety first and rewards hard work. We recognize and support our team culture and focus on growing our team by promoting from within – many of our employees have built their careers with us. West Fraser is a growing company that believes strongly in promoting from within and prides itself on providing a challenging environment with continuous development. The successful candidate should be interested in future growth opportunities within the company.

We thank all candidates for their interest. Please apply through our online application process as resumes will not be accepted at the site. No phone inquiries, please.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations, and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of the diverse communities we are a part of. We will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin, or any other protected legal characteristic.

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace