Mechanical Integrity Engineer

Reporting to the Reliability Superintendent, the Maintenance Integrity Engineer for the Arkansas Kraft Division will have Primary responsibility for fixed equipment reliability, Root Cause Failure Analysis, Maintenance Best Practices, and engineering support for the Maintenance department, including troubleshooting, corrective actions, etc.

• A steadfast commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.


• Supporting the highest department quality and productivity levels.


• Managing asset quality; ensuring the manufacturing reliability of equipment, focusing on reducing and minimizing process downtime.


• Work closely with the area production managers to establish objectives consistent with the Arkansas Kraft Division’s vision and strategy.


• Strong leadership and clear communication of Arkansas Kraft’s strategy and short-term tactical objectives will provide a solid foundation to ensure accountability and understanding by employees at every level within the mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, and reliability group.


• Lead and manage activities around asset management by maintaining and enhancing the plant’s property and equipment, building PM/Pd.M. programs for Maintenance, improving substandard facilities, and requesting funds to upgrade facilities through budgets and capital funding requests. 

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field. Experience instead of a degree may be considered.


• A PE license and/or CMRP designation are preferred. • Current repair and maintenance of industrial boiler systems, tanks, pressure vessels, and related equipment skills required - at least 5 years' experience preferred. While qualified candidates may come from outside the paper industry, it is expected that they will have similar experience in a highly automated process manufacturing environment and be accustomed to large-scale production in a commodity-driven, low-cost business.


• Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PM), diagnoses, repairs, and rebuilds major equipment/components including but not limited to bark boilers, package boilers, tanks, pressure vessels, PSV’s, digesters, & piping systems


• Direct contractors and internal resources to maintain and repair mill fixed equipment


• Ability to read plans, prints, sketches and use those to direct fabrication or repair


• Ability to lead others by communicating effectively with team members (bilingual is a plus)


• Strong analytical and technical skills • Teamwork and problem-solving skills are a must. While expertise in all aspects of maintenance excellence and engineering life cycle design is critical, it is equally important that the successful candidate have a proven record of being able to solve problems and implement corrective actions in areas that he/she has no previous experience.


• May require a flexible schedule. Candidate should be able to work overtime, odd and unscheduled hours as required and share on-call duties.


• Ability to lift up to 40lbs


• Ability to stand, bend, or kneel for long and short periods of time