Electrical Engineer, Old Town, ME

ND Paper, a leading paper product manufacturer in the US with approx. $1 billion annual sales, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, the largest containerboard producer in China and Asia, with $10 billion annual sales. We are an environmentally-friendly company that manufactures various types of high-quality pulp, paper and paper-based packaging materials. Our mills in Rumford, Maine and Biron Wisconsin are integrated paper & pulp facilities, and our mill in Fairmont, West Virginia is one of only three in the world that produces air-dried, recycled pulp. Our fourth mill in Old Town, ME produces softwood kraft pulp. We are proud of our 1400 dedicated employees, who together produce more than 1.2 million short tons of pulp & paper annually.

We are looking to hire top talent to join our dynamic team! ND Paper offers full benefits and a competitive compensation. We are currently seeking an experienced Electrical Reliability Engineer to join our team. The Electrical Reliability Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing pro-active reliability solutions as well as tracking equipment failures and designing solutions that will eliminate or reduce future failures. This person also works with the E/I crews to diagnose and resolve immediate issues with multiple systems.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Working with area E/I personnel to diagnose and repair issues.
• Identifying predictive maintenance needs for planned outages including motors (AC and DC), starters, power systems, etc.
• Facilitating area predictive/preventative maintenance programs in SAP.
• Utilizing Manufacturing Incident Database system for root cause failure analysis and formally document when applicable.
• Identifying and developing an engineered solution to repetitive failures.
• Working with area E/I supervisor and/or planner on day to day and long-term issues that require engineered solutions.
• Working with area specialist on drive or instrumentation issues.
• Applying and expanding new technology and industry learning’s toward the work of equipment and process reliability improvement.

Experience Requirements:

• Preferred but not required Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or Electrical Engineering, or the equivalent training and/or experience.
• Prefer candidate to have experience in the industrial electrical field.
• Prior paper machine or pulp mill experience a plus, or internship experience preferred.

Skills/Competencies Required:

• Knowledge of different aspects of electronics in a pulp and paper facility including AC and DC Drives, PLC’s, DCS, power systems, MCC’s, motors (AC and DC), generators, and Instrumentation.
• Ability to handle multiple time sensitive projects and issues.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels or personnel, both hourly and management.
• Previous knowledge of SAP, Microsoft office, Outlook, Excel, NFPA70E a plus.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, problem solving and decision-making skills, as well as initiative and the ability to delegate decision making and other responsibilities.
• Must model ND Papers Companies values and achieve results through safe work practices, cross-functional participation, manufacturing excellence, integrity, and respect for others.
• The ability to work, perform and learn in a team environment.

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