Build a rewarding careerSouthern Cross & The Spear Group, sister companies, partner to present you the next opportunity for your career. When you partner with the Spear Group for your next role, you’ll be working alongside an experienced team who truly understands the challenges of your sector. We’ll take the time to appreciate the types of projects you enjoy, as well as the work environments you thrive in. With over 30 years of experience, we have deep networks and serve top-tier companies across North America. Explore our current postings and submit your resume to start the conversation today.Direct Hire RoleRole & Responsibilities:· Maintains current knowledge of industry trends and technologies· Maintain an effective level of business literacy including company goals, mission, financial position, strategy, competition, technology, and culture.· Support Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts via active support and championing of programs· Value added preventive and predictive maintenance tasks · Applies data-based analysis to asset redesign, repair, and replacement decisions· Lead communication efforts across the facility· Manage key projects, programs, and initiatives, as necessary· Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, mechanical, electrical, control, and safety/security systems.· Defines, develops, administers, and refines the asset management plan, maintenance plan, and preventive/predictive maintenance programs.· Guides and supports the Asset Hierarchy, Asset Criticality, Inventory min/max, and Bill of Materials.· Reduces and improves maintenance work wherever feasible, assuring efficient and productive operation of processes and equipment. Protect and prolong the economic life of assets at the lowest practical cost.· A self-starter capable of managing multiple priorities with minimal oversight; working as a single entity with the ability to influence others to gain alignment.· Participates in the qualification and validation of capital installations to ensure adherence to functional specifications.· Guides designs to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment and processes.· Participates in the design review of capital additions and changes to ensure full life cycle maintainability of equipment, utilities, and facilities.· Participates in approval of all new installations, including those done by contractors, to ensure their maintainability and reliability follows life cycle costing methods.· Supports the Asset Operating Plan that provides standardized processes and procedures for proper operation and operator care of production, utility, and auxiliary assets.· Develops engineered solutions to mitigate repetitive failures and problems that adversely affect plant availability, performance, capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance.· Be competent with data analysis techniques that can include Statistical Process Control, OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Reliability modeling and prediction, RCFA fault analysis techniques· Be competent in the implementation of Predictive/Maintenance Methods/Technologies that include Vibration Sampling and Analysis, Lubrication Sampling and Analysis, Thermography: Mechanical, Electrical, Ultrasonic Thickness, Ultrasonic Sound: Electrical, Mechanical, Air, Machine Alignment and Balancing· Facilitate root-cause and root-cause failure analysis (RCA, RCFA).· Support failure reporting; analysis and corrective actions systems.· Works with all levels of maintenance and operations obtaining owner approval prior to implementation and changes, Analyzes planned idleness of operating equipment to develop and improve PM/PdM schedules, Periodically compares PM/PdM frequencies to downtime reports and equipment histories to identify where frequencies require adjustment. Refining the frequencies on an “economic” basis to avoid “over maintenance”. · Regularly review equipment failures. Determine what PM action might have been taken to prevent failure to protect against reoccurrence.· Participates in the optimization of maintenance to maximize production capacity based upon analysis of preventive maintenance time needs, repair histories, inspection reports, etc.· Develop standardization programs, which influences new equipment purchases including construction, materials, equipment, and spare parts. Experience and Education:· Requiredo Bachelors in ISE, ME, or similar with a minimum of 5 years of experience in heavy industry o In leu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of experience leading heavy industry reliability programs· Preferredo Pulp and Paper experience around core equipment reliability programso Pulp Refiners, Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps, Steam Systems, Material Conveyance, Hydraulic systems, Basic Controls/Monitoring systems, ectSalary: Competitive Salary offeringsBenefits: Paid Leave, 401-K, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, etc.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERThe Spear Group, Inc. and our PEO, Oasis Outsourcing, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All personnel actions are effected without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected status pursuant to law. As a responsible organization, we resolutely support the concept and practice of Equal Employment Opportunity. We uphold federal, state, and local civil rights laws and work to ensure that all of our personnel actions and policies are in compliance. Additionally, we recognize and value the importance and diversity of our work force and support its various cultures. The Companies are dedicated to fostering an environment that respects the dignity, rights and contributions of our employees.