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Electrical Reliability Engineer
Valliant Mill
PL1 2
Salary Range ($ 89,000 - $ 1 18,600 ) - Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills, and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s short–term incentive plan.
The Job You Will Perform: The Valliant is a 5,000 ton per day containerboard mill with 3 paper machines, 3 continuous digesters, 3 secondary Fiber plants and an Energy/Chemical Recovery complex composed of three primary boilers for steam generation (Recovery, Power, Bark), Turbine Generator, Evaporators, Recaust Plant, and waste water treatment system. It currently operates with over 300 mill employees, 150 contract maintenance employees, and 150 other contractors in a results oriented environment
This position reports to the Electrical Reliability Engineering Manager, Valliant Mill. This person will be responsible for most Electrical and Instrumentation aspects within the assigned department. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and supports mill manufacturing.
Key Functions ( include but not limited to) :
- Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
- Work with operations and maintenance teams to implement strategic maintenance initiatives that support achievement of reliability objectives, key performance metrics, and maintenance cost objectives and capital projects execution.
- Drive continuous improvement through positive influence, IP best practices, FMEA, and RCFA.
- RCFA facilitation by leading a group to quickly and thoroughly identify and solve latent causes.
- Responsible for ensuring projects are compliant with NFPA 70E safety requirements.
- Maintains current gap analysis against IP Corporate guidelines.
- Provides electrical and instrumentation (E&I) design support to the maintenance department and capital engineering department.
- Provides technical assistance and advice as necessary to aid in troubleshooting complex issues in manufacturing processes.
- Develop plan for obsolete electrical equipment
- Monitor effectiveness of E&I predictive and preventative maintenance programs.
- Build effective systems and materials such as operating procedures (SOP), troubleshooting documents (TCC), and other training materials.
- Rotate with other leaders to provide electrical Weekend Duty support.
- Attend area operations and shutdown meetings
- Responsible for entire area’s E/I equipment (5vDC to 13.8kV)
- Create maintenance strategies for E/I equipment Expected to learn about motors, electrical power distribution, drives, instrumentation, and control systems
The Skills You Will Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in a manufacturing environment
- Minimum of three (3) years of electrical engineering experience
- Strong computer skills including proficiency with AutoCAD and all Microsoft Office applications
- Experience with ETAP power system modeling software is preferred
- Experience in the pulp and paper industry is preferred
- Excellent leadership skills
- Proven commitment to safety and safety processes
- Strong technical foundation in electrical engineering
- High level of initiative and motivation
- Strong communication skills (oral & written)
- Able to work independently and excel with minimum supervision
- Desire and ability to work as a team player Desire to aggressively learn and continue to develop knowledge and skills
Key Competencies:
- Functional/Technical Skills
- Action Oriented
- Managerial Courage
- Directing Others
- Learning on the Fly
- Presentation Skills
- Problem Solving
- Priority Setting
- Self-Development
- Organizing
- Technical Learning Self-Driven
The Career You Will Build
Leadership training
Promotional opportunities
The Impact You Will Make:
We continue to build a better future for people, the plant, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP .
The Culture You Will Experience:
International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring, and inclusive workplaces. You will learn Safety Leadership Principles and have the opportunity to opt into Employee Networking Circles such as IPVets, IPride, Women in IP, and the African American ENC. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly diverse culture.
The Company You Will Join:
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com
International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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