Engineer-Maintenance (Chilco)

Position Summary

The Maintenance Engineer I under direct supervision is responsible for the upkeep, repair, and optimization of all mechanical and/or electrical systems, machinery, and equipment within the facility. This role ensures minimal downtime, enhances operational efficiency, and guarantees the safety and longevity of equipment while maintaining compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Comprehend and perform all duties in accordance with rules, regulations, and JSAs.
• Follow safety protocols and report hazards to ensure a safe work environment.
• Assist in RCA (root cause analysis) investigations, implement & manage resulting action items.
• Assist with investigating equipment failures and diagnose difficult or faulty operations and make resulting recommendations to the Maintenance department.
• Analyze production bottlenecks and repetitive maintenance problems to increase productivity, help reduce downtime and costs and arrive at a better solution.
• Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
• Design and model machine assemblies and components.
• Properly document equipment changes, update equipment, and drawing files.
• Review equipment designs, draft/check/approve drawings, perform calculations for design.
• Interface with consultants, equipment suppliers, and vendors.
• Gather field information (equipment cycle times, models, capacities, site surveys, dimensions).
• Research and keep current on latest available technology and materials for possible uses in the mills.
• Aid in selecting vendors and equipment, which includes preparation of specifications for machinery and equipment, requests for quotes, analyze orders, and making purchase recommendations.
• Support safety procedures and practices and ensure that contractor safety standards are complied with.
• Cook up as needed with other departments & inspectors during annual safety & insurance audits.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.
• 0-3+ years of engineering experience including project management experience in an industrial setting.
• Beginning to working knowledge of subject matter.

Skills

• Working knowledge of Solid Works, AutoCAD and/or Project Management Software.
• Must be able to collaborate effectively with personnel at all levels at the plant locations as well as outside contractors.
• Problem-solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to address operational challenges creatively and effectively.
• Mechanical aptitude: capable of understanding how a machine or process works. Familiar with maintenance tools and techniques.
• Ability to occasionally work varied shifts for projects as needed.
• Ability to pass a hair follicle drug test, post-offer pre-employment physical, and background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity of the wood and forest products industry.
• Valid driver’s license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distance, and climb stairs.
• Bend at waist – occasional
• Twist upper body – occasional
• Stoop - occasional
• Repetitive use of hands – frequent for clerical duties
• Sit – occasional
• Stand/walk – frequent
• Sight – near and far correctable; depth perception
• Hearing – preferred for awareness of surrounding machinery, mobile equipment, emergencies

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must be able to tolerate all weather elements, loud conditions, airborne particles (sawdust).

Idaho Forest Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, family medical history, or any other status protected by law.