Corporate Reliability Engineering Co-op Student - Winter 2027 (12-month term)

What We Offer:

• Co-op fee reimbursement up to $1,000, if eligible
• Opportunity to take part in job-related training and development
• Growth and progression opportunities within Irving Consumer Products and the larger of J.D. Irving group of companies
• Signing incentives for full-time roles for graduating students who have completed a work term within J.D. Irving (if applicable)

• Works with Project Engineering the Asset Reliability Group to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified existing equipment installations.
• Participates in the development of standards and supporting documents for all aspects of Asset Reliability including business processes, equipment standards, and best practices for Asset Reliability Management.
• Participates in the development of design and installation specifications along with commissioning plans. Participates in the development of criteria for and evaluation of equipment and technical MRO suppliers and technical maintenance service providers. Develops acceptance tests and inspection criteria.
• Participates in the final check out of new installations.
• Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems.
• Professionally and systematically defines, designs, develops, monitors and refines an Asset Maintenance Plan that includes:
  • Value-added preventive maintenance tasks
  • Effective utilization of predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems
• Provides input to a Risk Management Plan that will anticipate reliability-related, and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operation.
• Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity, quality, cost or regulatory compliance issues.

• Education Required: Currently enrolled in a 4 year Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering degree program and have completed at least 2 years
• Must be fluent in MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Experience with CAD (AutoCAD LT), Visio, Database, Sharepoint and generally able to manage a multitude of point focus apps would be beneficial, but not required
• Must have a high level of professionalism and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills
• Able to work in a highly organized manner where detail, accuracy, confidentiality, balancing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines are critical