Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Domtar Products • Kingsport, TN

31d • Onsite

About The Position

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Kingsport, (Tennessee, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Engineering & Maintenance Manager. This job is full-time permanent.
 As a member of the Mill Leadership team, the position is responsible for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective management of the overall maintenance, engineering and reliability processes and activities for the mill, ensuring maximum equipment reliability and asset preservation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in paper, chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years’ experience working in a manufacturing setting leading maintenance and capital projects where managing personnel, logistics, production, workplace safety, preventative maintenance and quality assurance were a requirement.
• Paper mill experience required. Experience in 100% recycle operation preferred
• Knowledge with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems (including automation control, AC and DC drives, mechanical drives and systems, PLCs, sensors, and motor controls) and facilities systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lead multi-discipline teams both as supervisor and in a technical capacity.  Promotes collaboration and resolves conflicts.
• Demonstrated success implementing and optimizing reliability maintenance systems and processes.
• Experience leading in a unionized environment.
• Lean certified
• Use and knowledge of SAP’s Plant Maintenance (PM) and Materials Management (MM)

Responsibilities

• Manage the Mill’s CMMS optimizing spare parts/materials inventory and maintenance work to minimize unplanned downtime and operating cost as well as ensuring the MRO inventory meets proper Working Capital standards as defined by Domtar.
• Lead the continuous improvement of key performance indicators to increase asset life and department budget cost effectiveness.
• Lead and perform necessary root cause analysis on asset failures and implement identified actions to improve manufacturing reliability.
• Manage/control maintenance cost and capital project portfolio to achieve target results while ensuring budgets are prepared, met and variances explained with appropriate action taken as required.
• Lead and develop the Maintenance, Reliability & Engineering teams within the Mill.
• Demonstrate success in leading change and driving improvement.
• Assist in the development and support of maintenance workforce skills sets to improve performance and preparedness for future needs.
• Drive sustainable systems to track and report maintenance costs while working closely with accounting to forecast future expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager