Facilities First Line Leader

International Paper • Springfield, OR

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities First Line Leader (FLL) at the Springfield Mill, a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility, is responsible for leading the maintenance/utilities team. This role is charged with ensuring safety, quality, environmental compliance, employee engagement, and the development of hourly team members, all while employing a systems-based approach to foster long-term stability. The FLL will have hourly direct reports and collaborate closely with operational areas, maintenance teams, and engineering. A key aspect of this role is instilling safety as a core value and communicating a shared vision for safety, engaging all team members in the area, department, and mill.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of maintenance (or other equivalent) experience is required
• Strong commitment to safety in all aspects of business operations
• Strong interpersonal leadership skills and ability to motivate others
• Strong written and verbal communications skills

Nice To Haves

• Key competencies: Action Oriented, Resourcefulness, Directs Work, Ensures Accountability, Drives Results, Situational Adaptability

Responsibilities

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Build effective systems and materials such as maintenance procedures (SOPs) and other training materials
• Support engagement processes to ensure the crews have ownership and feel valued within the organization
• Coordinate within the Maintenance Department and other business units to optimize mill and area reliability/maintenance needs
• Support the Manufacturing Work Systems (MWS) process to prioritize and plan daily work, routine outages, and annual outages, including operational, maintenance, and contractor tasks
• Successfully execute daily maintenance work at a high productivity level, including responsibilities/auditing to ensure consistent documentation of work on systems like PM’s and fire systems
• Coordinate outages and other routine work as needed with contractors, maintenance and operations
• Serve as a contractor coordinator (IPCC rep) as required
• Lead ongoing improvement efforts related to asset preservation including asphalt, roofs, railroad
• Participate in accountability follow-ups with employees as needed and when appropriate
• Manage costs and meet budget targets
• Provide support for annual budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year-over-year improvements
• Fulfill mechanical on-call team expectations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed