Maintenance Manager (Lumberton)
About The Position
The Mechanical Maintenance Manager leads and develops the mechanical maintenance organization for IFG’s state-of-the-art sawmill located in Lumberton, MS. This role builds on the existing foundation of maintenance systems and practices, oversees mill reliability, trains and develops the maintenance team, and ensures safe, efficient operation of all mechanical assets. There is a significant focus on data-driven maintenance approaches and overseeing business processes through a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). This role involves collaborating with other departments to meet production targets, improve overall operational efficiency, and ensure alignment with financial goals.
Requirements
- 5 years of industrial maintenance leadership experience (sawmill preferred).
- Associate or bachelor's degree in reliability, manufacturing, maintenance, mechanical engineering or related field.
- Demonstrated success in building or improving maintenance systems and reliability programs.
- Experienced with precision maintenance on industrial equipment.
- Strong mechanical and hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, sawline equipment.
- Competent electrical & automation knowledge of PLCs, VFDs, scanner requirements and functions.
- Working knowledge of CMMS systems, predictive maintenance tools, and asset management strategies.
- Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and OEM documentation.
- Strong communicator who can work closely with superintendents, supervisors, and operators.
- Ability to lead change, set clear expectations, and hold teams accountable.
- Strategic thinker who also excels in hands-on troubleshooting during startup and breakdowns.
- Highly organized, disciplined, and calm under pressure.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with modern, technology-enabled sawmill equipment strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Create a high-performance culture focused on safety, reliability, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Provide daily leadership, coaching, and performance management for all maintenance personnel.
- Partner with Operations to drive proactive communication, coordinated downtime, and shared production goals.
- Ensure all maintenance activities comply with OSHA, NFPA-70E, LOTO, fall protection, and IFG safety systems.
- Build the mill’s reliability and preventive/predictive maintenance program.
- Continue to Develop PMs, PdM routes (vibration, thermography, ultrasound), lubrication standards, and equipment criticality analysis.
- Lead RCA, failure-mode analysis, and downtime investigations.
- Implement asset care standards and maintenance best practices across the mill.
- Drive a data-driven maintenance culture.
- Help optimize IFG CMMS system.
- Develop and optimize work order workflows, KPIs, coding standards, and asset hierarchy.
- Establish the planning and scheduling process for all maintenance work (PM, PdM, improvements).
- Ensure the planner/scheduler has accurate priorities, job plans, and material requirements.
- Build the weekly maintenance schedule and lead the weekly “Maintenance-Operations Planning Meeting.”
- Manage downtime planning for both scheduled and unscheduled outages.
- Lead troubleshooting to meet production and reliability targets.
- Develop and manage the annual maintenance budget, including labor, contractors, materials, and spare parts.
- Major Maintenance budgeting
- Control maintenance costs while minimizing downtime and maximizing equipment life.
- Continuous Improvement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
