Maintenance Superintendent

West Fraser • Seaboard, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Superintendent will manage maintenance supervisors and craftspeople, ensuring the execution of work with a focus on completion, quality, and communication. This role involves assisting supervisors in monitoring troubleshooting, managing breakdowns, PM quality, and work order completion. The Superintendent will work with department production superintendents to improve uptime, coordinate maintenance tech training, and meet production and uptime goals while prioritizing safety. Key responsibilities include developing and implementing maintenance team schedules and detailed maintenance planning schedules to drive continuous improvement and support plant mechanical/electrical functions. The role also involves advancing and supporting training for maintenance and operational teams to continuously improve their knowledge and skills. Strong leadership, team building, and motivational skills are essential, along with the ability to collaborate across departments. The Superintendent will provide support to the General Manager, Production Superintendents, and Supervisors to ensure objectives in safety, quality, production, and cost are met. Additionally, they will manage and develop relationships with project equipment suppliers and contractors, and provide hands-on technical expertise on the mill floor to increase and maintain plant operations.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience in supervising maintenance in an industrial setting.
• Knowledge and experience in effective reliability programs are essential.
• Demonstrated leadership with change management skills as well as a drive for continuous improvement.
• Sound knowledge of Safe Work Procedures and OSHA regulations is a must.
• Must be a strategic thinker and tenacious problem-solver who applies data-based critical thinking to make decisions.
• Good computer skills with the use of Microsoft Office suite as well as effective oral, written, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• A 2- or 4-year degree in a related field would be a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance supervisors and craftspeople
• Responsible for execution of work (completion, quality, communication)
• Assist supervisors in monitoring troubleshooting to identify and correct issues promptly
• Manage and assist supervisor in follow-ups on breakdowns, PM quality performed, WO completion
• Manage work order tracking by craftspeople
• Work with department production superintendents to improve uptime
• Mange work order completion with supervisors
• Coordinate maintenance tech training
• Meet production and uptime goals while making safety a business priority
• Develop, implement, and maintain maintenance team schedules and detailed maintenance planning schedules that drive continuous improvement and support all elements of plant mechanical/electrical functions
• Advance and support the training for maintenance and operational teams to continuously improve their knowledge and skills to maintain an optimal active focus
• Provide support to the General Manager, Production Superintendents, and Supervisors to ensure objectives in safety, quality, production, and cost are being met
• Manage and develop relationships with the project equipment supplier(s) and contractors
• Provide hands-on technical expertise on the mill floor to increase and maintain plant operations

Benefits

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness Pay Program
• 401k with company match and retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree