Maintenance Team Leader

Weyerhaeuser•Longview, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Weyerhaeuser’s Longview, Washington lumber mill is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader to support facility downtime activities. This full-time role reports to the Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent and works a weekend day shift, Friday through Monday. The Team Leader works with the maintenance team to develop safety, reliability, and operational excellence programs using continuous process improvement. The position manages weekend maintenance and cleanup crews, leads and develops tradespeople, and partners with other departments to identify issues and prevent equipment failures. It also coordinates with vendors, provides execution feedback to planning and scheduling, and uses troubleshooting and problem-solving methods to support safety, environmental, uptime, production, and quality goals. The role is designated safety-sensitive and requires pre-employment testing for cannabis and its metabolites. The targeted salary range is $82,000–$123,000, based on skills, qualifications, and experience. The role is eligible for an annual merit-increase program and an Annual Incentive Program with a target cash bonus of 7% of base pay; plan funding may range from zero to twice the target. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance; a Health Savings Account option with a company contribution; voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs; a 401(k) plan with a paid company match and annual contribution equal to 5% of base salary; three weeks of paid vacation in the first year for eligible employees scheduled to work at least 25 hours per week; and eleven paid holidays totaling 88 hours. The company also supports personal volunteerism, diversity networks, mentoring, and training and development.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience demonstrating leadership skills, positive influence, and success in safety, productivity, and people development.
At least 5 years of experience maintaining mechanical and/or electrical industrial systems.
Strong troubleshooting skills, including identifying root causes and initiating immediate corrective action.
Successful development and implementation of solutions to improve processes and overcome challenges.
Experience with Reliability Centered Maintenance methods.
Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office products and internet browsing.
Experience using computerized maintenance management systems, such as SAP or Maximo.
Ability to accept and respond to after-hours calls, and willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Working knowledge of business and financial concepts.
Basic understanding of labor and employee relations and ability to manage teams in a union environment.
Ability to manage time effectively and meet specified deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Wood products experience, ideally in lumber.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Supervisor or leadership experience in a union environment.

Responsibilities

Model safe work practices and ensure the safety of associates and contractors by identifying safety issues, leading safety meetings, and leading or assisting safety initiatives.
Manage weekend maintenance and cleanup crews.
Lead and motivate teams of tradespeople as part of a comprehensive maintenance program to deliver reliability.
Partner with all departments to identify issues and eliminate equipment failure.
Lead and facilitate maintenance team development through coaching, mentoring, technical skill development, and performance management.
Provide execution feedback to the planning and scheduling department.
Communicate and coordinate with outside vendors providing goods and services.
Proactively identify issues and use troubleshooting and problem-solving methods to meet safety, environmental, uptime, production, and quality goals.
Accept and respond to after-hours calls, and work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
Pre-tax Health Savings Account option with a company contribution.
Voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs.
401(k) plan with a paid company match and an annual company contribution equal to 5% of base salary.
Three weeks of paid vacation during the first year for eligible employees scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week.
Eleven paid holidays per year, totaling 88 holiday hours.
Annual Incentive Program with a target cash bonus of 7% of base pay; plan funding may range from zero to twice the target.
Annual merit-increase program.
Support for personal volunteerism.
Diversity networks, mentoring, and training and development opportunities.