Supv, Maintenance

Smurfit Westrock•Hopewell, VA

54d•Onsite

About The Position

The E&I Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading approximately 20 E&I maintenance general mechanics at the Hopewell Mill. The supervisor is responsible for the safety, training and assignment of work to the maintenance personnel in the E&I work group. The supervisor will function as a resource for information on safety, as well as, technical related issues and is often expected to be the chief troubleshooter on the equipment in his/her area. He/she is responsible for seeing that the general mechanics conduct themselves in accordance with all corporate, division and mill safety and environmental rules and procedures.

Requirements

3-5 years of related E&I supervising experience in an industrial setting. Pulp and Paper industry experience is a plus.
Associate's Degree preferred.
Familiar with skills / crafts required for jobs/tasks.
Strong computer skills including MS Office, and various process control programs
Knowledge of current electrical safety standards such as NEC, NFPA 70E, and OSHA
Superior organizational and analytical abilities needed to communicate company and customer needs with other departments and outside vendors
Ability to read and understand P&ID's, loop sheets, and electrical drawings
Familiarity with a CMMS system (JD Edwards a plus)

Nice To Haves

Pulp and Paper industry experience is a plus.
Associate's Degree preferred.
Familiarity with a CMMS system (JD Edwards a plus)

Responsibilities

Exercise initiative and independence in implementing departmental policies, developing effective work processes and solving operational problems.
Coordinate with Operational Maintenance Coordinators (OMCs) and E&I Planners to ensure that all preventive maintenance tasks and corrective work repairs are scheduled and completed.
Attend Maintenance Planning and Coordination meetings to help prioritize scheduled work and efficiently handle "break-in" work as necessary.
Prioritize work to be performed by E&I Technicians and consult with Planner or Reliability Engineer on work to be contracted.
Work with the reliability group to ensure that preventive maintenance programs or permanent electrical equipment modifications are put in place to address the "Root Causes" of downtime and quality issues.
Ensure safety best practices and policies are followed.
Schedule work assignments, vacations, and address other personnel issues for E&I maintenance work group personnel.
Assist in development and execution of "Outage" strategy and plan.
Collaborate with production operators to understand operational issues as well as process and equipment opportunities.
Teach technical fundamentals to E&I Technicians and operations personnel when appropriate.
Monitor and participate in operations in assigned areas including inspecting projects, developing and implementing modifications and improvements.
Maintain effective working relationships and work in cooperation with the management team to effectively meet departmental objectives.
Provide input into the development of the operating budget for the assigned area of responsibility; orders materials and supplies; assists in the monitoring and tracking of expenditures.
Respond to emergencies as requested; coordinates activities with others; directs the work and utilization of resources to effect repair.
Prepare records related to the work performed and materials and supplies used.
On-call / weekend duty as assigned
Ensures compliance with the Union contract and company policy.