Maintenance/Engineering Manager

Summary: Management leadership for the Maintenance-Engineering Department that is responsible for the preventative maintenance, reliability and optimization of the process equipment, and capital projects.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Provide maintenance and engineering support for all departments to optimize performance, increase production efficiency, improve product quality, improve environmental compliance margins, and increase process and equipment reliability.
Lead by example and encourage employees’ adherence to the mill’s general, safety and environmental policies.
Develops and manages the maintenance and engineering teams to maximize operational performance and employee satisfaction.
Drives results of established metrics, KPI’s and annual department goals to ensure targets are established and accomplished.
Manages capital, major repair and maintenance budgets, tracks expenditures and progress to maximum financial efficiency.
Manage the predictive and preventative maintenance program.
Promote active participation and use of the Root Cause Analysis program. Manages design and implementation of solutions.
Support in troubleshooting acute and chronic process issues.
Manages the development of designs and engineering for complex projects.
Leads improvement projects and/or forms project teams as needed depending on the project scope.
Executes major repairs and upgrades for mill infrastructure, air, water, gas, chemical and fire systems.
Coordinate efforts with vendors to implement new technologies, reliability improvements, production optimization and equipment operation.
Manages the development of new procedures to facilitate proper process or equipment operation after modification or upgrades.
Use various software programs and production databases to document and determine effective process operation and timing of equipment maintenance/upgrades.
Coordinates with contracted engineers and construction supervisors and crews.
Manages the mill drawing system and the addition of assets in Maximo
Manages the Safe Work Plan program and provides updates/training to the program on an annual basis as needed.
Support the call team process and mentor the members
Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position supervises exempt and non-exempt support staff. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

Strong heavy manufacturing experience required.
10 plus years or more paper mill experience a plus
Must have previous management experience
Must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Other skills:

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite and the ability to learn new applications.
Strong understanding of computerized maintenance management systems such as Maximo.
Well-developed people practice, including strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build lasting relationships, provide recognition and demonstrate integrity and high personal standards.
Have strong coaching skills to teach preventative and predictive maintenance, project planning, maintenance scheduling, and root cause analysis.
Competencies: detail orientated, managerial courage, problem solving and organizational skills

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to:
Sit at a desk for long periods of time, or sit while driving a car
Frequently use hands to type on a computer keyboard, answer the telephone and file documents.
Frequently walk within the office and occasionally the distance of a large manufacturing facility
Occasionally reach with hands and arms above the shoulders
Vision abilities required are close vision and depth perception

Work Environment:

The noise level within the office is usually quiet and the temperature is regulated to be comfortable
Occasionally the employee is exposed to the Mill work environment which can be hot, and the noise level is loud.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud (80+dB).
Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
Occasionally exposed to loud, moving mechanical equipment, high precarious places.