Maintenance Front Line Leader - Power & Recovery

About the role

Maintains and repairs machinery and equipment in the mill area departments.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates personal commitment to safety and creating a proactive and caring culture
• Manages mechanical maintenance technicians to provide quality maintenance repair services
• Leads and directs the power and recovery mechanical maintenance team to deliver results in safety, engagement, and reliability
• Ensures mill adherence to the principles of MWSD
• Leads, coaches, and develops hourly direct reports
• Ensures accurate and complete use of CMMS databases
• Establishes clear expectations for quality of work
• Coordinates and prioritizes maintenance activities with operation leaders
• Assists and coordinates area routine and outage work with planners and operations personnel
• Manages costs to budget/input in the budgeting process
• Responds and assists to after hours area downtime emergencies as required
• Establishes clear expectations and execution of precision work practices within shop
• Supports and drives area reliability systems (RCFA, PM/PdM, Precision Maintenance, etc.)
• Serves as a contract coordinator for repairs as required by the area
• Serves on a weekend duty team rotation for the maintenance
• Ensures a high degree of quality, safety, and discipline utilized in preparation and execution of maintenance work
• Manages on-site General Presence Contractors as required
• Ensures compliance with all applicable regulations, company policies and GCF’s Standard of Ethics and Code of Corporate Conduct

Requirements

• 2-5+ years of pulp and paper industrial maintenance experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Preferred)
• 5+ years of progressive experience managing maintenance systems
• At least 2 years’ experience managing/supervising people
• Completion of Onboarding or Franklin Setup Curriculum
• Maintenance experience in a Pulp mill or Power plant environment
• Proficient with MS, MS Project, and SAP PM Applications

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable about the principles of MWSD
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop hourly direct reports
• Experience with CMMS databases
• Experience with MS, MS Project, and SAP PM Applications

Skills

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Problem-solving
• Project management
• Communication

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off

Pay

$95,000 - $121,000 Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Schedule

Salaried Full-Time

Global Cellulose Fibers

About Us: Our GCF business helps customers transform renewable cellulose fibers into essential everyday products. Our safe, high-quality pulp forms the basis for a wide range of applications like towel and tissue products, diapers, feminine care, incontinence and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. In addition, our specialty pulp serves as a sustainable raw material used in construction materials, paints, coatings and more. GCF generated $2.8B in revenue in 2024 and has 3,300 employees globally, with nine manufacturing facilities and eight regional offices.

Why GCF: We promote employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

We’ve Got You Covered: Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans. We are proud to offer a variety of benefits to support our employees and their families, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off.

Physical Location: Franklin Fluff Mill 34040 Union Camp Drive Franklin, VA 23851

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Global Cellulose Fibers complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact accommodations@gcfibers.com or (833) 753-3242.