Maintenance Manager

About the role

Join the team behind our paper-making excellence as a Mechanical Maintenance Manager at our Natural Dam paper mill in Gouverneur, NY! We're looking for an experienced maintenance leader who is ready to roll up their sleeves and play a critical role in keeping our mill operating safely, reliably, and efficiently. This is an opportunity to lead a skilled mechanical maintenance team in a 24/7 manufacturing environment while driving equipment reliability, continuous improvement, cost control, and operational excellence. The Mechanical Maintenance Manager, reporting directly to the Mill Manager, is responsible for leading the mill's mechanical maintenance and reliability activities. This position ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient performance of manufacturing equipment, including paper machines, rewinders, stock preparation interfaces, finishing equipment, and supporting utility systems. The Mechanical Maintenance Manager works closely with the Electrical Team Manager, Operations, Engineering, and other technical teams to maximize asset availability, improve equipment performance, and support the mill's production and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for all mechanical maintenance and reliability activities supporting paper machines, rewinders, stock preparation interfaces, finishing equipment, and mill utilities.
• Lead and develop the mechanical maintenance team, ensuring appropriate training, skill development, certifications, performance expectations, and accountability.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, safety, respect, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of critical mill assets.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs within a 24/7 operating environment.
• Utilize the mill's CMMS to effectively plan, schedule, prioritize, and track maintenance activities in alignment with production requirements.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and other reliability improvement initiatives to eliminate recurring equipment failures.
• Manage mechanical maintenance trades and ensure effective utilization of manpower, time, and resources.
• Coordinate job assignments, overtime utilization, and shift coverage in accordance with applicable labor agreements.
• Partner with Human Resources on employee relations, grievance resolution, performance management, and disciplinary processes.
• Lead mechanical aspects of capital projects from planning and design through installation, commissioning, and completion.
• Provide technical leadership and troubleshooting support for mechanical and automation systems.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, specifications, equipment selections, and contractor work.
• Plan and coordinate outages, shutdowns, and major maintenance events to ensure safe and efficient execution.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Technical teams to support process optimization, quality improvements, capacity initiatives, and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Ensure employees receive the training and development necessary to maintain and expand their mechanical trade skills.
• Establish clear performance expectations and