Maintenance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective management of the overall maintenance and reliability processes and activities to maximize equipment reliability and assets preservation.
• Ensure that all maintenance work (planned and unplanned) is implemented on time, on budget and meets the stated objectives.
• Lead Preventive, Predictive and Reliable Manufacturing Processes which follow the One Domtar Standards.
• Participate in the One Domtar Reliability Functional Team to support continuous improvement of the One Domtar Standards.
• Lead and develop the Maintenance and Reliability teams; Ensure that the Maintenance department continuously collaborates with the Operating departments.
• Manage/control maintenance cost to achieve target results while ensuring budgets are prepared, met and variances explained with appropriate action taken as required.
• Manage the Mill’s CMMS optimizing spare parts/materials inventory and maintenance work to minimize unplanned downtime and operating cost as well as ensuring the MRO inventory meets proper Working Capital standards as defined by Domtar.
• Lead the continuous improvement of key performance indicators to increase asset life and department budget cost effectiveness.
• Lead and perform necessary root cause analysis on asset failures and implement identified actions to improve manufacturing reliability.
• Demonstrate success in leading change and driving improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Incumbent must possess an Engineering degree or equivalent experience leading maintenance and reliability improvement in an industrial environment managing personnel, safety, costs, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Or a minimum of 15 years of successful maintenance management/leadership in a complex manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years of related industry experience in increasingly responsible maintenance management/leadership positions.

Critical Competencies for Success

• Well-developed and demonstrated leadership skills in a unionized environment.
• Demonstrated experience as a change agent.
• Strong technical knowledge of pulp and paper making process.
• Demonstrated success implementing & optimizing reliability maintenance systems and processes.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and facility systems.
• Proven leadership skills that include ability to coach and develop team members to a higher level of performance (salaried and hourly), ability to work in a team environment actively promoting collaboration, teamwork and effective conflict resolution.
• Proven planning, organizing and problem-solving skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently; experience developing and managing budgets to maximize asset reliability.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, as well as highly developed interpersonal skills.