Maintenance Supervisor

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products, delivering high-quality and cost-effective products to customers worldwide. Our workforce of 14,000 talented individuals is committed to safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.

About the role

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Maintenance Supervisor leads efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment. This role requires a personal dedication to safety and proactive support of a culture of safety excellence.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a crew of Journey-level Mechanical and/or Electrical-Instrumentation (EI) employees.
• Identify and implement improvements in process and equipment reliability by collaborating with operations and maintenance personnel.
• Provide technical assistance and reliability leadership/support.
• Participate in rotating on-call responsibilities.
• Review work requests, initiate and support work planning activity, and oversee work order flow to completion.

Requirements

• Technical/trade school diploma with emphasis in mechanical technology and a minimum of two (2) years of maintenance supervision experience, or a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and one (1) year of maintenance supervision experience.
• Personal dedication to safety and proactive support of a culture of safety excellence.
• Safety and team-oriented with a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and ability to lead a crew of mechanics.
• Familiarity with reliability-centered maintenance practices and predictive maintenance tools, including vibration analysis, thermography, lube analysis, ultrasonic analysis, and failure analysis techniques.
• Strong equipment and system troubleshooting aptitude.
• Effective written and oral communication skills for technical activities across all organizational levels.
• Able to perform physical tasks such as frequent walking, climbing ladders and stairs, crawling into confined spaces, and lifting/carrying objects of varying weights.
• Exposure to industrial environments, including dust, heat, dirt, grease, chemicals, noise, and various weather conditions.
• Use of PPE and respiratory protection is required.
• Ability and willingness to support the demands of a 24/7 operation.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Technical/trade school diploma with emphasis in mechanical technology and a minimum of five (5) years of maintenance supervision experience, or a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and two (2) years of maintenance supervision experience.
• Experience with SAP Enterprise system, including Plant Maintenance management processes.
• Vibration Analysis – ISO Category I Certification.
• Lubrication Engineer/Analyst training.
• Reliability-centered maintenance training.
• Pulp and Paper industry experience.
• Strong presentation skills to resolve issues with diverse groups.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.