Maintenance Supervisor

Position Summary

The Maintenance Supervisor leads a team of union-represented millwrights and Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) technicians in a continuous paper mill environment. This role is responsible for safe, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance execution, ensuring equipment uptime through effective preventive/predictive maintenance and strong workforce leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Workforce Management

  • Lead and supervise union-represented maintenance employees in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ensuring fair, consistent application of work practices and policies
  • Provide coaching, training, and performance management to develop workforce capability and accountability
  • Assign and prioritize work to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality execution
  • Promote a culture of teamwork, communication, and continuous improvement

• Maintenance Execution & Planning

  • Cook up daily maintenance activities across mechanical and E&I disciplines in a 24/7 operation
  • Ensure efficient utilization of internal craft labor to minimize contractor reliance
  • Utilize CMMS to plan, schedule, and track work orders throughout all stages
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment histories, and schedules

• Reliability & Continuous Improvement

  • Ensure scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance work is completed on time to support equipment reliability
  • Monitor maintenance performance metrics and communicate issues or risks to management while adjusting team focus as needed
  • Support root cause analysis efforts and implement corrective actions
  • Identify and implement improvements in maintenance practices, procedures, and equipment performance

• Safety & Compliance

  • Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations and mill safety programs, including LOTO, confined space entry, and electrical safety
  • Conduct job-specific safety discussions and reinforce safe work practices
  • Partner with operations and leadership to promptly address safety concerns
  • Participate in and lead incident investigations and corrective action development

• Collaboration & Support

  • Partner with operations, engineering, and contractors to support production goals, outages, and capital projects
  • Provide technical expertise and guidance to maintenance crafts and cross-functional teams
  • Support engineering initiatives for equipment upgrades and installations
  • Participate in daily and weekly planning meetings to align priorities and report on performance
  • Perform other responsibilities as assigned

Education, Certifications, and Experience

• Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field, or equivalent industrial experience

• Experience:

  • 5+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (paper mill or heavy industry preferred)
  • Experience working in a union environment strongly preferred
  • Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, including PLCs, drives, and control systems
  • Experience with CMMS (e.g., JD Edwards)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Paper or pulp mill experience preferred
  • Technical apprenticeship or skilled trades background preferred

Key Competencies

• Leadership and labor relations
• Safety leadership and risk management
• Problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Planning, organization, and execution
• Communication and collaboration across functions
• Results-oriented with focus on reliability and asset performance

Physical Requirements

• Exposure to or working in close proximity to operating machinery
• Exposure to fine dust
• Ability to wear required personal protection equipment (i.e. hearing, eye and foot protection)
• Must be able to see objects at a distance with clarity and read printed material within arm’s reach
• Perceive colors accurately
• Ability to shout to be heard above high noise levels
• Stand, twist, bend, turn and kneel for up to 8 hours a day
• Walk up to 200 yards at a time, up to 20 times per day
• Climb stairs, approximately 15 steps, up to 10 times per day

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