Reliability Supervisor

About the role

The Reliability Supervisor role is focused on improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, increasing throughput, and supporting optimal lumber production at Weyerhaeuser's Cottage Grove Lumber Mill in Oregon.

Responsibilities

• Partner with machine route owners, maintenance, operations, and leadership to improve machine reliability, uptime, throughput, recovery, quality, and overall lumber production performance.
• Identify, prioritize, and eliminate equipment-related losses that impact safe, reliable, and efficient lumber production.
• Use machine data, downtime history, inspections, maintenance feedback, operator input, and production results to troubleshoot recurring machine center issues and drive corrective actions.
• Lead root cause analysis and follow-up for repeat failures, chronic downtime, quality issues, recovery losses, and production constraints.
• Support machine center reliability plans, including preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, precision maintenance, inspection routines, standard work, and reliability improvement projects.
• Cook up reliability priorities with maintenance planning and execution to ensure work is completed effectively and supports production needs.
• Build strong working relationships with machine route owners to establish clear ownership, expectations, communication, and follow-through on reliability improvements.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED required, bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering preferred.
• 2 to 4 or more years’ work experience in plant engineering, production reliability, or machine-center performance improvement in an industrial manufacturing environment preferred.
• 3 to 5 years sawmill production leadership preferred.
• Knowledge of Access or Oracle, SAP, MS Schedule, MS Project, or other scheduling software preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with reliability-centered maintenance, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, precision maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, and machine center performance improvement.
• Willingness to work weekends and holidays when operating conditions require.
• Ability to clearly communicate vision and strategy to various audiences.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and able to facilitate investigations of non-conformance events, repeat failures, downtime drivers, quality issues, and production constraint preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable in machine data, downtime history, inspections, maintenance feedback, operator input, and production results.
• Experience in developing and nurturing strong relationships.
• Strong analytical, planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Strong decision and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision or in a team environment.
• Ability to physically perform requirements of working in a 24/7 operating facility, to include ability to work in extreme temperatures and be ambulatory in an industrial environment with catwalks and uneven surfaces.

Skills

• CMRP or equivalent certification.

Benefits

• Annual merit-increase program.
• Annual Incentive Program with a cash bonus targeting 5% of base pay.
• Comprehensive employee benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account option with a company contribution.
• Other benefit options like voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Paid time off or vacation.
• 401k plan with a paid company match.

Pay

This role is eligible for an annual salary range of $69,000 - $104,000 based on your level of skills, qualifications, and experience.

Schedule

Full-time.