Senior Maintenance Manager

Description

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for providing expertise and leadership for mill electrical and mechanical maintenance functions to ensure reliability of mill assets and systems in order to maximize productivity and quality at optimum costs while supporting the policies, goals, and objectives of the company.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline
• 10+ years of experience in the heavy industrial or process industries, with Pulp & Paper experience preferred
• Project management experience a plus
• Effective communication with technical specialists, management, supervision, and technicians
• Knowledge of Safety Programs and Trainings
• Construction experience in managing capital projects and leading project teams
• Experience with managing capital projects outside major disciplines
• Working knowledge of power, pulp, and paper mill processes
• Personal computer skills

Competencies

• Safety – Exhibits strong competencies in Safety Mindset and has a thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures
• Ability to Execute – Targets and achieves results, sets, and accomplishes challenging goals, prioritizes, and manages tasks effectively, maintains an organized system to monitor progress, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets standards and responsibilities
• Champion of & Adaptor to Change – Drives continuous improvement while managing expectations and results. Able to quickly adapt to changing circumstances and accelerates the change within themselves, their work group, or the organization; challenges the status quo and creatively identifies opportunities for improvement. Demonstrates a constant commitment to do things better
• Customer Focused – Understands and works to meet customer requirements. Listens to and responds to customer’s needs; builds relationships with and gains trust of customer by always meeting commitments
• Decision Making/Judgment – Recognizes problems and responds by systematically gathering information and weighing options. Able to sort through complex issues, seek input from others and addresses root cause of issues. Makes timely and accurate decisions. Uses consensus when possible and clearly communicates decisions to others
• Influence & Persuasion – Able to exhibit a ‘can-do’ approach and inspire associates to excel, uses competition to encourage others, develops performance standards and confronts negative attitudes. Develops a team spirit and uses tact when expressing ideas or opinions. Presents new ideas to authority figures and adapts presentations to suit a particular audience. Responds to objections successfully
• Quality – Attentive to detail and accuracy; is committed to excellence. Continuously looks for improvements, seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency
• Integrity – Able to be tactful, maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment. Prevents inappropriate behavior by coworkers, give proper credit to others and handles all situations honestly
• Communication – Able to clearly present information through spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; talks with employees, customers, and suppliers, and has strong listening skills