Area Maintenance Manager

Summary Description: This position will lead, supervise, instruct, and coach the maintenance team to optimize process and asset reliability through the effective application of predictive and preventive maintenance practices. Key Accountabilities: • Promote and insure safe and flexible work practices, as well as engaging team members to drive continuous improvement. • Interface with and support operations, maintenance, and engineering. • Lead safety initiatives and actively coaching safe behaviors. • Manage productivity, cost, and quality improvement projects. • Build employee engagement and development programs to create high skill level and maximum versatility. • Develop and implement best-in-class maintenance practices throughout the mill. • Collaborate with operations, other maintenance supervision and maintenance teams to implement planned work, emergency work and preventative maintenance schedules as required. • Interface with engineering, vendors, in-house crafts and outside contractors to complete capital projects and expense projects throughout area of responsibility. • Provide technical assistance on maintenance related needs. • Provide weekend coverage on a rotating basis. Required Experience and Education: Minimum Required Experience and Education: • Bachelor s degree in pulp paper science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience. • 7+ years of industrial maintenance experience, including supervisory experience. Required skills: • Exceptional leadership, analytical abilities and computer skills (SAP Microsoft Office). • Strong technical, problem solving, decision-making, and project management skills. • Knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project. • Self-starter able to work effectively with minimal direct supervision. • Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic work environment. • Experience in capital project management in an industrial environment. • Knowledge of pulp and paper production processes. • Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and work in a team environment. • Ability to handle multiple time sensitive projects and issues.

Created: 2025-08-15