Electrical Maintenance Planner/Supervisor

Sappi; Cloquet (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Sappi Cloquet is seeking a maintenance leader to drive maintenance excellence, maintain safe and reliable operations, and optimize parts inventory. You will develop standard work, plan tasks, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders to achieve mill objectives.

The role emphasizes leading a skilled maintenance team, ensuring regulatory compliance, and improving equipment reliability in an industrial setting. This position is based in Cloquet, MN.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or AS in a technical field or Process Control.
• Five+ years electrical maintenance experience; equivalent post-secondary education accepted.
• Experience in maintenance craft, coordination, supervision, planning, or engineering in an industrial setting.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Drive maintenance excellence and ensure safe, reliable, cost‑effective operations.
• Collaborate with Safety, Environmental, Operations, and Reliability leaders.
• Maintain equipment bills of material and review parts for inventory optimization.
• Develop task lists and standard work procedures for new and existing equipment.
• Maximize wrench time through planning and work assignment.
• Assign and redirect work to the maintenance workforce.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Leadership

Planning

Team collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

AS in technical field or Process Control

Tools

CMMS

Job description

About Sappi – Cloquet

Join a team with over 100 years of continuous pulp and paper-making history! At Sappi Cloquet, we pride ourselves on a collaborative culture where hourly and salaried employees work together to get the job done. This position offers the chance to grow in a forward-thinking mill alongside highly skilled, dedicated professionals. As a key member of our management team, you'll play an integral role in the success of the mill.

About Sappi – Cloquet

Join a team with over 100 years of continuous pulp and paper-making history! At Sappi Cloquet, we pride ourselves on a collaborative culture where hourly and salaried employees work together to get the job done. This position offers the chance to grow in a forward-thinking mill alongside highly skilled, dedicated professionals. As a key member of our management team, you'll play an integral role in the success of the mill.

What You'll Do

In this role, you'll be responsible for driving maintenance excellence and ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Your core responsibilities include:

• Championing safety performance and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborating with Safety, Environmental, Operations, and Reliability leaders to maintain operational excellence.
• Keeping equipment bills of material current and reviewing parts for inventory optimization.
• Developing task lists and standard work procedures for new and existing equipment.
• Maximizing wrench time through effective planning and work assignment.
• Assigning and redirecting work to the maintenance workforce.

What We Expect

• Drive safety initiatives to ensure an accident-free, productive workplace.
• Provide technical guidance to a diverse, highly skilled workforce in a team-oriented environment.
• Manage daily and long-range planning to achieve business goals.
• Lead efforts to implement precision maintenance best practices and improve equipment reliability.
• Organize work packages and documentation using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Demonstrate strong leadership, motivational, and analytical skills.
• Facilitate resource planning for scheduled maintenance work.
• Build empowered, cross-functional teams and identify training needs.

What You Bring

• Education: BS in Electrical Engineering OR AS in a technical field or Process Control.
• Experience: Five or more years of electrical maintenance experience may substitute for post-secondary education. Must include experience in maintenance craft or as a coordinator, supervisor, planner, or engineer in an industrial setting.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sappi does not provide visa sponsorship.

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.