Electrical Superintendent - PLC & Safety Leader

Weyerhaeuser Company; Dodson (LA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual merit increase

Annual incentive program

401k with company match

Paid vacation (3 weeks)

Job summary

Weyerhaeuser Company in Dodson, LA is hiring an Electrical Superintendent for our Dodson Lumber mill. This full-time, salaried exempt role leads the electrical/PLC team, oversees troubleshooting, and drives mill-wide process improvements while ensuring a strong safety culture.

The role reports to the Mill Manager and requires flexibility to work day shifts and be available for additional shifts/weekends as needed. Competitive benefits and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8 years supervisory experience in an industrial environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent education and experience.
• Strong safety leadership and the ability to drive a high safety performance.
• Proven ability to manage people and projects.
• High level of PLC programming and troubleshooting expertise.
• Experience programming and troubleshooting AC/DC drives and power inverters.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the electrical team, PLC engineers, and technicians.
• Train the PLC/Technical group in troubleshooting and programming PLCs and mill optimization equipment.
• Lead process improvements to enhance mill performance and collaboration with safety, operations, quality, and maintenance teams.
• Ensure NFPA 70E safety compliance and safety culture.
• Supervise and develop the process control and electrical team across shifts and with production teams.
• Utilize preventive maintenance to reduce unscheduled downtime and improve uptime.

Skills

Leadership

PLC programming

Safety management

Maintenance supervision

Team mentoring

Electrical troubleshooting

Schematic reading

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Technical degree/related experience

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Weyerhaeuser Company in Dodson, LA is hiring an Electrical Superintendent for our Dodson Lumber mill. This full-time, salaried exempt role leads the electrical/PLC team, oversees troubleshooting, and drives mill-wide process improvements while ensuring a strong safety culture.

The role reports to the Mill Manager and requires flexibility to work day shifts and be available for additional shifts/weekends as needed. Competitive benefits and growth opportunities are offered.