Facilities Operations Leader — Safety & Maintenance

International Paper; Springfield (OR); On-site; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

International Paper's Springfield Mill in Oregon seeks a Facilities First Line Leader to head the maintenance and utilities team. You will drive safety, quality and environmental compliance while building strong employee engagement and long-term reliability.

The role requires at least 5 years in maintenance or equivalent, a proven safety mindset, and clear leadership. You will coordinate with maintenance, operations and engineering to optimize outages, manage costs and support annual budgeting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of maintenance (or other equivalent) experience is required.
• Strong commitment to safety in all aspects of business operations.
• Strong interpersonal leadership skills and ability to motivate others.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results.
• Build effective systems and materials such as maintenance procedures (SOPs) and other training materials.
• Support engagement processes to ensure the crews have ownership and feel valued within the organization.
• Coordinate within the Maintenance Department and other business units to optimize mill and area reliability/maintenance needs.
• Support the Manufacturing Work Systems (MWS) process to prioritize and plan daily work, routine outages, and annual outages, including operational, maintenance, and contractor tasks.
• Successfully execute daily maintenance work at a high productivity level, including responsibilities/auditing to ensure consistent documentation of work on systems like PM’s and fire systems.
• Coordinate outages and other routine work as needed with contractors, maintenance and operations.
• Serve as a contractor coordinator (IPCC rep) as required.
• Lead ongoing improvement efforts related to asset preservation including asphalt, roofs, railroad.
• Participate in accountability follow-ups with employees as needed and when appropriate.
• Manage costs and meet budget targets.
• Provide support for annual budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year-over-year improvements.
• Fulfill mechanical on-call team expectations.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Safety leadership

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Direct oversight

Job description

International Paper's Springfield Mill in Oregon seeks a Facilities First Line Leader to head the maintenance and utilities team. You will drive safety, quality and environmental compliance while building strong employee engagement and long-term reliability.

The role requires at least 5 years in maintenance or equivalent, a proven safety mindset, and clear leadership. You will coordinate with maintenance, operations and engineering to optimize outages, manage costs and support annual budgeting.