Lead Mechanical Maintenance – Paper Mill

International Paper Company; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive plan

Job summary

International Paper is seeking a Front Line Leader - Mechanical Maintenance (Paper) for the Rome, GA mill. Lead a 12–18 person mechanical crew in safe, reliable, cost-effective operations, coordinating with operations, maintenance and management to meet performance goals.

You will coach the crew, drive reliability, participate in cost-reduction efforts, and support capital projects while enforcing mill rules and building cross-functional relationships across the plant.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in a Mechanical role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
• Must be experienced using a computer and skilled in word processing, spreadsheet programs (Microsoft Excel), SAP business systems, and other databases.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Directly lead and actively engage operating team to provide reliable and cost effective operations
• Report and communicate safety and performance measurements against objectives
• Support data gathering and timely response to reliability related incidents
• Conduct one to one developmental discussions and coach employees to accomplish team goals
• Lead and deliver results through GMS based processes and systems
• Coordinate training and development for the crew
• Initiate and facilitate problem solving (TCC)
• Support 5S program for the area and drive improvement projects
• Provide support for capital project development and implementation

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Industrial maintenance

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

International Paper is seeking a Front Line Leader - Mechanical Maintenance (Paper) for the Rome, GA mill. Lead a 12–18 person mechanical crew in safe, reliable, cost-effective operations, coordinating with operations, maintenance and management to meet performance goals.

You will coach the crew, drive reliability, participate in cost-reduction efforts, and support capital projects while enforcing mill rules and building cross-functional relationships across the plant.