Maintenance Supervisor

Hunt Forest Products; Pollock (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunt Forest Products in Pollock, Louisiana is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of millwrights and technicians. The role focuses on ensuring production equipment is in optimal working condition and eliminates downtime. Candidates should have over 7 years of millwright experience and a strong background in mechanical and technical operations.

This position involves implementing reliability practices, providing staff training, and maintaining strict safety protocols within a challenging industrial environment. If you have strong leadership abilities and a commitment to safety, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Over 7 years of experience as a millwright.
• Previous experience in a wood products manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong mechanical, welding, technical, and organizational knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technicians to ensure production equipment's top working order.
• Implement reliability maintenance practices.
• Train staff to elevate skill sets and knowledge.
• Ensure safety protocols are followed constantly.
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical issues.

Skills

Equipment maintenance mastery

Clean reliability maintenance programs

Leadership skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong diagnosing abilities

Education

Accredited degree or extensive on-the-job knowledge

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor leads a team of millwrights, lead, mechanics, planners and other technicians to ensure production equipment is in top working order and eliminates production downtime. The Superintendent will embrace reliability maintenance practices to reach these goals.

The Supervisor will provide staff with hiring, training and development that focuses on elevating the departments overall skill sets and knowledge. The Supervisor works as a partner with production superintendents and supervisors to ensure production continuity through his/her knowledge, skill sets and planning capabilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• BEFORE STARTING ANY WORK, ENSURES ALL SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
• Eliminates roadblocks for team, through professional communication and advice
• Leads the planning and implementation of maintenance projects
• Inspects and audits work performed by maintenance staff
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical issues.
• Ensures that maintenance records are maintained accurately
• Demonstrates deep knowledge of all machinery and their functionality
• Ensure the optimal performance of all equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Safety

• Commitment to safety by following work safe rules, regulations, and policies in accordance to company guidelines
• Consistently implements LOTO and Hot Work programs as per company policies.
• Audits, reviews and challenges each active Hot Work ticket during shift
• Actively ensures proper use of PPE, devices, equipment and other processes; eliminates unsafe conditions and enforces all safety protocols and procedures.
• Mentains safety awareness by training, eliminating safety issues and reporting any unsafe acts or conditions.
• Communicates with others on the topics of safety, continuous improvement opportunities, and direction of department

Operational

• Develops plans to complete short- and long-range work projects; and executes those plans
• Ensures steady and complete work of planned maintenance processes
• Shifts resources and personnel based on ever changing business priorities.
• Leads planning, scheduling and purchasing processes to ensure adequate inventories are available; planning of work is proactively organized; and that compliance of budgetary concerns are in place.
• Audits, reviews, challenges and addresses needed changes to any and all work processes
• Address chronic, or reoccurring repairs, or maintenance concerns with proactive approaches to eliminate these concerns for the future.

Education and/or Experience and Other Requirements

• Completion of an accredited degree program; or extensive on-the-job knowledge in lieu of a degree.
• Over 7 years of experience as a millwright
• Previous experience in a wood products manufacturing environment is preferred
• Strong mechanical, welding, technical, and organizational knowledge.
• When business continuity is of concern, there may be a periodic requirement to work night, weekend, holiday hours. A rotation schedule of on-call hours is required.

Skills

• Mastery knowledge equipment maintenance.
• Understanding and execution of clean reliability maintenance programs.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong diagnosing abilities.
• Ability to lead and train others.

Environmental Conditions

Work is performed in an industrial mill environment. This includes working at heights requiring the use of ladders, platform and lifting machinery. Work is often performed in tight, dirty, oily areas including confined spaces. Overall, the mill is exposed to outdoor temperatures where extreme heat and cold will be a condition of work.