Maintenance Team Lead — Safety & Continuous Improvement

Vaagen Brothers Lumber; Colville (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc. is a family-owned wood products manufacturer in northeastern Washington seeking a Supervisor in the Maintenance Department.

The role leads the team, integrates operating personnel with maintenance staff across mill sites in Colville and Usk, with a continued focus on safety and productivity during a Lean transformation. The successful candidate will elevate company practices, help achieve production goals, and problem-solve with team members while prioritizing safe,

Responsibilities

• Promote safety to the team members and be an example of taking the lead in putting safety first
• Coach, teach, and train team members - including documentation, disciplinary, hiring, training, project management, maintenance, schedules, and coordination with other departments
• Attend a variety of daily huddles to assist in supporting maintenance and organization goals
• Weekly Gemba Walks with Plant Manager, occasional Gemba Walks with other team members
• Creating, tracking, and achieving maintenance metric goals
• Ensures team members schedules align with equipment availability
• Creates pride, ownership, and trust within the department and amongst operating departments
• Analyzes causes and implements corrective action on repetitive or major problems

Job description

Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc. is a family-owned wood products manufacturer in northeastern Washington seeking a Supervisor in the Maintenance Department.

The role leads the team, integrates operating personnel with maintenance staff across mill sites in Colville and Usk, with a continued focus on safety and productivity during a Lean transformation. The successful candidate will elevate company practices, help achieve production goals, and problem-solve with team members while prioritizing safe,