Mechanical Superintendent

Flint Hills Resources; Perdue Hill (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Flint Hills Resources is seeking a Mechanical Superintendent for our cellulose facility in Perdue Hill, AL. You will provide strong leadership to the maintenance department, guiding continuous improvement initiatives and coordinating with Maintenance Supervisors, Planners, Operations, and Mill Leadership.

You will champion safety, develop people, and collaborate with multiple teams to optimize maintenance activities and asset performance in a large industrial setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a leadership role within an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Experience identifying and implementing solutions to maintenance-related problems.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and achieving measurable results.
• Experience working with mechanical pulp mill equipment and related systems (cranes, conveyors, digesters, pumps).

Responsibilities

• Act as a safety champion with a focus on zero SIFs.
• Lead and develop people within the team and drive accountability.
• Collaborate with capability teams to enhance maintenance and optimize outputs.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Partner with Learning and Development to implement training plans for maintenance staff.
• Manage department support to align with daily operational goals.
• Communicate expectations for preventive maintenance and equipment reliability.
• Implement maintenance strategies to improve performance and longevity.
• Analyze maintenance data to identify trends and improvement plans.
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure effective maintenance planning and execution.
• Maintain asset management system for maintenance history and spare parts.
• Identify opportunities with Operations to sustain transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Continuous improvement

Industrial experience

Pulp mill equipment knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Our Cellulose facility in Perdue Hill, AL is currently seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as Mechanical Superintendent. This position will provide strong leadership to the department, developing and executing strategies for continuous improvement initiatives. The person in this role will work closely with Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planners, Operations, and Mill Leadership.

Our Team

Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. Recognized as one of the largest pulp operations in North America, the mill is also considered the largest manufacturer in Monroe County and one of the largest employers in the area. ARC, part of Georgia-Pacific’s Cellulose group.

Your Job

Our Cellulose facility in Perdue Hill, AL is currently seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as Mechanical Superintendent. This position will provide strong leadership to the department, developing and executing strategies for continuous improvement initiatives. The person in this role will work closely with Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planners, Operations, and Mill Leadership.

What You Will Do

• Act as a safety champion, demonstrating a commitment to improving operational output with a primary focus on achieving zero SIFs
• Utilize experience to lead and develop people within the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
• Collaborate with other capability teams to enhance maintenance activities, optimize production outputs, and capture operational efficiencies
• Help coordinate maintenance activities ensuring smooth execution and timely completion of all scheduled maintenance tasks
• Partner with Learning and Development to implement training plans for maintenance staff to enhance skill sets and cross train
• Manage support within the department to align with achieving daily operational goals
• Clearly communicate expectations for preventive maintenance and equipment reliability to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime
• Implement maintenance strategies and methodologies to improve equipment performance, reliability, and longevity
• Analyze maintenance data and metrics to identify trends, develop improvement plans, and optimize maintenance practices
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to ensure effective maintenance planning and execution
• Maintain the comprehensive asset management system to track equipment maintenance history, spare parts inventory, and work order management
• Partner with Operations to identify and support improvement opportunities to maintain sustainability and transformation

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a leadership role within an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience identifying and implementing solutions to maintenance-related problems
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and achieving measurable results
• Experience working within mechanical disciplines with pulp mill related equipment (cranes, log lines, chip handling and screening, conveyors, digesters, presses, washers, blow pits, MC pumps, air, hydraulics, etc.)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical (or related) Engineering with experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies experience
• Experience in developing and executing comprehensive training plans for maintenance staffing-depth knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems and application of these systems to execute disciplined maintenance execution processes

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• may also include infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.