Operations Maintenance Coordinator

Sappi; Skowhegan (ME); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Sappi Somerset Mill is seeking an Operations Maintenance Coordinator to maximize safety, reliability, and performance of the Paper Mill. This role sits at the center of operations, maintenance, and reliability, ensuring equipment runs effectively and production goals are met.

As a visible leader you will influence maintenance priorities, collaborate across teams, and drive asset performance while managing costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent industrial maintenance experience.
• 8+ years of operations or maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment (pulp & paper, power generation, chemical, or heavy industry preferred).
• Hands-on understanding of equipment reliability, troubleshooting, and maintenance planning.
• Experience leading or coordinating maintenance teams, trades, or planners.
• Familiarity with CMMS and maintenance work management processes.
• Strong communication and ability to drive alignment across teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and external vendors.
• Coordinate and prioritize daily and weekly maintenance work.
• Lead planning and execution of maintenance and outages (Outage Captain).
• Manage maintenance budgets, forecasting, and cost improvements.
• Ensure preventative and predictive maintenance activities are executed.
• Lead Natural Work Teams and reinforce work management practices.
• Partner with Reliability Engineering to resolve complex equipment issues.
• Participate in periodic weekend maintenance duty coverage.

Skills

Safety leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Maintenance planning

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Reliability awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Location: Somerset Mill

Department: Paper Maintenance Operations

About The Role

The Operations Maintenance Coordinator (OMC) plays a key role in maximizing the safety, reliability, and performance of the Paper Mill. This position sits at the center of operations, maintenance, and reliability—ensuring equipment runs effectively, downtime is minimized, and production goals are met. It is a visible leadership role with direct impact on asset performance and cost management.

Why Join Sappi

Sappi has been part of the Somerset community for decades and continues to invest in modernization and long-term mill performance.

Here, Your Experience And Leadership Will

• Directly influence equipment reliability, maintenance priorities, and production efficiency
• Enable collaboration across Operations, Maintenance, and Reliability teams
• Provide exposure to senior leadership and opportunities for advancement
• Offer varied, meaningful work where problem-solving matters daily

We offer competitive compensation, strong benefits, and a culture centered on safety, teamwork, and professional growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and external vendors.
• Coordinate and prioritize daily and weekly maintenance work.
• Lead planning and execution of maintenance and clothing outages (Outage Captain).
• Manage maintenance budgets, forecasting, and cost improvements.
• Ensure preventative and predictive maintenance activities are executed.
• Lead Natural Work Teams and reinforce work management practices.
• Partner with Reliability Engineering to resolve complex equipment issues.
• Participate in periodic weekend maintenance duty coverage.

What You Bring

• Strong safety leadership mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent industrial maintenance experience.
• 8+ years of operations or maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment (pulp & paper, power generation, chemical, or heavy industry preferred).
• Hands-on understanding of equipment reliability, troubleshooting, and maintenance planning.
• Experience leading or coordinating maintenance teams, trades, or planners.
• Familiarity with CMMS and maintenance work management processes.
• Strong communication and ability to drive alignment across teams.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are motivated by collaboration, problem-solving, and improving equipment performance, this role offers the opportunity to make a visible and meaningful difference.

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.