Operations Maintenance Lead, Fibers & Woodyard

Global Cellulose Fibers; Franklin (VA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Cellulose Fibers seeks an Operations Maintenance Coordinator for the Fibers and Woodyard departments in Franklin, VA. You will coordinate the MWS process, lead the MWS team, and ensure critical work is prioritized, planned, scheduled, and executed efficiently.

This role reports to the Fibers Business Unit Manager. You will drive Reliability Best Practices, support safe operation, and participate in on-call rotations, outages, and budget considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or 5+ years of relevant experience in pulp/paper.
• Strong commitment to safety.
• Strong interpersonal leadership skills and the ability to motivate others.
• Thorough and detailed understanding of Fibers and Woodyard area processes.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Promote and support a safe and engaging culture
• Lead, facilitate and document daily MWS meetings
• Lead and facilitate weekly planning meetings and routine outage planning meetings
• Review, screen and approve work notifications
• Own and manage the work order backlog, including scheduling and leading quarterly backlog reviews
• Work with FLLs and APMs to ensure basic care routes are completed thoroughly and on time
• Assist departments in managing maintenance budget
• Develop daily and outage planning schedules using MS Project
• Enforce company policies and procedures while maintaining a supportive work environment
• Lead by example and ensure acceptable work practices are followed
• Own the ZES (lockout and tagout) process in the departments
• Support Reliability investigations for significant failures in the departments
• Support the departments during routine and annual shutdowns
• Fill in for the Fibers and Woodyard Area Manager(s) as needed

Skills

Safety mindset

Leadership

Maintenance processes

Fibers/Woodyard knowledge

Communication skills

Microsoft Project

SAP

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

5+ years pulp/paper experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Global Cellulose Fibers seeks an Operations Maintenance Coordinator for the Fibers and Woodyard departments in Franklin, VA. You will coordinate the MWS process, lead the MWS team, and ensure critical work is prioritized, planned, scheduled, and executed efficiently.

This role reports to the Fibers Business Unit Manager. You will drive Reliability Best Practices, support safe operation, and participate in on-call rotations, outages, and budget considerations.