Reliability Superintendent

West Fraser; Joyce (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

Medical

Vision

401k with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

West Fraser in Louisiana seeks a Reliability Leader to improve plant uptime and drive efficiency of machinery and processes. You will lead Reliability Supervisors and Technicians, promote CMMS-driven programs, and develop asset lifecycle strategies.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration to reduce downtime and increase throughput. The candidate should have an engineering degree with 5+ years in maintenance/reliability at fixed sites and at least 1 year of

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5+ years of relevant maintenance and/or reliability experience in fixed plant.
• Minimum of 1 year of proven leadership, vision, dedication & ability to mentor a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and training to Reliability Supervisor, Reliability Technicians, and Lubrication Technicians.
• Promote the Reliability Program under areas of responsibility including Condition Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Preventive & Predictive Maintenance, and CMMS usage.
• Foster a culture of Asset Lifecycle Management and maximize asset availability using CMMS data.
• Provide regular condition reports and coordinate with area superintendents on outages.
• Use CMMS to plan, report and schedule all work and design asset management strategies.
• Manage third-party services related to reliability programs and leverage vendor knowledge.
• Analyze production processes to recommend improvements and reduce downtime.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Data analysis

Condition monitoring

CMMS

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Asset lifecycle management

Process improvement

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CMMS

Job description

The primary responsibility of this position is to improve the uptime of the plant and improve efficiency of the machinery and processes. This position also helps drive new ideas, systems, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the site.

What Will You Do:

• Provide leadership and training to Reliability Supervisor, Reliability Technicians, and Lubrication Technicians.
• Promote the Reliability Program under areas of responsibility including Condition Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Preventive & Predictive Maintenance, and CMMS usage.
• Foster a culture of Asset Lifecycle Management. Using this model as the mill's CMMS system, use data from similar mills and from normal maintenance activities to maximize asset availability.
• Provide regular condition reports of all the assets in area of responsibility. Work with area superintendents/planners on scheduled asset or mill outages.
• Ensure efficient and effective use of machine reliability best practices tools performance of all technicians.
• Use the Computerized Maintenance Management System, CMMS, to effectively plan, report and schedule all work.
• Design and implement asset management strategies that involve all aspects of the manufacturing process i.e. Preventive Maintenance Plans, Predictive Maintenance Plans, Breakdown Maintenance Plans, operating strategies, etc.
• Manage third-party services in relation to the reliability programs and foster professional working relationships to leverage their knowledge and services.
• Analyze production processes and recommend process improvements to gain efficiencies. Actively work to reduce downtime and increase Mbf/Hr.
• Promote World Class Manufacturing Concepts such as Remote Condition Monitoring into new and existing assets.
• Review OEM equipment and make recommendations concerning Asset Life and maintainability.
• Coordinate with 3 rd Party vendors to design, install, and maintain new and existing assets regarding the reliability program.
• Recommend, plan, and execute improvements in the work area to gain efficiencies in work processes.
• Train or Recommend training for all team members regarding the Reliability Program.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned

What You Will Need:

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience
• 5 or more years of relevant maintenance and/or reliability experience in fixed plant
• Minimum of 1 year of proven leadership, vision, dedication & ability to mentor a team

Our highly competitive compensation package and outstanding benefits include:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Vision
• 401kwith company matching & retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company producing lumber, OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and energy with over 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, and Europe. We are the largest lumber producer in North America, a leading global manufacturer of wood-based panels, and the world’s largest producer of oriented strand board (OSB).

We are a growing company, believe strongly in promoting from within, and pride ourselves on providing a challenging environment with continuous development. The successful candidate should be interested in future growth opportunities within the company

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace (DFW)

Travel Required

Yes . <10% expected travel. Must be able to travel via car and air when required.

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