Reliability Superintendent: Uptime & Asset Optimization

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

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