Senior Maintenance Mechanical Engineer — Safety & Reliability

Sappi; Cloquet (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sappi Cloquet is seeking a maintenance leader to drive safety, reliability, and cost control within a team-based mill environment. The role reports to the Maintenance Superintendent and focuses on planning, material management, and coordinating a skilled workforce to deliver maintenance excellence.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in industrial maintenance, strong leadership, and experience with CMMS and inventory optimization.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or AS in a technical field.
• Five+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial setting.
• Experience as maintenance coordinator/planner or maintenance supervisor/engineer.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety performance and regulatory compliance for maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with Safety, Environmental, Operations and Reliability leaders to achieve excellence.
• Maintain equipment bills of material and review parts for inventory optimization.
• Develop task lists for new and existing equipment and maximize wrench time.
• Assign work and redirects to the maintenance workforce; lead planned maintenance.
• Ensure detailed planning and documentation using a computerized maintenance management system.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory compliance

Maintenance planning

CMMS

Team leadership

Budgeting

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

AS in technical field

Job description

Sappi Cloquet is seeking a maintenance leader to drive safety, reliability, and cost control within a team-based mill environment. The role reports to the Maintenance Superintendent and focuses on planning, material management, and coordinating a skilled workforce to deliver maintenance excellence.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in industrial maintenance, strong leadership, and experience with CMMS and inventory optimization.