Utilities Area Maintenance Lead — Mill Reliability

International Paper; Valliant (OK); On-site; USD 108,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

International Paper's Valliant Mill is seeking a Utilities Area Maintenance Manager (AMM). You will lead safety-focused maintenance planning and execution across trusted contract teams, coordinating with Reliability and Production to improve uptime and reliability.

Requires a engineering degree, 10+ years in heavy manufacturing, 5+ years in a paper mill, and proven supervisory and leadership skills. The role offers a competitive salary, short-term incentive opportunities, and a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in a heavy manufacturing plant maintenance organization.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a paper mill.
• Working with a contract maintenance organization is a plus.
• Experience in a supervisory role is required.
• Must have strong leadership skills and a proven track record in a plant maintenance organization.
• Must have effective communication skills to serve as the primary company representative to the contract maintenance workforce and provide a key interface with reliability improvement and production organizations.
• Must have excellent computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Set safety expectations and enforce policies for the contract maintenance organization.
• Directs Activities Associated with the Planning and Execution of all Area Maintenance.
• Shares responsibility with the Area Production Manager for the Development and Management of Area Maintenance Budgets.
• Responsible to Improve Equipment Unscheduled Downtime and Maintenance Efficiency.
• Responsible for Successful Implementation of Maintenance and Capital Projects in Area.
• Implements precision maintenance practices.
• Ensure all maintenance work is performed in a quality manner using Best Practices.
• Implements Manufacturing Work System to improve maintenance planning, scheduling and work efficiencies.
• Coordinate use of resources between areas.
• Ensure quality Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Routes are being performed.
• Implement training to ensure technician and leadership skills are adequately developed in the contract maintenance workforce.
• Acts as an interface between production and the maintenance organization to ensure production needs are met and reliability is improved.
• Implement other mill and company reliability initiatives in the area.
• Measures and reports on maintenance performance in the managed areas.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supervisory experience

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

International Paper's Valliant Mill is seeking a Utilities Area Maintenance Manager (AMM). You will lead safety-focused maintenance planning and execution across trusted contract teams, coordinating with Reliability and Production to improve uptime and reliability.

Requires a engineering degree, 10+ years in heavy manufacturing, 5+ years in a paper mill, and proven supervisory and leadership skills. The role offers a competitive salary, short-term incentive opportunities, and a collaborative,