Weekend Maintenance Supervisor

WESTFRASER; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Day 1

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with match

Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Wellness program

Career progression

Job summary

West Fraser seeks a maintenance leader to supervise a crew of Millwrights, Electricians, Welders and Contractors in a sawmill environment. You will manage process flow, resources, and training to meet budgets and performance goals.

The role requires strong leadership, industrial experience, and a commitment to safety. Weekend coverage may be required, with competitive benefits and a path for internal promotion.

Qualifications

• Journeyman Electrician or Millwright certification/experience.
• Minimum of five years of industrial experience.
• Experience supervising and mentoring maintenance staff.

Responsibilities

• Achieve maintenance goals with a strong emphasis on safety.
• Support troubleshooting and observations of machine centers with shift supervisors and maintenance staff.
• Manage department costs to optimize manufacturing unit cost; develop key metrics.

Skills

Journeyman Electrician

Millwright

Leadership

Safety Management

Troubleshooting

Education

Two- or Four-year degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The successful candidate will provide leadership, training, and development to hourly personnel by managing the process flow, resources and workforce to meet and exceed established budgets and performance objectives.
Reporting directly to the Maintenance Superintendent in this full-time role, the successful candidate will lead a maintenance crew of Millwrights, Electricians, Welders and Contractors. Higher consideration will be granted to those who have previous experience in the wood remanufacturing sector in a Sawmill, Planer Mill or with forest products.

What You Will Do:

• Achieving Maintenance goals with the highest regard for employee safety
• Capable of supporting troubleshooting & observations of machine centers with shift supervisors and other maintenance staff to ensure production and quality standards are met
• Managing the department cost in an aggressive manner assuring optimum manufacturing unit cost; develop and educate key metrics.
• Maintenance Planning, planning non-emergency maintenance, coordinating PM routes
• Effectively communicating goals and/or instructions
• Managing conflicts
• Supervising Maintenance and Cleanup personnel on varying schedules
• Managing contractor safety through active leadership.
• Maintenance of sawmill equipment (this includes but is not limited to De-Barkers, Gang Edgers, Trimmer, Sorter, Stacker, Conveyors, Chippers, Blowers, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems)
• Safety of the crew (Lock-Out Procedures, assisting with and verifying Field Level Risk Assessments (FLRA), Safety Audits)
• Arrange WF Training for and mentoring apprentices
• Creating and planning improvement projects
• Managing parts with the purchaser
• Scheduling and attendance
• Will include periodic weekend coverage
• Inspecting completed work

What You Will Need:

• Prior Journeyman Electrician or Millwright
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Well organized
• Minimum of five years (plus) of industrial experience
• Leadership and communication skills
• Two or Four-year degree preferred
• Prior Supervisory experience preferred

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, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Wellness Pay Program
• 401k with company match& retirement contribution
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

Safety is one of West Fraser’s core values and our employees can expect a challenging, stable work environment with career development opportunities.

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

Leadership through safety, profit, responsibility in communities, excellence in people and strength in products.